Of this area, 6.4% is occupied with houses, businesses or roads. The first monastic cells of what would become the Abbey of Saint-Imier was also founded in 600. Bern is home to 114 Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[42]. The fare network includes any mode of public transport, such as any kind of train (including the urban S-Bahn), PostAuto buses, trams, buses (either trolleybuses or motorized buses) and others. He has been elected by the collegiate. After Rudolf's death (1375) Bern acquired clear right to the Aarberg lands from the other heirs.[11]. The executive body holds its meetings in the Erlacherhof, built by architect Albrecht Stürler after 1747. FC Breitenrain Bern, founded in 1994, also play in Bern.[50]. In 1353, Bern joined the Swiss Confederacy, becoming one of the eight cantons of the formative period of 1353 to 1481.
The first open-air settlement in the area is an upper paleolithic settlement at Moosbühl in Moosseedorf. [10], In 1358 the cash-strapped Count Peter II of Aarberg pawned the County of Aarberg to Bern. Helveto-roman settlement Bern-Engehalbinsel. info); French: Canton de Berne) is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population.
This seven-member collegial body is elected by the people for a period of four years. Under the counts of Savoy the area was given political unity, and established as the Barony of Vaud. Bern is a bilingual canton. The only discovered settlement is around Blanche Church in La Neuveville. There is also an administrative court (German: Verwaltungsgericht; French: Tribunal administratif) as well as other specialised courts and judicial boards. The Municipal Council (de: Gemeinderat, fr: conseil municipal) constitutes the executive government of the City of Bern and operates as a collegiate authority. Of the 121,749 who completed tertiary schooling, 65.0% were Swiss men, 24.8% were Swiss women, 6.2% were non-Swiss men and 4.0% were non-Swiss women. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 3.3%. The ensuing conflict with the Old Swiss Confederacy (known as the Burgdorferkrieg or Kyburgerkrieg) allowed Bern to move against the Habsburgs in Aargau. Evidence of this trade include a hydria which was discovered in Grächwil.
However, throughout the Late Middle Ages, the Oberland, as a whole or in part, revolted several times against Bernese authority. In the north of the canton lies the predominantly French speaking Three Lakes Region (Seeland), concentrated around Lake Biel, Neuchâtel, and Murten, which rises from the plain up to the northernmost Swiss mountain chain of the Jura. Over half of the population lives in the cities of Bern, Biel, Burgdorf, Interlaken and Thun and their adjacent communities. The two mountains closest to Bern are Gurten with a height of 864 m (2,835 ft) and Bantiger with a height of 947 m (3,107 ft). ): Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen. [5], One of the best explored neolithic sites is at Twann (now Twann-Tüscherz). The locality of Bremgartenwald was home to the Bremgarten Circuit, the Grand Prix motor racing course that at one time hosted the Swiss Grand Prix. Bern Grizzlies is the American football club in Bern and plays at Athletics Arena Wankdorf. In the federal election, a total of 48,556 voters were cast, and the voter turnout was 56.0%. Since the 16th century, the city has had a bear pit, the Bärengraben, at the far end of the Nydeggbrücke to house its heraldic animals. The area between Lake Thun and the Niedersimmental were densely settled. The Stadtrat of Bern for the mandate period of 2017–2020: The City Council (de: Stadtrat, fr: Conseil de ville) holds legislative power.