municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muri bei Bern is a township in Switzerland near Bern. In December 2005, it had a population of 12458 people. The township Muri is two small towns: Muri and Gümligen
Muri bei Bern | |
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The church of Gümligen | |
Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°29′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
District | Bern-Mittelland |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hans-Rudolf Saxer FDP |
Area | |
• Total | 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 13,054 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 3074 |
SFOS number | 0356 |
Surrounded by | Allmendingen, Belp, Berne, Kehrsatz, Köniz, Ostermundigen, Stettlen, Vechigen and Worb |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Muri has been populated since the time of the Romans, but it has only had the name Muri since 1180. It started as a little township with a little castle and some farmhouses. Between the 13th and 15th century it became a very rich township.
In Muri it has two big woods; The Hüendli-Wald and the Dentenberg-Wald. Around the Aare it has also a little woods. All together it has 150 hectares of woods, 190 hectares of grassland and 339 hectares of building land. Also Muri has a total area of 760 hectares.
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