Köniz
municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
Köniz (ˈkøːnɪt͡s) is a city in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has population of 38,793 inhabitants (2008), the municipality is one of the 15 most populous cities in Switzerland.
Köniz | |
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 Köniz Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Köniz  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°24′E / 46.933°N 7.400°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Bern-Mittelland |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident (list) Ueli Studer SVP/UDC (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Gemeindeparlament with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.1 km2 (19.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 572 m (1,877 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 41,784 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3098 Köniz 3097 Liebefeld 3095 Spiegel (Köniz) 3084 Wabern 3145 Nieder-/Oberscherli 3144 Gasel BE 3172 Niederwangen (Köniz) 3173 Oberwangen im Wangental 3174 Thörishaus Dorf |
| SFOS number | 0355 |
| Localities | Köniz, Gasel, Halen, Herzwil, Liebefeld, Liebewil, Mengestorf, Mittelhäusern, Moos (Köniz), Niederscherli, Niederwangen (Köniz), Oberried (Köniz), Oberscherli, Oberwangen im Wangental, Ried (Köniz), Schlatt (Köniz), Schliern, Schwanden (Köniz), Spiegel (Köniz), Thörishaus, Ulmiz (Köniz), Wabern bei Bern |
| Surrounded by | Bern, Kehrsatz, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Oberbalm, Ueberstorf (FR), Wahlern, Wald |
| Twin towns | Prijepolje (Serbia), Blatten (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
The official language of Köniz is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemmanic Swiss German dialect.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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Other websites
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Media related to Köniz at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Köniz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
