Burgdorf, Switzerland
Burgdorf | |
|---|---|
Old city of Burgdorf | |
Location of Burgdorf | |
| Coordinates: 47°03′N 7°37′E / 47.050°N 7.617°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Emmental |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Stefan Berger SPS/PSS (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Stadtrat with 40 members , instaured 1921) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 16,420 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3400 |
| SFOS number | 0404 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Hasle bei Burgdorf, Heimiswil, Kirchberg, Krauchtal, Lyssach, Mötschwil, Oberburg, Rüti bei Lyssach, Wynigen |
| Twin towns | Epesses (Switzerland), Burgdorf (Germany), San Pellegrino Terme (Italy) |
| Website | burgdorf SFSO statistics |
Burgdorf (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈbʊrkˌdɔrf] ⓘ; French: Berthoud; High Alemannic: Bùùrdlef) is the largest city in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district.