Köniz
Köniz (German pronunciation: [ˈkøːnɪt͡s], Alemannic German pronunciation: [χʏnɪt͡s]) is a statistical town (though residents still regard it as a village) and a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district right on the southern border to Bern in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality of Köniz as a single settlement would belong to the 15 most populous towns in Switzerland. It is also part of the larger agglomeration of Bern of about 400,000 inhabitants.
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Location of Köniz | |
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| Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°24′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Bern-Mittelland |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsidentin (list) Tanja Bauer SPS/PSS |
| • Parliament | Gemeindeparlament with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.1 km2 (19.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 572 m (1,877 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 41,784 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3098 |
| SFOS number | 0355 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Localities | Köniz, Gasel, Halen, Herzwil, Liebefeld, Liebewil, Mengestorf, Mittelhäusern, Moos, Niederscherli, Niederwangen, Oberried, Oberscherli, Oberwangen, Ried, Schlatt, Schliern, Schwanden, Spiegel, Thörishaus, Ulmiz, Wabern |
| Surrounded by | Bern, Kehrsatz, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Oberbalm, Ueberstorf (FR), Wahlern, Wald |
| Twin towns | Blatten (Switzerland), Prijepolje (Serbia) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
The official language of Köniz is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
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