Laupen District

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Laupen District
Amtsbezirk Laupen
District
Karte Bezirk Laupen 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Laupen
Area
  Total88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total14,482
  Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities11

Laupen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Laupen.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Ostermundigen.

Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

The district has an area of 88 km2 and consisted of 11 municipalities:

MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007) [1] Area (km2) [1]
Clavaleyres 501.0
Ferenbalm 1,2529.2
Frauenkappelen 1,2709.3
Golaten 3072.8
Gurbrü 2671.8
Kriechenwil 3984.8
Laupen 2,7774.1
Mühleberg 2,66426.3
Münchenwiler 4092.5
Neuenegg 4,67822.0
Wileroltigen 4104.1

The municipalities of Clavaleyres and Münchenwiler are enclaved within the canton of Fribourg.

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References

  1. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 07-Jul-2009

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