Gurten

The Gurten is a mountain situated just to the south of , the capital city of . It is 858 metres high, and the summit yields views of Bern, of the Jura mountains and of the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 858 metres
  • Description: mountain in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland
  • Also known as: Gurten Kulm

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle ruins Aegerten and Wabern bei Bern railway station.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.

Railway station
is a railway station in the and . It serves, and derives its name from, the , in reality a suburb of the .

Government office
is a government office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gurtendörfli and Spiegel.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Suburb
Wabern, or , is a village in the municipality of in the . Situated some 3.5 kilometres from the centre of the , it can be considered a suburb of that city.

Gurten

Latitude
46.91729° or 46° 55′ 2″ north
Longitude
7.44377° or 7° 26′ 38″ east
Elevation
858 metres (2,815 feet)
Open location code
8FR9WC8V+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31517556
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2660437
Wiki­data ID
Q360492
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swiss German—“Gurten” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غورتين
  • Cebuano: Gurten (bukid)
  • Cebuano: Gurten
  • Chinese: 古爾騰
  • Dutch: Gurten
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل جورتين
  • French: colline du Gurten
  • French: Colline du Gurten
  • German: Gurten
  • Ladin: Gurten
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gurten-fjellet
  • Persian: کوه گورتن
  • Portuguese: Gurten
  • Russian: Гуртен
  • Spanish: Gurten
  • Swedish: Gurten (berg)
  • Swedish: Gurten
  • Swiss German: Güsche
  • Swiss German: Guschu

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rodelbahn auf dem Gurten and Osservatorio Astronomico.

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