Lyss
Lyss is a municipality in the administrative district of Seeland in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has a population of 11,000 people. About 84% of these people are Swiss German. Politically, Lyss can be called a city. The name "Lyss" comes from the local river Lyssbach.
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Location of Lyss
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| Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E / 47.067°N 7.300°ECoordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E / 47.067°N 7.300°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Seeland |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Andreas Hegg FDP (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Grosser Gemeinderat with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.76 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 444 m (1,457 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | Incorrect Municipal Code 1 0,306 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3250 |
| Surrounded by | Aarberg, Büetigen, Busswil bei Büren, Diessbach bei Büren, Grossaffoltern, Kappelen, Seedorf, Worben |
| Twin towns | Monopoli (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2011, the old municipality of Busswil bei Büren was combined with Lyss.[1]
Lyss Media
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1922)
Büste Ernst Gäumann
References
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011
Other websites
Media related to Lyss at Wikimedia Commons
- Official municipality website (in German)
