Thun

city in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Thun (French: Thoune) is a city of the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The city has about 43,783 inhabitants (around 90,000 in the agglomeration), as of 31 December 2013.

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Thun in 2012
Thun in 2012
Coat of arms of Thun
Location of Thun
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Thun is located in Switzerland
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Thun is located in Canton of Bern
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Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°38′E / 46.767°N 7.633°E / 46.767; 7.633Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°38′E / 46.767°N 7.633°E / 46.767; 7.633
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictThun
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Raphael Lanz SVP/UDC
(as of February 2014)
 • ParliamentStadtrat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total21.60 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Elevation
(Railway station)
560 m (1,840 ft)
Highest elevation
(Dürrenbergwald)
1,172 m (3,845 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Aare at Lerchenfeld)
552 m (1,811 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total43,734
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Thuner(in)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3600-3645
SFOS number0942
Surrounded byAmsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg
Websitewww.thun.ch
SFSO statistics

It is located where the Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), 30 km (19 mi) south of Berne.

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ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/; retrieved: 15 June 2020; publisher: Federal Statistical Office.

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