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Sumiswald
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Also known as Sumiswald BE

Sumiswald is a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is mostly known for being the manufacturing location of the Swiss railway clock.

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Swiss town.subject_name
Sumiswald
Swiss town.image_photo
Sumiswald Gasthof Baeren-2.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Sumiswald COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Sumiswald Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Bern
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-BE
Swiss town.district
Emmental
Swiss town.postal_code
3454
Swiss town.municipality_code
0957
Swiss town.area
59.4
Swiss town.elevation
702
Swiss town.population
5028
Swiss town.populationof
Dec 2012
Swiss town.popofyear
2012
Swiss town.website
www.sumiswald.ch
Swiss town.mayor
Fritz Kohler
Swiss town.mayor_asof
2017

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Sumiswald
Population
5045
Area
59.34
Elevation
948
Official website
www.sumiswald.ch
Image
Sumiswald Gasthof Baeren-2.jpg
Dialing code
034
Licence plate code
BE
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external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/957
Commons category
Sumiswald
postal code
3454
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Sumiswald is a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is mostly known for being the manufacturing location of the Swiss railway clock.

== History == thumb|left|Sumiswald Castle, former home of Teutonic Knights' commandery thumb|left|upright|Sumiswald village church, built in 1510-12 thumb|left|Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1922)

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