Bern

Summary

Bern is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Bern ranks in the top 0.16% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,761 views/month, #3 of 1,875).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bern is located in Bern-Mittelland administrative district^[3].
• Bern is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Bern is on the body of water Aare^[5].
• Bern's head of government is recorded as Marieke Kruit^[6].
• Bern's image is recorded as Bern luftaufnahme.png^[7].
• Bern's continent is recorded as Europe^[8].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[9].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[10].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as federal city^[11].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as college town^[12].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[13].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[14].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as city^[16].
• Bern's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[17].
• Bern's official language is recorded as German^[18].
• Bern's flag image is recorded as CHE Bern BE Flag.svg^[19].
• Bern's shares border with is recorded as Bremgarten bei Bern^[20].
• Bern's shares border with is recorded as Ittigen^[21].
• Bern's shares border with is recorded as Kirchlindach^[22].
• Bern's shares border with is recorded as Mühleberg^[23].
• Bern's shares border with is recorded as Muri bei Bern^[24].
• Bern's shares border with is recorded as Neuenegg^[25].
• Bern's shares border with is recorded as Ostermundigen^[26].
• Bern's shares border with is recorded as Wohlen bei Bern^[27].

Body

Identity

Bern's part of is recorded as Üechtland^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bern include Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works^[29], a treaty^[30]; Bern Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Switzerland^[33], founded in 1929^[34]; Club de Berne^[35], an intelligence alliance^[36], founded in 1971^[37]; Berne^[38], a city in the United States^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1852^[41]; International Convention respecting the Prohibition of the Use of White (Yellow) Phosphorus in the Manufacture of Matches^[42], a multilateral treaty^[43], founded in 1906^[44]; and square drive^[45], a physical tool^[46].

Why It Matters

Bern ranks in the top 0.16% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,761 views/month, #3 of 1,875).^[2] Bern has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Bern is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Bern include Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works^[29], a treaty^[30]; Bern Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Switzerland^[33], founded in 1929^[34]; Club de Berne^[35], an intelligence alliance^[36], founded in 1971^[37]; Berne^[38], a city in the United States^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1852^[41]; International Convention respecting the Prohibition of the Use of White (Yellow) Phosphorus in the Manufacture of Matches^[42], a multilateral treaty^[43], founded in 1906^[44]; and square drive^[45], a physical tool^[46].