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.

Lyss in winter.JPG
Coat of arms of
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Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E / 47.067°N 7.300°E / 47.067; 7.300Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E / 47.067°N 7.300°E / 47.067; 7.300
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictSeeland
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Andreas Hegg FDP
(as of March 2014)
 • ParliamentGrosser Gemeinderat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total11.76 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Elevation
444 m (1,457 ft)
Population
 (December 2017)
 • TotalIncorrect Municipal Code 1 0,306
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3250
Surrounded byAarberg, Büetigen, Busswil bei Büren, Diessbach bei Büren, Grossaffoltern, Kappelen, Seedorf, Worben
Twin townsMonopoli (Italy)
Websitewww.lyss.ch
SFSO statistics

On 1 January 2011, the old municipality of Busswil bei Büren was combined with Lyss.[1]

Lyss train station

Lyss Media

References

  1. ↑ 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