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Old City (Bern)

Index Old City (Bern)

The Old City (Altstadt) is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. [1]

77 relations: Aarbergergasse, Aare, Amthausgasse, Anna-Seiler-Brunnen, Äussere Neustadt (Bern), Bahnhofplatz, Bärengraben, Bärenplatz, Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus, Bern, Bern Minster, Bubenbergplatz, Bundesplatz, Christoffelturm, Church of the Holy Ghost, Bern, Culture of Switzerland, Erlacherhof, Federal administration of Switzerland, Felsenburg (Bern), Frisching Faience Manufactory, Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Bern), Gerechtigkeitsgasse, Hans Gieng, Herrengasse (Bern), History of Bern, Holländerturm, Hotel Bellevue Palace, Innere Neustadt (Bern), Junkerngasse, Käfigturm, Kindlifresserbrunnen, Kochergasse, Kornhausplatz, Kramgasse, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Läuferbrunnen, Le Locle, List of Aare bridges in Bern, List of central business districts, List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Bern A-M, List of parks in Bern, List of shopping streets and districts by city, List of towers in Bern, List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription, List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland, List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe, Marktgasse, Marzili Funicular, Mattequartier, Münstergasse, ..., Münsterplatz (Bern), Mosesbrunnen, Neuengasse, Nydegg, Nydeggkirche, Nydeggstalden, Old City, Old Town (disambiguation), Ostermundigen, Pfeiferbrunnen, Postgasse, Rathausgasse, Sanitätspolizei Bern, Schauplatzgasse, Simsonbrunnen, Spitalgasse, Tierpark Dählhölzli, Timeline of Bern, Untertorbrücke, Vennerbrunnen, Waisenhausplatz, Zähringerbrunnen, Zähringerstadt, Zeughausgasse, Zytglogge, 1340s, 1545 in art. Expand index (27 more) »

Aarbergergasse

The Aarbergergasse ("Aarberg Lane") is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Aare

The Aare or Aar is a tributary of the High Rhine and the longest river that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland.

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Amthausgasse

The Amthausgasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Anna-Seiler-Brunnen

The Anna-Seiler-Brunnen (Anna Seiler Fountain) is a fountain on Marktgasse in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

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Äussere Neustadt (Bern)

The Äussere Neustadt is a historic section in the Old City of Bern in Bern, Switzerland.

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Bahnhofplatz

The Bahnhofplatz (Train Station Plaza) is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Bärengraben

The Bärengraben, or Bear Pit, is a tourist attraction in the Swiss capital city of Bern.

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Bärenplatz

The Bärenplatz (Bear Plaza) is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus

The Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus (also known as the Frisching-Haus) is a town mansion on the Junkerngasse No.

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Bern

Bern or Berne (Bern, Bärn, Berne, Berna, Berna) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstadt, or "federal city".

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Bern Minster

The Bern Minster (Berner Münster) is a Swiss Reformed cathedral, (or minster) in the old city of Bern, Switzerland.

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Bubenbergplatz

The Bubenbergplatz (Bubenberg Plaza, named after Adrian von Bubenberg) is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Bundesplatz

The Bundesplatz (literally: the "Federal Square") is the Government Plaza in Bern, the capital city of Switzerland.

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Christoffelturm

The Christoffelturm was a tower built between the years 1344 and 1346.

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Church of the Holy Ghost, Bern

The Church of the Holy Ghost (Heiliggeistkirche) is a Swiss Reformed Church in Bern, Switzerland.

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Culture of Switzerland

Switzerland lies at the crossroads of several major European cultures.

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Erlacherhof

The Erlacherhof is a town mansion on the Junkerngasse No.

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Federal administration of Switzerland

The federal administration of Switzerland (Bundesverwaltung, Administration fédérale, Amministrazione federale, Tribunal administrativ federal) is the ensemble of agencies that constitute, together with the Swiss Federal Council, the executive branch of the Swiss federal authorities.

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Felsenburg (Bern)

The Felsenburg is a fortified castle and tower in the city of Bern and the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Frisching Faience Manufactory

The Frisching Faience Manufactory was a manufactory that produced high class faience manufactures between 1760 and 1776 in Bern.

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Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Bern)

The Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen ("Fountain of Justice") is a 16th-century fountain in the Gerechtigkeitsgasse in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

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Gerechtigkeitsgasse

The Gerechtigkeitsgasse ("Justice Alley") is one of the principal streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Hans Gieng

Hans Gieng (first mentioned 1525 – died 1562) was a Swiss Renaissance sculptor best known for his public fountain figures in the Old Town of Bern as well as Fribourg.

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Herrengasse (Bern)

The Herrengasse ("Nobles' Lane") is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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History of Bern

The city of Bern, founded in 1191 and first mentioned in a document in 1208, grew to become the biggest aristocratic city-state north of the Alps and a major power in the Old Swiss Confederacy.

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Holländerturm

The Holländerturm (Dutch tower) is a former defensive tower in the old city of Bern in Switzerland.

