Köniz
Köniz (ˈkøːnɪt͡s) is a city in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has population of 38,793 inhabitants (2008), the municipality is one of the 15 most populous cities in Switzerland.
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Location of Köniz
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| Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°24′E / 46.933°N 7.400°ECoordinates: 46°56′N 7°24′E / 46.933°N 7.400°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Bern-Mittelland |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident (list) Ueli Studer SVP (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Gemeindeparlament with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.2 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 572 m (1,877 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2014) | |
| • Total | 39'998 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3098 Köniz 3097 Liebefeld 3095 Spiegel (Köniz) 3084 Wabern 3145 Nieder-/Oberscherli 3144 Gasel BE 3172 Niederwangen (Köniz) 3173 Oberwangen im Wangental 3174 Thörishaus Dorf |
| Localities | Köniz, Gasel, Halen, Herzwil, Liebefeld, Liebewil, Mengestorf, Mittelhäusern, Moos (Köniz), Niederscherli, Niederwangen (Köniz), Oberried (Köniz), Oberscherli, Oberwangen im Wangental, Ried (Köniz), Schlatt (Köniz), Schliern, Schwanden (Köniz), Spiegel (Köniz), Thörishaus, Ulmiz (Köniz), Wabern bei Bern |
| Surrounded by | Bern, Kehrsatz, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Oberbalm, Ueberstorf (FR), Wahlern, Wald |
| Twin towns | Prijepolje (Serbia), Blatten (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
The official language of Köniz is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemmanic Swiss German dialect.
Köniz Media
Aerial view from 800 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1922)
Farm House at Herzwilstrasse 175
Chly-Wabere (Roman Era Farmhouse)
Köniz, Herrenstock Niederscherli
Hof Burren at Mengestorfbergstrasse 191, 193
Köniz, Hölzernes Herrenhaus, Grossgschneit (Grossgschneitstrasse 30)
Bern, Villa Morillon. Von Johann Daniel Osterrieth (* 9. Oktober 1768 in Straßburg, Elsass; † 25. Juli 1839 in Bern) war ein Architekt des Klassizismus. Er war Berner Stadtbaumeister.
References
Other websites
Media related to Köniz at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Köniz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
