Thun District
Amtsbezirk Thun | |
|---|---|
District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Bern |
| Capital | Thun |
| Area | |
• Total | 267 km2 (103 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 92,363 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 26 |
Thun District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Thun.
From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the new and enlarged Thun (administrative district), whose administrative centre remained Thun.
Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.
The district has an area of 285 km2 and consists of 27 municipalities:
| Municipality | Population (Dec 2007)[1] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Amsoldingen | 804 | 4.7 |
| Blumenstein | 1,161 | 15.5 |
| Buchholterberg | 1,486 | 15.3 |
| Eriz | 516 | 21.8 |
| Fahrni | 741 | 6.7 |
| Forst-Längenbühl | 724[2] | 4.5 |
| Heiligenschwendi | 629 | 5.6 |
| Heimberg | 5,981 | 5.4 |
| Hilterfingen | 3,955 | 2.8 |
| Höfen | 384 | 4.6 |
| Homberg | 500 | 6.5 |
| Horrenbach-Buchen | 272 | 20.4 |
| Oberhofen am Thunersee | 2338 | 2.8 |
| Oberlangenegg | 503 | 9.1 |
| Pohlern | 270 | 9.9 |
| Schwendibach | 251 | 1.5 |
| Sigriswil | 4,494 | 55.4 |
| Steffisburg | 15,380 | 13.5 |
| Teuffenthal (BE) | 176 | 4.6 |
| Thierachern | 2,177 | 7.5 |
| Thun | 41,642 | 21.6 |
| Uebeschi | 693 | 4.4 |
| Uetendorf | 5,906 | 10.2 |
| Unterlangenegg | 904 | 6.8 |
| Wachseldorn | 239 | 3.5 |
| Zwieselberg | 266 | 2.4 |
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 16-Jul-2009
- ^ Forst-Längenbühl website-Numbers and facts Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 16 July 2009