Münsingen
municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Münsingen (French: Munisenges, Bernese German: Münsige) is a town and municipality in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Münsingen | |
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Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°34′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
District | Bern-Mittelland |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
• Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Beat Moser |
• Parliament | Gemeindeparlament with 30 members |
Area | |
• Total | 15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 541 m (1,775 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 12,724 |
• Density | 810/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) | 3110 |
SFOS number | 0616 |
Surrounded by | Belp, Gerzensee, Konolfingen, Rubigen, Tägertschi, Trimstein, Wichtrach |
Twin towns | Münsingen (Germany), Humpolec (Czech Republic) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Trimstein merged into the municipality of Münsingen and On 1 January 2017, the former municipality of Tägertschi merged into the municipality of Münsingen.
The municipality lies on the River Aare between the cities of Bern and Thun.
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