Burgdorf, Switzerland

Burgdorf (French: Berthoud) is the largest city in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.

Coat of arms of Burgdorf
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBerne
DistrictEmmental
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 7 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Elisabeth Zäch SPS/PSS
(as of February 2014)
 • ParliamentStadtrat
with 40 members , instaured 1921)
Area
 • Total15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2014)
 • Total15'998
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3400
Surrounded byHasle bei Burgdorf, Heimiswil, Kirchberg, Krauchthal, Lyssach, Mötschwil, Oberburg, Rüti bei Lyssach, Wynigen
Twin townsEpesses (Switzerland), Burgdorf (Germany), San Pellegrino Terme (Italy)
Websitewww.burgdorf.ch
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