Thurnen, Bern

municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Thurnen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020, the former municipalities of Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf and Mühlethurnen merged to form the new municipality of Thurnen.[1]

Thurnen
Church of Kirchenthurnen
Church of Kirchenthurnen
Coat of arms of Thurnen
Location of Thurnen
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Thurnen is located in Switzerland
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Thurnen
Thurnen is located in Canton of Bern
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Thurnen
Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°30′E / 46.817°N 7.500°E / 46.817; 7.500
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictBern-Mittelland
Area
 • Total60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
573 m (1,880 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total2,035
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3127 Lohnstorf
3127 Mühlethurnen
3128 Kirchenthurnen
SFOS number0889
LocalitiesKirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf, Mühlethurnen
Surrounded byBurgistein, Kirchdorf, Riggisberg, Rümligen
Websitewww.thurnen.ch
SFSO statistics

References

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  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 31 December 2019

Other websites

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  Media related to Thurnen at Wikimedia Commons