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  Bern, Switzerland (Canton) - LoveToKnow 1911
In the Alpine portions of the canton the breeding of cattle (those of the Simme valley are particularly famous) is the chief industry; next come the elaborate arrangements for summer travellers (the Fremdenindustrie).
The Mittelland is the agricultural portion of the canton.
The canton of Bern is composed of the various districts which the town of Bern acquired by conquest or by purchase in the course of time.
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  Bern Information Center - dan bern
It borders new bern epilasik the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north.
East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau.
The canton of Bern is mainly drained by the River Aare and its tributaries.
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 Canton of Bern information - Search.com
It borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north.
East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau.
The canton of Bern is mainly drained by the River Aare and its tributaries.
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 Tourist Places in Switzerland,Switzerland Tourist Places,Tourist Place in Geneva,Switzerland Tour, Switzerland Tourism
Mountains around Bern provides a beautiful backdrop - the northwest is dominated by the Jura and the Alps and their foothills provides a wonderful backdrop to the south.
Chur is the capital of the canton of Graubunden (or Grisons in French).
The surrounding canton of Schwyz (pronounced shfeetz) was one of three founding members of the Swiss Confederation and gave its name to the rest of the country (Switzerland is called "Schweiz" in German).
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 Science Fair Projects - Canton of Bern
It borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north.
The area of the canton of Bern consists of lands acquired by its capital, mostly between the 14th and the 16th century, both by conquest and purchase.
Bern joined the Swiss Confederation in 1353 and was between 1803 and 1814 one of the six direcorial cantons of the Swiss Confederation.
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 Visit-Switzerland - Canton Bern
The Swiss canton of Bern is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000 (8,2% French-speaking and 84% German-speaking).
It is located in west- central Switzerland and the city of Bern is its capital.
The cantonal parliament is called the Grand Council (Grosser Rat/Grand Conseil), which consists of 200 members (from 2006 on, 160 members) elected by proportional representation for a four-year term of office.
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 Eiger (canton Of Bern)
The Eiger is a mountain in the Alps of Switzerland.
The first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren and Irishman Charles Barrington on August 11th, 1858.
The ''Nordwand'', German for "north wall", is the spectacular north face of the Eiger (also known as the ''Eigerwand'', "Eiger wall" and ''Mordwand'', "death wall").
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 Switzerland - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
The Bernese Alps, which straddle the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais, have many of Switzerland’s most famous peaks.
The spectacular Staubbach Falls in the canton of Bern is one of the world’s highest, with a drop of some 300 m (about 980 ft).
In the sunny and southerly canton of Ticino, Mediterranean-style scrub vegetation and pines are common.
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 Bern Switzerland Tourist, Travel and Hotels guide.
The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn, German Bern, French Berne, Italian Berna, Romansh Berna), is the "Bundesstadt" (capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel).
Bern also functions as the capital of the Canton of Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons.
In 1831 the city became the capital of the canton Bern and in 1848 it additionally became the Swiss capital.
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 All destinations in Canton Bern, Switzerland - switzit.co.uk
In 1191, the year in which the city of Bern was founded, Count Berchtold V of Zähringen commanded nobleman Cuno von Bubenberg to build a city on a peninsula covered by an oak forest.
The town is located between the lakes of Thun and Brienz, at the foot of the towering trio of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
Perched on a high, sunny terrace facing the famous Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, the village is the highest altitude ski resort in the...
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 Eiger - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Eiger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The three Alpine peaks shown, from left to right, are the Eiger, the Mönch, and the Jungfrau.
These form part of the Bernese Alps in southern Switzerland and are snow-covered throughout the year.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 Canton of Berne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Swiss Canton of Berne is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern 
The area of the canton of Berne consists of lands acquired by its capital, mostly between the 14th and the 16th century, both by conquest and purchase.
The canton is also home to a great number of small evangelical Christian denominations unaffiliated with the state church.
