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Bolligen
Canton	Bern
District	Bern
Coordinates	46°59′N 7°30′E
Population	6142   (2005)
Area	16.57 km²
Elevation	578 m
Postal code	3065
SFOS number	0352
Mayor	Margret Kiener Nellen
Website	www.bolligen.ch
Surrounded by	Ittigen, Ostermundigen, Stettlen, Vechigen, Krauchthal, Mattstetten, Urtenen-Schönbühl, Moosseedorf,Münchenbuchsee
Bolligen

Bolligen is a municipality in the Bern administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of (help· info) is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... The District of Bern (French: Berne; Italian and Romansch: Berna): is an administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Ittigen is a municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, situated in the district of Bern. ... Ostermundigen is a municipality in the district of Bern, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The District of Bern (French: Berne; Italian and Romansch: Berna): is an administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of (help· info) is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000. ...

In the historical center is a 12th-century church, with a benefice barn and parsonage from the 16th century. Originally a benefice was a gift of land for life as a reward (Latin beneficium, means to do well) for services rendered. ...

Geography

Bolligen lies northeast of Bern and has 6182 inhabitants (census October 2004). Its area connects the Worblental to the Emmental. The "Lutzere" mountains form the watershed boundary between the Emme River and the Aare River. Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... The Emmental is a valley and a landscape in the swiss canton of Bern. ... For other possible meanings, see AAR, a disambiguation page The Aar (in German Aare) is the greatest river which both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland. ...

In the municipality is the Bantiger (947 m). The transmission tower of Swisscom located there supplies the surrounding region with radio and television programs. The mountain also provides a panorama of the Jura mountains, the Swiss plateau, and the Alps. Swisscom AG is the leading telephone company in Switzerland. ... Looking towards Lelex from near to Crêt de La Neige The Jura folds are located north of the main Alpine orogenic front and are being continually deformed, accommodating the northwards compression due to Alpine folding. ... The Swiss plateau (plateau suisse in French, Schweizer Mittelland in German) constitutes one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura mountains and the Alps. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ...

Politics

In the municipal council the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP, 2), Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP, 3), Swiss People's Party (SVP, 1), and "Bolligen Parteilos" ("cross-bencher," BP, 1) are represented (as of May 2006). The Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz (FDP), French: Parti radical-démocratique suisse (PRD), Italian: Partito liberale radicale svizzero (PLR)) is a free market liberal party in Switzerland. ... The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Socialist Party of Switzerland, in German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS), French Parti socialiste suisse (PSS), Italian Partito Socialista Svizzero, Romansh Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra. ... The Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, French: Union Démocratique du Centre, Italian: Unione Democratica di Centro, Romansh: Partida Populara Svizra) is a political party in Switzerland. ... A cross-bencher is a member of the British House of Lords who is not aligned to any particular party. ...

The mayor, Margret Kiener Nellen, is the representative of the canton of Bern in the National Council of Switzerland and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. The Swiss canton of (help· info) is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000. ... The National Council of Switzerland (German: Nationalrat, French: Conseil National, Italian: Consiglio Nazionale) is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. ... The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Socialist Party of Switzerland, in German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS), French Parti socialiste suisse (PSS), Italian Partito Socialista Svizzero, Romansh Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra. ...

External links

• Bolligen in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is a project to develop an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland started in 1988. ...

Municipalities in the district of Bern, Switzerland

Berne | Bolligen | Bremgarten | Ittigen | Kirchlindach | Köniz | Muri | Oberbalm | Ostermundigen | Stettlen | Vechigen | Wohlen | Zollikofen Image File history File links Berne-coat_of_arms. ... The District of Berne (German: Bezirk Bern) is an administrative district in the canton of Berne, Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Berne (German   , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna , Bernese German Bärn ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland and the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... Bremgarten bei Bern is a commune in Switzerland (Schlafgemeinde) that is a suburb of the capital of Berne, approximately 4 km north of the city. ... Ittigen is a municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, situated in the district of Bern. ... Köniz is a municipality in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, lying to the south of the city of Berne. ... Ostermundigen is a municipality in the district of Bern, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. ... Zollikofen is a municipality in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, a suburb of the capital of Berne. ...

Canton of Bern | Districts of Canton Bern | Municipalities of the canton of Berne The Swiss canton of (help· info) is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... There 398 municipalities in the canton of Berne, Switzerland (as of April 2004): Berne is the canton with the most municipalities. ...