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Burgdorf
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town and municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
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Within Vinony's link graph, Burgdorf is referenced by 291 other articles, and connects out to Kirchberg, Krauchthal and Italy.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It sits within the topics Burgdorf, Switzerland, Cities in Switzerland and Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Bern.
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
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
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Burgdorf
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Burgdorf District
- Official language
- German
- Population
- 17292
- Area
- 15.56
- Elevation
- 533
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Emme
- Capital of
- Burgdorf District
- Shares border with
- Kirchberg
- Official website
- www.burgdorf.ch
- Image
- Burgdorf Schloss im Abendlicht.jpg
- Dialing code
- 034
- Licence plate code
- BE
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Burgdorf, Switzerland
- Commons category
- Burgdorf, Switzerland
- postal code
- 3400
- twinned administrative body
- San Pellegrino Terme
- topic's main category
- Category:Burgdorf, Switzerland
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Burgdorf, Switzerland
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/404
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Name
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burgdorf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.