Thun
in Thun District of Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.751 and 7.622 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 45' 4" and E 7° 37' 17"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:52 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:22 am and 8:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Delve into Thun

Thun in Thun District (Canton of Bern) with it's 42,136 habitants is a city located in Switzerland about 16 mi (or 26 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital town.

Current time in Thun is now 11:52 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports closer to Thun, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Bern Belp Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Old City of Berne in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), North-West. We saw 2 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taegertschi, Darligen, Ostermundigen, Langnau and Interlaken. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 0°C / 33 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 76%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Friday, 26th of April 2024

13°C (56 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

18°C (64 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Park Hotel

Address
2,5 mi
Friedbühlweg 36
3653 Oberhofen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


Freienhof

Address
0,6 mi
Freienhofgasse 3
3600 Thun
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Strandhotel Belvédère

Address
5,6 mi
Schachenstr.39
3700 Spiez
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:45 - 22:45
Weekend: closed


Seepark Congress Hotel

Address
0,7 mi
Seestrasse 47
3602 Thun
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Eden Swiss Quality

Address
5,1 mi
Seestr. 58
3700 Spiez
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Hotel Krone

Address
0,7 mi
Obere Hauptgasse 2
3600 Thun
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Spedition

Address
0,6 mi
Gewerbestrasse 4
3600 Thun
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Seegarten Marina

Address
5,3 mi
Schachenstr. 3
3700 Spiez
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:15 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:15 - 22:00


Parkhotel am See

Address
4,7 mi
Seestrasse 90
3654 Gunten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 21:30
Weekend: 8:00 - 21:30


Hotel Schönbühl

Address
1,9 mi
Dorfstrasse 47
3652 Hilterfingen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


Videos from this area

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Thun im Berner Oberland, Schweiz

Published: May 19, 2012
Length: 55:04 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: wamedia12

Rundgang durch die Stadt Thun im Mai 2012.


Survival Run Switzerland 2014 in Thun

Published: March 11, 2014
Length: 02:38 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Ryffel Running

Die zweite Durchführung des verrücktesten Laufes der Schweiz: viel Schlamm, Spass und Spektakel mit 2000 Teilnehmenden und 20000 Zuschauern.


In Memory of Selve Thun

Published: February 16, 2012
Length: 51:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: dbae84


Panzerballett Besuchstag Thun

Published: May 17, 2009
Length: 09:21 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: Peter Schaub

Besuchstag Panzergrenadier RS Thun 16.05.09.


Early Winter - Thun Steffisburg

Published: February 25, 2013
Length: 20:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Viewpointimage.com

Flug im Berner Oberland zwischen Thun und Steffisburg. Herrlicher Blick auf den Thuner See und die Berner Alpen im glühenden Abendlicht... Have Fun & enjoy....


Mittelalterfest 21. Juni 2014 THUN, Schweiz

Published: June 22, 2014
Length: 46:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peter Scheidegger

Samstag, 21. Juni 2014, Thun SWITZERLAND Mittelalterfest.


STI - Bahnhof Thun - 13. August 2009

Published: August 14, 2009
Length: 47:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fewadi

STI - Busfahrt Linie 2.


2015-02-28 Euzen - Judged by - Thun

Published: March 01, 2015
Length: 09:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dominic Keller

Euzen @ Cafe Mokka, Thun (CH) Saturday, 2015-02-28 Title: "Judged by" Album: "Sequel" (2011) http://www.euzen.dk https://www.facebook.com/euzeniverse.


Swiss trains vol 5: Thun HBf on a wet afternoon.wmv

Published: January 09, 2011
Length: 44:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Christopher Hughes

The film shows a varied selection of Swiss trains and motive power seen during a wet lunch hour spent on Thun station in May 2007. We see double-headed BLS cargo trains each with different...


2014 Rhüthmushüpfer am Fasnachtsumzug Thun

Published: February 02, 2014
Length: 05:20 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Rolf Feller

Rhüthmushüper am Fasnachtsumzug in Thun 2014.


