Lyss
town and municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lyss is a municipality in the administrative district of Seeland in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has a population of 11,000 people. About 84% of these people are Swiss German. Politically, Lyss can be called a city. The name "Lyss" comes from the local river Lyssbach.
Lyss | |
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 Winter in Lyss | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lyss  | |
  Lyss  Lyss | |
| Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Seeland |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Andreas Hegg FDP/PRD (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Grosser Gemeinderat with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 444 m (1,457 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,282 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3250 |
| SFOS number | 0306 |
| Surrounded by | Aarberg, Büetigen, Busswil bei Büren, Diessbach bei Büren, Grossaffoltern, Kappelen, Seedorf, Worben |
| Twin towns | Monopoli (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2011, the old municipality of Busswil bei Büren was combined with Lyss.[3]
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