Biel/Bienne

Summary

Biel/Bienne is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Biel/Bienne ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Biel/Bienne was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Biel/Bienne was a member of KlimaBündnis-Städte Schweiz^[4].
• Biel/Bienne is located in Biel/Bienne administrative district^[5].
• Biel/Bienne is in the country of Switzerland^[6].
• Biel/Bienne is on the body of water Lake Biel^[7].
• Biel/Bienne is on the body of water Suze^[8].
• Biel/Bienne is on the body of water Aare^[9].
• Biel/Bienne is on the body of water Thielle^[10].
• Biel/Bienne's head of government is recorded as Glenda Gonzalez Bassi^[11].
• Biel/Bienne's image is recorded as Picswiss BE-98-20 Biel- Stadthaus und Polizei (Burgplatz).jpg^[12].
• Biel/Bienne's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[13].
• Biel/Bienne's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[14].
• Biel/Bienne's official language is recorded as German^[15].
• Biel/Bienne's official language is recorded as French^[16].
• Biel/Bienne's flag image is recorded as CHE Biel Flag.svg^[17].
• Biel/Bienne's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Biel COA.svg^[18].
• Biel/Bienne's logo image is recorded as CHE Biel Logo.svg^[19].
• Biel/Bienne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iserlohn^[20].
• Biel/Bienne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa^[21].
• Biel/Bienne's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 167599217^[22].
• Biel/Bienne's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127391218^[23].
• Biel/Bienne's GND ID is recorded as 4006509-1^[24].
• Biel/Bienne's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Biel Bienne 2010.png^[25].
• Biel/Bienne's locator map image is recorded as Stadt Biel 2021.png^[26].
• Biel/Bienne's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81140227^[27].

Body

Geography

Biel/Bienne is in the country of Switzerland^[6]. Biel/Bienne is located in Biel/Bienne administrative district^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Biel^[7], a lake^[28], in Switzerland^[29]; Suze^[8], a river^[30], in Switzerland^[31]; Aare^[9], a river^[32], in Switzerland^[33]; and Thielle^[10], a river^[34], in Switzerland^[35].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+55383'}^[36], {'amount': '+50852'}^[37], {'amount': '+54456'}^[38], {'amount': '+54640'}^[39], {'amount': '+55120'}^[40], and {'amount': '+56441'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[13] and city of Switzerland^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Biel/Bienne include Lake Biel^[42], a lake^[43], in Switzerland^[44].

Why It Matters

Biel/Bienne ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).^[2] Biel/Bienne has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Biel/Bienne is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Biel/Bienne include Lake Biel^[42], a lake^[43], in Switzerland^[44].