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Hotel Bellevue Palace

The Bellevue Palace is a five-star luxury hotel located in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

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Innere Neustadt (Bern)

The Innere Neustadt is a historic section in the Old City of Bern in Bern, Switzerland.

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Junkerngasse

The Junkerngasse ("Nobility Lane") is a street in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Käfigturm

The Käfigturm is a medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland.

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Kindlifresserbrunnen

The Kindlifresserbrunnen (Swiss German for Child Eater Fountain) is a fountain at the Kornhausplatz (Granary Place) in Bern, Switzerland.

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Kochergasse

The Kochergasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Kornhausplatz

The Kornhausplatz is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Kramgasse

The Kramgasse ("Grocers Alley") is one of the principal streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city centre of Bern, Switzerland.

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La Chaux-de-Fonds

La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel.

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Läuferbrunnen

The Läuferbrunnen (Runner Fountain) is a fountain on Läuferplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

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Le Locle

Le Locle is a municipality in Le Locle District in the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

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List of Aare bridges in Bern

This is a list of the 18 bridges spanning the river Aare on the territory of the city of Bern, Switzerland.

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List of central business districts

The following is a list of central business districts (CBDs).

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List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Bern A-M

This list contains about half of the cultural property of national significance (class A) in the canton of Bern from the 2009 Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.

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List of parks in Bern

The city of Bern, Switzerland, has 130 urban parks and 95 public playgrounds with a total surface area of.

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List of shopping streets and districts by city

This page lists shopping streets and districts by city.

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List of towers in Bern

This is a list of towers in Bern.

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List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription

This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription.

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List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland

This is a list of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland with properties of cultural and natural heritage in Switzerland as inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list.

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List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 132 World Heritage Sites in Western Europe.

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Marktgasse

The Marktgasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Marzili Funicular

The Marzilibahn, officially the Drahtseilbahn Marzili–Stadt Bern (Funicular Marzili–City of Bern) is a very short funicular in Bern, the capital of Switzerland.

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Mattequartier

The Mattequartier is a historic section in the Old City of Bern in Bern, Switzerland.

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Münstergasse

The Münstergasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Münsterplatz (Bern)

The Münsterplatz is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Mosesbrunnen

The Mosesbrunnen (Moses Fountain) is a fountain on Münsterplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

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Neuengasse

The Neuengasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Nydegg

The Nydegg is a historic section in the Old City of Bern in Bern, Switzerland.

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Nydeggkirche

The Reformed Nydeggkirche (from the Bernese German expression for "Lower corner") is located on the eastern edge of the Old City of Bern, in the Nydegg section.

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Nydeggstalden

The Nydeggstalden is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Old City

Old City often refers to old town, the historic or original core of a city or town.

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Old Town (disambiguation)

Old town is the historic core of various cities.

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Ostermundigen

Ostermundigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Pfeiferbrunnen

The Pfeiferbrunnen is a fountain near Spitalgasse 21 in Bern, Switzerland.

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Postgasse

The Postgasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Rathausgasse

The Rathausgasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Sanitätspolizei Bern

The Sanitätspolizei Bern (Berne Medical Police) is the emergency medical service for Berne, Switzerland, and 40 surrounding municipalities with a total of 310,000 inhabitants.

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Schauplatzgasse

The Schauplatzgasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Simsonbrunnen

The Simsonbrunnen or Samson fountain is a fountain on the Kramgasse in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

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Spitalgasse

The Spitalgasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Tierpark Dählhölzli

The Tierpark Dählhölzli, or Dählhölzli Zoo, is a public zoo in Bern, Switzerland.

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Timeline of Bern

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Bern, Switzerland.

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Untertorbrücke

The Untertorbrücke (Lower Gate Bridge) is a stone arch bridge that spans the Aare at the easternmost point of the Enge peninsula in the city of Bern, Switzerland, connecting the Mattequartier in the Old City to the Schosshalde neighbourhood.

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Vennerbrunnen

The Vennerbrunnen (Banner Carrier or Vexillum Fountain) is a fountain on Rathausplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

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Waisenhausplatz

The Waisenhausplatz (Orphanage Plaza) is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Zähringerbrunnen

The Zähringerbrunnen (Zähringen Fountain) is a fountain on Kramgasse in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

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Zähringerstadt

The Zähringerstadt is a historic section in the Old City of Bern in Bern, Switzerland.

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Zeughausgasse

The Zeughausgasse (Armory lane) is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland.

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Zytglogge

The Zytglogge (Bernese German) is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland.

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1340s

The 1340s were a Julian calendar decade in the 14th century, in the midst of a period in world history often referred to as the Late Middle Ages in the Old World and the pre-Columbian era in the New World.

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1545 in art

The year 1545 in art involved some significant events and new works.

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Old City of Bern, Old City of Berne, Old Town of Bern, Old Town of Berne, Old town of berne.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_City_(Bern)

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