Bern / Matte
District of Bern
in Bern-Mittelland District of Canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Bern Belp Airport (3 mi) - Grenchen Airport (16 mi)
- Neuchatel Airport (27 mi)
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (44 mi) - Buochs Airport (45 mi)
- Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (48 mi)
- Sion Airport (51 mi)
- Fontaine Airport (53 mi)
- Zürich Airport (63 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (80 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (110 mi) - Torino / Caselle International Airport (121 mi)
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (130 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 0 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 42 mi) - Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Tierpark Langenthal (zoo, (25 mi)
- Zoo Jurassien Siky-Ranch (zoo, (23 mi)
- Bärenpark Bern (zoo, (1 mi)
- Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern (zoo, (1 mi)
- Erlebniswelt Seeteufel (zoo, (13 mi)
- Papiliorama Kerzers (zoo, (12 mi)
- Rene Strickler's Raubtierpark (zoo, (19 mi)
- Johns kleine Farm (zoo, (11 mi)
- Voliere Solothurn (zoo, (19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.948 and 7.447 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 56' 53" and E 7° 26' 50"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 02:26 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:31 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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Discover Bern / Matte
The district Bern / Matte of Bern in Bern-Mittelland District (Canton of Bern) is a subburb in Switzerland and is a district of the nations capital.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ostermundigen, Taegertschi, Thun, Tafers and Solothurn. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
3°C (38 °F)
-2°C (29 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
3°C (38 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bellevue Palace
Schweizerhof & THE SPA
Novotel Bern Expo
Hotel Savoy Bern
Bären am Bundesplatz
Belle Epoque
The Bristol
Best Western Hotelbern
Apartments Justingerweg
Allegro
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bern Minster
The Bern Minster is a Swiss Reformed cathedral, in the old city of Bern, Switzerland. Built in the Gothic style, its construction started in 1421. Its tower, with a height of 100.6 m, was only completed in 1893. It is the tallest cathedral in Switzerland and is a Cultural Property of National Significance.
Bärengraben
The Bärengraben, or Bear Pit, is a well-known tourist attraction in the Swiss capital city of Bern. It is a bear pit, or enclosure housing bears, situated at the eastern edge of the old city of Bern, next to the Nydeggbrücke and the River Aar. Although still in use, the Bärengraben has been supplemented since 2009 by the adjacent BärenPark, a larger and more natural enclosure alongside the River Aar.
Nydeggbrücke
The Nydeggbrücke is a bridge in Bern, Switzerland which connects the eastern part of the old city to the new part. It crosses over the Aare River and is located very close to the Bärengraben. It was built in parallel to the Untertorbrücke in 1840, which until then had been the only bridge crossing the Aare. The Nydeggbrücke is in total 190 meters long and took three years to build. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Untertorbrücke
The Untertorbrücke (German: Lower Gate Bridge) is a stone arch bridge that spans the river Aar at the easternmost point of the Enge peninsula in the city of Bern, Switzerland, connecting the Mattequartier in the Old City to the Schosshalde neighbourhood. Built in its current form in 1461–89, it is the oldest of Bern's Aar bridges, and was the city's only bridge up until the middle of the 19th century. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Kramgasse
The Kramgasse ("Grocers Alley") is one of the principal streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It was the center of urban life in Bern until the 19th century. Today, it is a popular shopping street. Its length, slight curve and long line of Baroque façades combine to produce Bern's most impressive streetscape.
Gerechtigkeitsgasse
The Gerechtigkeitsgasse ("Justice Alley") is one of the principal streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Together with its extension, the Kramgasse, it is the heart of the inner city. Hans Gieng's most famous fountain figure, the statue of Lady Justice on the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen, commands the view of the street's gentle slopes and curves.
Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Bern)
The Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen ("Fountain of Justice") is a 16th-century fountain in the Gerechtigkeitsgasse in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is the only Bernese fountain to retain all original design elements, and is listed as a cultural heritage of national significance. Thanks to its namesake figure, Hans Gieng's famous statue of Lady Justice, the Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen surpasses all other Bernese fountains in artistic merit.
Junkerngasse
The Junkerngasse is a street in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It connects the tip of the Aar peninsula to the Münster. The Junkerngasse is the Old City's best-preserved street. The riverfront of its palatial houses with their late Baroque façades and extensive garden terraces has been described in an art history guidebook as "one of Europe's most magnificent cityscapes".