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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.

Thun District

Thun District was one of the 25 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Thun. The district had an area of 285 km² and consists of 27 municipalities:

Located at 46.75, 7.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former districts of the canton of Bern

Stadion Lachen

Stadion Lachen is a multi-use stadium in Thun, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of FC Thun. The stadium holds 10,350 and was built in 1954. The stadium has places for both seating and standing.

Located at 46.7383, 7.62861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Switzerland, Sports venues in the Canton of Bern

Thunerseespiele

The Thunerseespiele are open-air musical productions during summer located at Thun, the main city of the famous Bernese Oberland, in Switzerland. Every year internationally-famous productions are staged. The location is at the shoreline of Lake Thun (Thunersee). The stage is temporarily built every year over the water, especially for this production.

Located at 46.7369, 7.6325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Swiss culture

Schadau Castle

Schadau Castle is a castle on the south side of the Aar near Lake Thun in the city of Thun, Canton Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Located at 46.7461, 7.63722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Castles in the Canton of Bern, Thun, 19th-century architecture, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Bern

2001 European Cross Country Championships

The 8th European Cross Country Championships were held at Thun in Switzerland on 9 December 2001. Serhiy Lebid took his second title in the men's competition and Yamna Belkacem won the women's race.

Located at 46.7581, 7.60722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2001 in athletics (track and field), European Cross Country Championships, Athletics in Switzerland

Thun (administrative district)

Thun District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 35 municipalities with an area of 321.90 km and a population (as of December 2008) of 103,233.

Located at 46.75, 7.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Districts of the canton of Bern

Arena Thun

Arena Thun is a stadium in Thun, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and opened in 2011. It is the home of FC Thun of the Swiss Super League. It replaced Stadion Lachen as the club's home stadium.

Located at 46.7448, 7.60607 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Switzerland, Thun, Sports venues in the Canton of Bern

Thun railway station

Thun is a railway station in the town of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. At the station, the Swiss Federal Railways owned Bern to Thun main line makes a junction with the other lines, all owned by the BLS AG. These lines are the Gürbetal line from Bern via Belp, the Burgdorf to Thun line from Burgdorf via Konolfingen, and the Lake Thun line to Spiez and Interlaken. The station is served by various operators, including the BLS AG, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Deutsche Bahn and TGV Lyria.

Located at 46.7547, 7.6298 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Bern, Transport in Thun

Thun ship canal

The Thun ship canal is a 500-metre long canal in the Swiss canton of Bern. Together with a navigable reach of the Aar river of similar length, it connects Lake Thun with a quay in the town of Thun adjacent to Thun railway station. The canal allows shipping services on the lake to serve the town and connect with railway services. It is still in regular use by the Lake Thun passenger ships of the BLS AG.

Located at 46.7541, 7.63228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Canals in Switzerland, Lake Thun, Ship canals, Transport in Thun

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to Thun.

Other districts

These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Thun.

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Thun.

capture of the webcam Steffisburg: Aussicht auf Schloss und Stadt Thun (Live Wetter)

Steffisburg: Aussicht auf Schloss und Stadt Thun (Live Wetter), Steffisburg (source)

capture of the webcam Thun-Allmendingen: Thun − Schleuniger

Thun-Allmendingen: Thun − Schleuniger, Thun-Allmendingen (source)

capture of the webcam Thun: Innenstadt − Blick auf das Schloss

Thun: Innenstadt − Blick auf das Schloss, Thun (source)

capture of the webcam Steffisburg › South: Stockhorn − Niesen

Steffisburg › South: Stockhorn − Niesen, Steffisburg (source)

capture of the webcam Thun: Congress Hotel Seepark

Thun: Congress Hotel Seepark, Thun (source)

capture of the webcam Hünibach › South-East: Lake Thun − Niesen − Jungfrau Region − Blüemlisalp

Hünibach › South-East: Lake Thun − Niesen − Jungfrau Region − Blüemlisalp, Hünibach (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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