Bärengraben
The Bärengraben, or Bear Pit, is a tourist attraction in the Swiss capital city of Bern. It is a bear pit, or enclosure housing bears, situated at the eastern edge of the old city of Bern, next to the Nydeggbrücke and the River Aar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: since 2009 unused trench for keeping bears in the city of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Baerenpark Bern”, “Barengraben”, “bear pit”, and “Bear pit”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bear park and Embassy of Libya.
Embassy of Libya
Government office
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Embassy of Libya is a government office, which is situated 140 metres east of Bärengraben.
Nydeggbrücke
Bridge
Photo: Baikonur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nydeggbrücke is a bridge in Bern, Switzerland, which connects the eastern part of the old city to the new part. It crosses over the Aare and is located very close to the Bärengraben. Nydeggbrücke is situated 100 metres northwest of Bärengraben.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattequartier and Old City.
Mattequartier
Quarter
The Mattequartier is a historic neighbourhood on the Aare riverfront in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.
Old City
Quarter
Photo: Amstuzmarco, Public domain.
The Old City is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill bordered on three sides by the river Aare, its compact layout has remained essentially unchanged since its construction during the twelfth to the fifteenth century.
Bärengraben
- Categories: architectural structure, bear pit, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.94799° or 46° 56′ 53″ northLongitude
7.45965° or 7° 27′ 35″ eastElevation
516 metres (1,693 feet)Operator
Tierpark Bern, Dählhölzli + BärenParkOpen location code
8FR9WFX5+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 523340227OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bear_pitOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
10402251Wikidata ID
Q666040
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Bärengraben” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “熊园”
- Dutch: “Barengraben”
- Dutch: “Bärengraben”
- French: “Bärengraben”
- French: “Fosse aux ours de Berne”
- French: “Fosse aux ours”
- German: “Bärengraben”
- German: “Bärenpark Bern”
- Hungarian: “Medveverem”
- Italian: “Bärengraben”
- Italian: “Fossa degli orsi”
- Japanese: “ベアレン・レーベン”
- Korean: “비어렌그라븐(베어 피트)”
- Russian: “Беренграбен”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bärengraben”. Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.