Wald

Also known as Wald BE, Wald, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Key facts

Country: Switzerland
Canton: Bern
District: Bern-Mittelland
Executive: Gemeinderat , with 5 members
Mayor: Gemeindepräsident(in) , Christian Neuenschwander , (as of 2026)
Total: 13.3 km (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation zimmerwald: 840 m (2,760 ft)
Density: 87.2/km (226/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: CH-BE
Localities: Englisberg (with Kühlewil and Unterer Wald), Zimmerwald (with Willishalten, "Bei der Kirche", Niederhäusern, Winzenried, Oberer Wald, Waldhof, Obermuhlern, Egg, Oberbrönni , Niederbrönni, Bumishus)

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Wald ( Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [vald] ) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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