Burgdorf
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Key facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Canton
- Bern
- District
- Emmental
- Executive
- Gemeinderat , with 7 members
- Mayor
- Stadtpräsident (list) , Stefan Berger SPS/PSS , (as of 2026)
- Parliament
- Stadtrat , with 40 members
- Total
- 15.61 km (6.03 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 533 m (1,749 ft)
- Density
- 1,062/km (2,751/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Iso 3166 code
- CH-BE
- Surrounded by
- Hasle bei Burgdorf , Heimiswil , Kirchberg , Krauchtal , Lyssach , Mötschwil , Oberburg , Rüti bei Lyssach , Wynigen
- Twin towns
- Epesses (Switzerland), Burgdorf (Germany), San Pellegrino Terme (Italy)
- Website
- https://www.burgdorf.ch
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Burgdorf ( Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈbʊrɡˌdɔrf] ; French: Berthoud [bɛʁtu]; High Alemannic: Bùùrdlef) is the largest city in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district.
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