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Köniz
municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Köniz (ˈkøːnɪt͡s) is a city in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has population of 38,793 inhabitants (2008), the municipality is one of the 15 most populous cities in Switzerland.
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Köniz | |
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![]() Köniz Castle | |
Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°24′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
District | Bern-Mittelland |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
• Mayor | Gemeindepräsident (list) Ueli Studer SVP/UDC (as of February 2014) |
• Parliament | Gemeindeparlament with 40 members |
Area | |
• Total | 51.1 km2 (19.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 572 m (1,877 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 41,784 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 3098 Köniz 3097 Liebefeld 3095 Spiegel (Köniz) 3084 Wabern 3145 Nieder-/Oberscherli 3144 Gasel BE 3172 Niederwangen (Köniz) 3173 Oberwangen im Wangental 3174 Thörishaus Dorf |
SFOS number | 0355 |
Localities | Köniz, Gasel, Halen, Herzwil, Liebefeld, Liebewil, Mengestorf, Mittelhäusern, Moos (Köniz), Niederscherli, Niederwangen (Köniz), Oberried (Köniz), Oberscherli, Oberwangen im Wangental, Ried (Köniz), Schlatt (Köniz), Schliern, Schwanden (Köniz), Spiegel (Köniz), Thörishaus, Ulmiz (Köniz), Wabern bei Bern |
Surrounded by | Bern, Kehrsatz, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Oberbalm, Ueberstorf (FR), Wahlern, Wald |
Twin towns | Prijepolje (Serbia), Blatten (Switzerland) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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The official language of Köniz is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemmanic Swiss German dialect.