Schwarzenburg District

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Schwarzenburg District
Amtsbezirk Schwarzenburg
District
CHE Schwarzenburg Flag.svg
CHE Schwarzenburg COA.svg
Karte Bezirk Schwarzenburg 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Wahlern
Area
  Total
157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
10,002
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities4

Schwarzenburg District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the town of Schwarzenburg, located in the municipality of Wahlern.

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 157 km2 and consisted of 4 municipalities:

MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007) [1] Area (km2)
Albligen 4654.3
Guggisberg 1,60254.9
Rüschegg 1,70857.4
Wahlern 6,22740.6

References

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

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