Thun (administrative district)
Encyclopedia
Thun District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 35 municipalities with an area of 321.9 km² (124.3 sq mi) and a population of 103,233.
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| Amsoldingen
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| align="center" | 4.70
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| Blumenstein || align="center" |
| align="center" | 15.52
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| Buchholterberg
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| align="center" | 15.33
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| Burgistein
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 7.53
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| Eriz
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| align="center" | 21.78
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| Fahrni
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| align="center" | 6.67
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| Forst-Längenbühl
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| align="center" | 4.50
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| Gurzelen
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| align="center" | 4.54
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| Heiligenschwendi
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| align="center" | 5.55
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| Heimberg || align="center" |
| align="center" | 5.42
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| Hilterfingen
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 2.83
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| Höfen bei Thun || align="center" |
| align="center" | 4.62
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| Homberg || align="center" |
| align="center" | 6.51
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| Horrenbach-Buchen
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 20.43
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| Kienersrüti
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| align="center" | 0.74
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| Niederstocken
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| align="center" | 5.47
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| Oberhofen am Thunersee
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 2.72
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| Oberlangenegg
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 9.12
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| Oberstocken
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| align="center" | 4.12
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| Pohlern
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 9.89
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| Reutigen
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 11.26
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| Schwendibach
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 1.50
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| Seftigen
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.89
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| Sigriswil
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 55.41
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| Steffisburg
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 13.35
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| Teuffenthal
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 4.52
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| align="center" | | Thierachern
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 7.51
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| align="center" | | Thun
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 21.57
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| Uebeschi
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 4.40
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| Uetendorf
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 10.15
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| Unterlangenegg
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 6.80
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| Uttigen
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.04
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| Wachseldorn
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.52
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| Wattenwil
|| align="center" |
| align="center" | 14.54
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| Zwieselberg || align="center" |
| align="center" | 2.45
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| || Total (35) || align="center" |
| align="center" | 321.90
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!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="100" | Area in km²
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| Amsoldingen
Amsoldingen
Amsoldingen is a municipality in the Thun administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Amsoldingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 60.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.9% is forested...
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| align="center" | 4.70
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| Blumenstein || align="center" |
| align="center" | 15.52
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| Buchholterberg
Buchholterberg
Buchholterberg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Buchholterberg has an area, , of . Of this area, or 57.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.9% is forested...
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| align="center" | 15.33
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| Burgistein
Burgistein
Burgistein is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Burgistein has an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.0% is forested...
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| align="center" | 7.53
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| Eriz
Eriz
Eriz is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Eriz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.9% is forested...
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| align="center" | 21.78
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| Fahrni
Fahrni
Fahrni is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Fahrni has an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.7% is forested...
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| align="center" | 6.67
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| Forst-Längenbühl
Forst-Längenbühl
Forst-Längenbühl is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2007 through the uniting of Längenbühl and Forst.-Geography:...
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| align="center" | 4.50
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| Gurzelen
Gurzelen
Gurzelen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Gurzelen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 79.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.0% is forested...
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| align="center" | 4.54
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| Heiligenschwendi
Heiligenschwendi
Heiligenschwendi is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Heiligenschwendi has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.6% is forested...
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| align="center" | 5.55
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| Heimberg || align="center" |
| align="center" | 5.42
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| Hilterfingen
Hilterfingen
Hilterfingen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Hilterfingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 8.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 48.2% is forested...
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| align="center" | 2.83
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| Höfen bei Thun || align="center" |
| align="center" | 4.62
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| Homberg || align="center" |
| align="center" | 6.51
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| Horrenbach-Buchen
Horrenbach-Buchen
Horrenbach-Buchen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Horrenbach-Buchen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 50.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.4% is forested...
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| align="center" | 20.43
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| Kienersrüti
Kienersrüti
Kienersrüti is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.It is the third-smallest independent municipality in the canton. It is rural in character and its economy based mostly on farming. A regional popular saying names it "the one street lantern...
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| align="center" | 0.74
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| Niederstocken
Niederstocken
Niederstocken is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Niederstocken has an area, , of . Of this area, or 24.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 54.7% is forested...
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| align="center" | 5.47
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| Oberhofen am Thunersee
Oberhofen am Thunersee
Oberhofen am Thunersee is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Oberhofen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 20.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.6% is forested...
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| align="center" | 2.72
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| Oberlangenegg
Oberlangenegg
Oberlangenegg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Oberlangenegg has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 49.0% is forested...
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| align="center" | 9.12
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| Oberstocken
Oberstocken
Oberstocken is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Demographics:Oberstocken has a population of . , 3.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.8%...
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| align="center" | 4.12
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| Pohlern
Pohlern
Pohlern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Pohlern has an area of . Of this area, 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.5% is forested...
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| align="center" | 9.89
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| Reutigen
Reutigen
Reutigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Reutigen has an area of . Of this area, 46.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45% is forested...
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| align="center" | 11.26
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| Schwendibach
Schwendibach
Schwendibach is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Schwendibach has an area of . Of this area, 71.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.9% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.-Demographics:Schwendibach has a...
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| align="center" | 1.50
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| Seftigen
Seftigen
Seftigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Seftigen has an area of . Of this area, 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.2% is forested...
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| align="center" | 3.89
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| Sigriswil
Sigriswil
Sigriswil is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Archeological remains dating from the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age show that the area around Sigriswil has been inhabited as early as 5000 years ago...
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| align="center" | 55.41
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| Steffisburg
Steffisburg
Steffisburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Steffisburg has an area of . Of this area, 43.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.9% is forested...
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| align="center" | 13.35
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| Teuffenthal
Teuffenthal
Teuffenthal is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Teuffenthal has an area of . Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.3% is forested...
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| align="center" | 4.52
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| align="center" | | Thierachern
Thierachern
Thierachern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Thierachern has an area of . Of this area, 67.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17% is forested...
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| align="center" | 7.51
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| align="center" | | Thun
Thun
Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....
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| align="center" | 21.57
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| Uebeschi
Uebeschi
Uebeschi is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Uebeschi has an area of . Of this area, 91.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.3% is forested...
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| align="center" | 4.40
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| Uetendorf
Uetendorf
Uetendorf is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.It is situated close to the city of Thun, and connected to traffic through the A8 motorway and the BLS train line Thun-Belp-Bern...
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| align="center" | 10.15
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| Unterlangenegg
Unterlangenegg
Unterlangenegg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Unterlangenegg has an area of . Of this area, 71.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested...
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| align="center" | 6.80
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| Uttigen
Uttigen
Uttigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Uttigen has an area of . Of this area, 44.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.2% is forested...
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| align="center" | 3.04
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| Wachseldorn
Wachseldorn
Wachseldorn is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Wachseldorn has an area of . Of this area, 71.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.7% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.-Demographics:Wachseldorn has a...
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| align="center" | 3.52
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| Wattenwil
Wattenwil
Wattenwil is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Wattenwil has an area of . Of this area, 42.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.5% is forested...
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| align="center" | 14.54
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| Zwieselberg || align="center" |
| align="center" | 2.45
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| || Total (35) || align="center" |
| align="center" | 321.90
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