Biel/Bienne

Summary

Biel/Bienne is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Biel/Bienne has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[12].
• Biel/Bienne's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[13].
• Biel/Bienne's official language is recorded as German^[14].
• Biel/Bienne's official language is recorded as French^[15].
• Biel/Bienne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iserlohn^[16].
• Biel/Bienne's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa^[17].
• Biel/Bienne's postal code is recorded as 2500^[18].
• Biel/Bienne's postal code is recorded as 2502^[19].
• Biel/Bienne's postal code is recorded as 2503^[20].
• Biel/Bienne's postal code is recorded as 2504^[21].
• Biel/Bienne's postal code is recorded as 2505^[22].
• Biel/Bienne's postal code is recorded as 2501^[23].
• Biel/Bienne's Commons category is recorded as Biel/Bienne^[24].
• Biel/Bienne's licence plate code is recorded as BE^[25].
• Biel/Bienne's local dialing code is recorded as 032^[26].
• Biel/Bienne's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.137222222222, 'lon': 7.2472222222222}^[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^[12] and city of Switzerland^[13].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Biel/Bienne has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Biel/Bienne is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

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