Burgdorf, Switzerland
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Burgdorf 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.
Old city of Burgdorf
The Burgdorf castle, first built in 1175, now contains a museum founded in 1886.
Burgdorf castle in 1895
Kronenplatz in Burgdorf, part of the old city
Canton of Bern
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The canton of Bern, or Berne, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the de facto capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the canton, displayed on a red-yellow background.
Helveto-Roman settlement Bern-Engehalbinsel
Baths at Engehalbinsel near Bern
Siege and execution of the garrison at Grandson
View from the Chasseral across the Mittelland to the Bernese Alps