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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Berne |
 | | The fourth city of Switzerland in population, capital of a canton of the same name which is the second of the Swiss cantons in size and first in population, and since 1848, capital of the Swiss Confederation, is situated at a point 1,788 feet above the sea level, in Lat. |
 | | Berne is the seat of the national, as well as of the cantonal, government, and the official residence of all representatives of foreign Powers. |
 | | Berne, for the protection of Catholic interests, and united with the social union, Bernia, founded in 1887. |
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