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 Service Cases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A lot of buildings are affected by severe wall lesions due to the persistent action of the active landslides and to a lack of effective contrasting measures.
Canton of Bern has an extension of 5,959 km2,about the 43% of the area is covered by agricultural land.
In its southern part, the area is bordered by the high mountain chain of the Eiger, Mettenberg and Wetterhorn north faces.
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 Hotel Eiger - 3823 Wengen - Bern: Hotel Reservation with final confirmation
Hotel Eiger - 3823 Wengen - Bern: Hotel Reservation with final confirmation
Hotels sorted by Canton > Bern > Wengen > Hotel Eiger
Supplement for halfboard: CHF 28.-- per person and per day.
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 Eiger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer and Peter Bohren and Irishman Charles Barrington who climbed the west flank on August 11, 1858.
The 1972 novel The Eiger Sanction is an action/thriller story based around the climbing of the Eiger by Rodney William Whitaker, written under the pseudonym Trevanian.
Eiger Dreams, a collection of short stories by Jon Krakauer, begins with an account of Krakauer's own attempt to climb the north face of the Eiger.
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 Minotel, Destination Spotlights
The Bernese Oberland is the mountainous area in the canton of Bern that encompasses some of Switzerland's most prestigious resorts (notably, Gstaad, Adelboden, Grindelwald and Wengen).
After the city of Bern, it is by far the most popular tourist area in the canton.
This charming mountain resort, inaccessible by car, is situated at the foot of the famous Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau trio, on a sunny terrace sheltered from the wind and overlooking the Lauterbrunnen valley.
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 Arturo's trip to Switzerland and Portugal
The ice of the Eiger Glacier becomes visible and glistens in the sunshine even though this old ice is coated in a dusting of atmospheric pollution giving dirty fl shading to the ice.
The fascination for Bears in Switzerland comes from the fact that the bear is the symbol of Bern and is found on the canton's flag.
According to the legend the name Bern was given to the city by Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen after a hunt held in the wooded surroundings of his new town in which his first prey was a bear.
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 City of Bern   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In 1803 Bern becames the capital of its' Canton.
Bern's downtown shopping district is listed on the Unesco World Heritage, with some of the buildings dating back over 800 years.
Built in 1421, the cathedral's steeples are the tallest in Switzerland, reaching a height of 100 meters (300ft).
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 Bern, Switzerland
This is the view over Bern and the River Aare from the Muristalden, or the "Muri hill", a steep road which in the old days was the main route to the village of Muri.
At the regional level, Bern is situated just north of the Alps on the Swiss plateau, which spans west to east across the northern two-thirds of the country.
For more detail on Bern, take a look at this post where I made some notes on how the town was founded and on the city layout.
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 Bern   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bern joined the Swiss Federation in 1353 and is situated in West Switzerland.
Its capital city Bern, a beautiful city for shopping and sightseeing, is also the Capital of Switzerland.
The old part of Bern is on UNESCO's list of world's cultural assets.
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 Untours European Vacation Rentals - Trip Log - 2002 Swiss Oberland Untour by Eslinger
The railway is a cog railroad because of the steep path.
The word “Arteplage” has been especially created for the expo and includes the words art and beach, as the expo parks are all situated on the shore of a lake and includes a platform or object on the lake.
Bern is the Federal Capital of Switzerland and the capital of the Canton of Bern.
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 Switzerland | Open Travel Info
Bern: Bern, the capital of Switzerland, is full of historical buildings with some remarkable architectures of Roman period, parliament house, an array of incredible fountains each with specific significance.
Interlaken is also famous for the arc of giant mountains in the south, the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, the town is a well-known spot for the out door adventures like skydiving, hiking, canoying, rafting etc.
It is said that The Monk is protecting the maiden (Jungfrau) by standing between her and Eiger (ogre).
