Westquartier

Westquartier is a locality in Thun, Canton of Bern. Westquartier is situated nearby to the locality Seefeld, as well as near Altstadt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thun railway station and Thun Castle.

Thun railway station

Railway station

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thun is a railway station in the town of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. At the station, the Swiss Federal Railways owned Bern to Thun main line makes a junction with the other lines, all owned by the BLS AG.

Thun Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Thun Castle is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Fountain (1870)

Fountain

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allmendingen bei Thun and Steffisburg.

Allmendingen bei Thun

Neighborhood

Strättligen is a former municipality of the Swiss canton of Bern, since 1920 incorporated into the municipality of Thun. Its area accounts for roughly the southern half of the territory of present-day Thun municipality, including the districts of Scherzligen, Dürrenast, Neufeld, Allmendingen, Buchholz, Schoren, Gwatt. Allmendingen bei Thun is situated 2½ km southwest of Westquartier.

Steffisburg

Town

Photo: Clark park, Public domain.

Steffisburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg. Steffisburg is situated 2½ km north of Westquartier.

Schwendibach

Village

Schwendibach is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg. Schwendibach is situated 3 km northeast of Westquartier.

Westquartier

Type: Locality
Location: Thun, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.75556° or 46° 45′ 20″ north

Longitude

7.62365° or 7° 37′ 25″ east

Elevation

562 metres (1,844 feet)

Open location code

8FR9QJ4F+6F

GeoNames ID

11789404

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