Wald
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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)
- Surrounded by
- Belp , Kehrsatz , Köniz , Niedermuhlern , Oberbalm , Toffen
- Website
- https://www.wald-be.ch/
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Wald ( Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [vald] ) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
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