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 Switzerland - The Regions - Canton of Berne - Walking Switzerland
Berne is a large Canton that contains the capital city, Bern, the Bernese Oberland and parts of the Jura.
With many well-known mountains it is not surprising that parts of this Canton are familiar to many visitors.
Although some areas are quite busy there are large sectors of the Canton that see few walkers so it is possible to escape the crowds.
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 Travel to Grindelwald
Grindelwald is the largest ski resort in the Jungfrau ski region, which lies to the south of the Swiss capital, Bern, and enjoys the wonderful views of the Eiger, Wetterhorn, Jungfrau and Monch peaks.
Trekking on the Eiger is an enjoyable experience, while Europe’s highest cog railway takes skiers and sightseers through the Eiger to a view point at 2,200m, with breathtaking panoramas.
Located 75kms southeast of Bern, in the canton of Bern, Grindelwald ski resort is straightforward to get to, with access provided by both road and rail.
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 Hotel offers Berne bookable at Swiss Hotels - Hotels, B&B's, country B&B's in Bern, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Thun, ...
Büren, Oey, Ostermundigen, Port, Ringgenberg BE, Saanen, Saanenmöser, Sangernboden, Schüpfen, Schangnau, Schönried, Schwarzenburg, Sigriswil, Spiez, Siselen BE, Studen BE, Turbach, Twann, Unterseen, Wengen, Wilderswil, Worben, Zollikofen, Zweisimmen in the canton of Berne
The canton of Bern is most famous for the gothic part of Bern, which figures on the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage sites.
At Swiss Hotels you will find a hotel in the canton of Berne, as well as other hotel offers for an unforgetable holiday in the canton of fribourg, in the canton of Jura or in the Bernese Oberland.
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 The History of Protestantism - Volume First - Book Eighth - History of Protestantism in Switzerland From A.D. 1516 to ...
Oftener than once did the Swiss cantons complain that their spiritual guides led worse lives than the laymen, and that, while they went about their church performances with an indevotion and coldness that shocked the pious, they gave themselves up to profanity, drunkenness, gluttony, and uncleanness.
It is bounded by lofty mountains, which divide it on the north from the canton of Appenzell, and on the south from the Grisons.
At Bern, so pleased was the monk with his success, that he signalized his departure with a marvellous feat of generosity.
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 Simmental, Switzerland:  Family Heritage
Bernese Oberland: the southern area of Canton Bern, this is the Bernese highlands and part of the famous mountains, the Alps.
Obersimmental: this is one Canton Bern's 26 administrative districts, located in the far southwest corner of the canton.
Canton Bern History Timeline from 1191 when the city of Bern was founded to 1996/1997
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 Bern and Bernese Oberland Travel Articles - Switzerland for Visitors
If you're headed for Bern or the Bernese Oberland from London, Amsterdam, or a handful of other European cities, the Swiss capital's airport is worth investigating.
When the weather turns hot in Bern, grab your bathing suit and catch the funicular to a riverside swimming area below Switzerland's Parliament.
After you've seen the remarkable carvings and stained-glass windows, climb the tower for a panoramic view of Bern.
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 Switzerland tour and travel operator ,Cheapest Switzerland tour and travel operator , Switzerland Tour and travel ...
Bern, the Capital City : Bern is the capital of Switzerland and of Bern canton and lies in the west of the country on the River Aare.
It is the second most populous and second largest canton of the country.
The highest railway in Europe, known to be the best rail trip finds its way through both the Eiger and the Mönch before concluding at the tip of the awesome Jungfraujoch.
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 Interlaken
in the canton of Bern, situated 67 Kilometres south east of Bern.
For lovers of trains and railways, there is the line from Interlaken through the Eiger mountain up to the Jungfraujoch station at 3450 metres altitude plus several other scenic routes.
For those who need a shopping fix and for whom Interlaken is not enough, Bern is only an hour by train and as well as its shops it has some fine museums and other tourist attractions.
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