Herrengasse (Bern)
The Herrengasse ("Nobles' Lane") is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It was the southernmost street of the old Zähringerstadt of Bern and ended at the first city wall. Three buildings on the Herrengasse are listed on the Swiss inventory of heritage site of national significance and it is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
Einsteinhaus
The Einsteinhaus (Einstein House) is a museum and a former residence of Albert Einstein. It is located on Kramgasse No. 49 in Bern, Switzerland. A flat on the second floor of the house was occupied by Albert Einstein, his wife Mileva Marić and their son Hans Albert Einstein from 1903 to 1905. The Annus Mirabilis papers, which contributed substantially to the foundation of modern physics, were written by Einstein in 1905, while he worked at the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.
Münstergasse
The Münstergasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is part of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the foundation of the old city in 1191. However, until 1967 it was parts of several other streets. It runs along the Cathedral and it is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
Münsterplatz (Bern)
The Münsterplatz is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is part of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the foundation of the old city in 1191. It is located in front of the Cathedral and it is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
Nydeggstalden
The Nydeggstalden is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is part of the Nydegg which was part of the medieval industrial section of Bern. It is a semi-circular road running from Gerechtigkeitsgasse toward the Aare river and the Untertorbrücke . It is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
Rathausgasse
The Rathausgasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is part of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the foundation of the city in 1191. It runs from the transverse Kreuzgasse, where the name changes to Postgasse to Kornhausplatz. It is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
Postgasse
The Postgasse is one of the streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is part of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the foundation of the city in 1191. It runs from Nydeggstalden near the Aare river in the east to the transverse Kreuzgasse, where the name changes to Rathausgasse. It is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
Zähringerstadt
The Zähringerstadt is a historic section in the Old City of Bern in Bern, Switzerland. The first expansion of Bern occurred as the city was founded in 1191. This central and oldest neighbourhood was known as the Zähringerstadt after the founder, Duke Berthold V of Zähringen. Most likely the first city started at Nydegg Castle on the Aare river and reached west on the narrow peninsula to the Zytglogge.
Mattequartier
The Mattequartier is a historic section in the Old City of Bern in Bern, Switzerland. The first expansion of Bern occurred as the city was founded in 1191. The central and oldest neighbourhood was known as the Zähringerstadt after the founder, Duke Berthold V of Zähringen. While the Zähringerstadt grew, the area below the Zähringerstadt along the banks of the Aare river developed into the Mattequartier.
Nydegg
The Nydegg is a historic section in the Old City of Bern in Bern, Switzerland. The first expansion of Bern occurred as the city was founded in 1191. At the east end of the central and oldest neighbourhood, the Zähringerstadt, was the Nydegg castle near the banks of the Aare river. The houses that grew up around the castle were the start of the Nydegg section. Around 1268 Nydegg Castle was destroyed, and the city expanded into the area formerly occupied by the castle.
Nydeggkirche
The reformed Nydeggkirche (from the Bernese German expression for "Lower corner") is located on the eastern edge of the Old City of Bern, in the Nydegg section.
Herrengasse 23 (Bern)
The von Wattenwyl house on Herrengasse 23 is a historic building in Bern, Switzerland, named after the von Wattenwyl family who owned it for over 200 years. The building was constructed during the Middle Ages, incorporating some older neighbouring properties; these can still seen in the eastern range of the house. Over time, the house changed owners several times, and various design changes were effected.
Läuferbrunnen
The Läuferbrunnen (Runner Fountain) is a fountain on Läuferplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern.
Vennerbrunnen
The Vennerbrunnen (Banner Carrier or Vexillum Fountain) is a fountain on Rathausplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern.
Mosesbrunnen
The Mosesbrunnen is a fountain on Münsterplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern.
Simsonbrunnen
The Simsonbrunnen or Samson fountain is a fountain on the Kramgasse in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern.
Embassy of Colombia, Bern
The Embassy of Colombia in Bern is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia to the Swiss Confederation; it is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland. It is located in the Kirchenfeld quarter of Bern, near the Swiss National Library, the Historical Museum of Bern, the Federal Archives of Switzerland, and the Swiss Alpine Museum, precisely at Dufourstrasse 47 close to the intersection with Kirchenfeldstrasse.
These districts also belong to Bern.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Bern.
- Chaes u Brot
- Kipfberg
- Obere Werdthof
- Schadau
- Ranfluhmatte
- Oberes Bruggli
- Kappelenbad
- Hackligenhusli
- Kappelenstalden
- Gurmschhubel
- Obergrutt
- Unter Balmberg
- Untermuhleweg
- Gasseneuhus
- Obers Blaachli
- Unders Blaachi
- Undere Buufal
- Obere Buufal
- Obersulzberg
- Hindere Niderhore
- Untersulzberg
- Huebbach
- Untergrat
- Unterbarhegen
- Underi Heitere
- Oberi Heitere
- Underi Baerefluee
- Vorder Hammer
- Ober Alp
- Unter Alp
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