Burgdorf, Switzerland

Burgdorf
Old city of Burgdorf
Old city of Burgdorf
Coat of arms of Burgdorf
Location of Burgdorf
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Burgdorf is located in Switzerland
Burgdorf
Burgdorf
Burgdorf is located in Canton of Bern
Burgdorf
Burgdorf
Coordinates: 47°03′N 7°37′E / 47.050°N 7.617°E / 47.050; 7.617
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictEmmental
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 7 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Stefan Berger SPS/PSS
(as of February 2014)
 • ParliamentStadtrat
with 40 members , instaured 1921)
Area
 • Total15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total16,420
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3400
SFOS number0404
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byHasle bei Burgdorf, Heimiswil, Kirchberg, Krauchtal, Lyssach, Mötschwil, Oberburg, Rüti bei Lyssach, Wynigen
Twin townsEpesses (Switzerland), Burgdorf (Germany), San Pellegrino Terme (Italy)
Websiteburgdorf.ch
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Burgdorf (French: Berthoud; High Alemannic: Bùùrdlef) is the largest city in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ . Federal Statistical Office https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/. Retrieved 15 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.