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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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°38′E / 46.767°N 7.633°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 7°38′E / 46.767°N 7.633°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Thun |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Raphael Lanz SVP/UDC (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Stadtrat with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.60 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] | |
| • Total | 43,734 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | German: Thuner(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3600-3645 |
| SFOS number | 0942 |
| Surrounded by | Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
It is located where the Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), 30 km (19 mi) south of Berne.
GalleryEdit
Thun
Castle Thun over City Hall Square
Lake Thun
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/; retrieved: 15 June 2020; publisher: Federal Statistical Office.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Thun at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website of the city of Thun (in German)
- Thun in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
