Halen Estate
The Halen Estate is a housing development near Berne, Switzerland. It was designed and built by the Atelier 5 architectural partnership from 1957 to 1961.- Type: Neighborhood with 220 residents
- Description: housing estate with terraced houses with a total of 79 residential units in Herrenschwanden in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Halen”, “Halen estate”, “Halensiedlung”, and “Siedlung Halen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Halen Bridge and Neubrügg.
Neubrügg
Bridge
Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Neubrügg or Neubrücke is a covered wooden bridge over the river Aare between the village of Kirchlindach and Bern in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bremgarten bei Bern and Viererfeld.
Bremgarten bei Bern
Village
Eymatt
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eymatt is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Halen Estate.
Halen Estate
- Categories: terrace house, planned community, architectural ensemble, housing estate, and locality
- Location: Kirchlindach, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.97257° or 46° 58′ 21″ northLongitude
7.41335° or 7° 24′ 48″ eastPopulation
220Elevation
540 metres (1,772 feet)Open location code
8FR9XCF7+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 290798579OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
2660419Wikidata ID
Q1563609
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Swiss German—“Halen Estate” goes by many names.
- French: “Halen”
- German: “Halen”
- German: “Siedlung Halen”
- Swiss German: “Hale-Sidlig”
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