Bern Minster

Bern Minster is a Swiss Reformed cathedral in the old city of , . Built in the Gothic style, its construction started in 1421. Its tower, with a height of 100.6 m, was only completed in 1893.
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  • Email: infostelle@bernermuenster.ch
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Protestant
  • Description: church in the old city of Bern, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Berner Münster”, “Cathedral”, “Muenster Bern”, “Münster”, and “Münster Bern”
  • Address: Münsterplatz 1, Bern, 3000
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Einstein House and Clock Tower.

Museum
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The Einsteinhaus is a museum and a former residence of Albert Einstein. It is located on Kramgasse No. 49 in , Switzerland. A flat on the second floor of the house was occupied by Einstein, his wife Mileva Marić, and their son Hans Einstein from 1903 to 1905. is situated 130 metres west of Bern Minster.

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The Zytglogge is a landmark medieval in , Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, , centre of urban life and civic . is situated 300 metres west of Bern Minster.

Square
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The is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of , . It is part of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the foundation of the old city in 1191.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Mattequartier.

Quarter
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The is the medieval city center of , Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river , its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.

Quarter
The is a historic neighbourhood on the riverfront in the Old City of Bern, .

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Bern Minster

Latitude
46.94724° or 46° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
7.4516° or 7° 27′ 6″ east
Elevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)
Height
21 metres (68 feet)
Open location code
8FR9WFW2+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 7996249
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­protestant
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
7282699
Wiki­data ID
Q688315
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Western Frisian—“Bern Minster” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Bern kafedralı”
  • Basque: “Bernako katedrala”
  • Chinese: “伯尔尼大教堂”
  • Chinese: “伯爾尼大教堂”
  • Czech: “Berner Münster”
  • Czech: “bernský Münster”
  • Czech: “katedrála svatého Vincenta”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Bernu”
  • Dutch: “Bern Minster”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه برن مينستر”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Berno”
  • Finnish: “Berner Münster”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Berne”
  • French: “collégiale Saint-Vincent de Berne”
  • French: “Collégiale Saint-Vincent de Berne”
  • German: “Berner Münster”
  • German: “Reformiertes Münster”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת ברן”
  • Hungarian: “Berni székesegyház”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Berna”
  • Italian: “Münster di Berna”
  • Japanese: “ベルン大聖堂”
  • Korean: “베른 대성당”
  • Polish: “Berner Münster”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Bernie”
  • Romanian: “Berner Münster”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala din Berna”
  • Romanian: “Munsterul din Berna”
  • Romanian: “Münsterul din berna”
  • Russian: “Бернский собор”
  • Slovenian: “Bernski Münster”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Berna”
  • Ukrainian: “Бернський собор”
  • Western Frisian: “Munster fan Bern”

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