Canton of Berne
Map of Canton of Berne
030 km (19 mi)60 km (37 mi)90 km (56 mi)120 km (75 mi)
Height
398 m (1310 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), Max altitude 4116 m (13500 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Canton of Berne
Height from south to north in Canton of Berne
1Aare429 to 2 007 m2Thielle429 to 453 m3Thunersee558 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Bern, capital city of Switzerland
Population: 1,063,533 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 5,959 km² / 2,301 sq mi
Created: 1353
Subdivisions: 10
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Finsteraarhorn (4 274 m)
Lowest point: Aare (402 m)
Borders
- Canton of Solothurn — North
- Canton of Aargau — North
- Canton of Lucerne — Northeast
- Canton of Uri — East
- Canton of Obwalden — Northeast
- Canton of Nidwalden — Northeast
- Canton of Fribourg — West
- Canton of Neuchâtel — Northwest
- Canton of Jura — Northwest
- Canton of Vaud — West
- Canton of Valais — South
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00