Biglen

Biglen is a locality in Biglen, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern and has about 1,760 residents. Biglen is situated nearby to the hamlet Ried, as well as near the locality Weierguet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biglen railway station and Wil Castle.

Biglen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Biglen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Biglen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG.

Wil Castle is a castle from the 13th and 16th century in the municipality of Schlosswil in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The castle is a popular destination for locals and is a Heritage Site of National Significance.

Walkringen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Walkringen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Walkringen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosshöchstetten and Walkringen.

Grosshöchstetten

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grosshöchstetten is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Schlosswil merged into the municipality of Grosshöchstetten.

Walkringen

Village

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Walkringen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Schlosswil

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Schlosswil is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Schlosswil merged into the municipality of Grosshöchstetten.

Biglen

Type: Locality with 1,760 residents
Postal code: 3507
Location: Biglen, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.92629° or 46° 55′ 35″ north

Longitude

7.62508° or 7° 37′ 30″ east

Population

1,760

Elevation

722 metres (2,369 feet)

United Nations Location Code

CH BBI

Open location code

8FR9WJGG+G2

GeoNames ID

2661506

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Biglen” goes by many names.

Chinese: “比格倫”
Kazakh: “Биглен”
Latin: “Pigiluna”
Russian: “Биглен”

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