Köniz
Köniz | |
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 Köniz Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Köniz  | |
  Köniz  Köniz | |
| Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°24′E / 46.933°N 7.400°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 |
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.
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.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ Error: Unable to display the reference properly. See the documentation for details.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Köniz at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Köniz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
