Kirchenthurnen

Also known as Kirchenthurnen BE

Kirchenthurnen is a former 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 municipality of Thurnen.

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Place details

Locality: Thurnen
Region: Bern/Berne
Country: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population: 0

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Kirchenthurnen
Swiss town.image_photo: Kirche_Kirchenthurnen.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Kirchenthurnen COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Kirchenthurnen Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Bern-Mittelland
Swiss town.postal_code: 3128
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0873
Swiss town.area: 1.3
Swiss town.elevation: 612
Swiss town.population: 272
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2012
Swiss town.website: www.kirchenthurnen.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Walter Wiedmer
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Gelterfingen, Mühledorf, Mühlethurnen, Riggisberg, Rümligen

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
References
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==History== Kirchenthurnen is first mentioned in 1228 as Tornes. Until 1860 it was known as Thurnen. The name was changed to prevent confusion with the municipality of Mühlethurnen.

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