Schwarzenburg District

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Schwarzenburg District
Amtsbezirk Schwarzenburg
District
Karte Bezirk Schwarzenburg 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Wahlern
Area
 • Total 157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 10,002
 • Density 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 4

Schwarzenburg District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the town of Schwarzenburg, located in the municipality of Wahlern. The district had an area of 157 km² and consisted of 4 municipalities:

Districts of Switzerland intermediate level of local government in some cantons of Switzerland, between municipality and canton. Depending on the canton, there may be one or several such layers with varying functions and names.

In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. Therefore, there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between canton and municipality, loosely termed districts.

Canton of Bern Canton of Switzerland

The canton of Bern or Berne is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the canton of Jura and the canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the canton of Neuchâtel, the canton of Fribourg and canton of Vaud. To the south lies the canton of Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau.

Switzerland federal republic in Western Europe

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated in western, central and southern Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities. The sovereign state is a federal republic bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva.

MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007) [1] Area (km²)
Albligen 465 4.3
Guggisberg 1,602 54.9
Rüschegg 1,708 57.4
Wahlern 6,227 40.6

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References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine . accessed 13-Jul-2009

Coordinates: 46°49′N7°21′E / 46.817°N 7.350°E / 46.817; 7.350

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