Münsingen

Münsingen (French: Munisenges, Bernese German: Münsige) is a town and municipality in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Münsingen
Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°34′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Bern-Mittelland
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 7 members
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident Beat Moser
• Parliament	Gemeindeparlament with 30 members
Area
• Total	8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation	541 m (1,775 ft)
Population  (Dec 2011)
• Total	11,355
• Density	1,336/km2 (3,460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3110
Surrounded by	Belp, Gerzensee, Konolfingen, Rubigen, Tägertschi, Trimstein, Wichtrach
Twin towns	Münsingen (Germany), Humpolec (Czech Republic)
Website	www.muensingen.ch SFSO statistics

On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Trimstein merged into the municipality of Münsingen and On 1 January 2017, the former municipality of Tägertschi merged into the municipality of Münsingen.

The municipality lies on the River Aare between the cities of Bern and Thun.

Münsingen

Münsingen Media

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  Münsingen psychiatric clinic today.

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  Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

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  Münsingen castle and surrounding town

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  Schloss Münsingen Schweiz, im Besitz der Gemeinde, dient als Museum

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  USM U. Schärer Söhne AG, office furniture manufacturer in Münsingen, Switzerland.

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  Schwand-Münsingen agricultural school

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  Simone Niggli-Luder at the World Orienteering Championships 2006 in Aarhus, Denmark.

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  Psychiatrisches Zentrum Münsingen, Dampfbahnhof

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  Reformiertes Pfarrhaus in Münsingen Schweiz

Other websites

Media related to Münsingen BE at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German)