Wahlern

Wahlern is a former municipality of the canton of Bern in Switzerland and seat of the Bern-Mittelland administrative district. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen merged in the new municipality of Schwarzenburg.

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

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Swiss town.subject_name: Wahlern
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Wahlern COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Wahlern Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Bern-Mittelland
Swiss town.postal_code: 3150 Schwarzenburg3148 Lanzenhäusern
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0854
Swiss town.area: 40.6
Swiss town.elevation: 792
Swiss town.population: 6197
Swiss town.populationof: 31 December 2010
Swiss town.popofyear: 2010
Swiss town.website: www.wahlern.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Rudolf Krebs
Swiss town.places: Schwarzenburg, Lanzenhäusern, Steinenbrünnen
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Köniz, Oberbalm, Rüeggisberg, Rüschegg, Guggisberg, Alterswil, St. Antoni, Heitenried, Albligen and Ueberstorf

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Wikidata facts

Country: Switzerland
Located in: Canton of Berne
Official language: German
Area: 40.6
Elevation: 792
Capital of: Schwarzenburg District
Official website: www.wahlern.ch
Image: Wahlern Wagerten.jpg
Dialing code: 031
Licence plate code: BE

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Commons category: Wahlern
postal code: 3157
replaced by: Schwarzenburg

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Geography
Demographics
Transportation
Heritage sites of national significance
References

==Geography== thumb|left|Wahlern hamlet The municipality is called Wahlern, although the chief settlement shares the name of the administrative district, Schwarzenburg. It is known as one of the transmitters of the shortwave radio station Schweizer Radio International. Other settlements in the municipality include Lanzenhäusern and Steinenbrünnen.

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