Bern is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the federal city, and the country's fifth-most populous city. Founded in 1191 by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, its medieval old town on the Aare River became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
Associated With
bern is associated with canton-of-bern.
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Capital Of
bern is the capital of canton-of-bern.
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Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons.
Infobox, Population figure
134,794
Infobox, Population year
Population (2020)
Infobox, Area
51.6 km2 (19.9 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
540 m
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
46°56′53″N 7°26′51″E / 46.94806°N 7.44750°E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
46°56′53″N 7°26′51″E / 46.94806°N 7.44750°E
Infobox, Founded
1191
Associated With: Switzerland, Infobox, Country
Switzerland
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Is Bern the official capital of Switzerland?
No. Bern is Switzerland's de facto capital and seat of government, not a constitutionally named capital.
Bern functions as Switzerland's capital in practice and is often called the federal city, but Switzerland's constitution does not name any city as the country's official capital. Instead it designates Bern only as the seat of the federal government, which is why Bern is described as the country's de facto rather than legally designated capital.
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