Breitenrain

Breitenrain is a quarter in Bern, Canton of Bern and has about 6,520 residents. Breitenrain is situated nearby to the quarter Wyler, as well as near Lorraine.

Photo: Sandstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Mary’s Church and Stadion Wankdorf.

Wankdorf Stadium is a football stadium in Bern, Switzerland. The second largest all-seater football stadium in Switzerland, it is the home ground of BSC Young Boys. It was also one of the venues for UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

St. John’s Church

Church

Photo: Robert Illes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viererfeld and Old City.

Viererfeld

Neighborhood

Photo: Rene.kernen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Viererfeld is a neighborhood.

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.

Mattequartier

Quarter

The Mattequartier is a historic neighbourhood on the Aare riverfront in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.

Breitenrain

Type: Quarter with 6,520 residents
Description: quarter/‘statistical district’, in the district Breitenrain-Lorraine/quarter V in the city of Bern, Switzerland
Categories: statistical district and locality
Location: Bern, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Bern Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.96018° or 46° 57′ 37″ north

Longitude

7.4504° or 7° 27′ 1″ east

Population

6,520

Elevation

559 metres (1,834 feet)

Open location code

8FR9XF62+35

OpenStreetMap ID

node 33077247

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11789463

Wikidata ID

Q906402

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Breitenrain” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Breitenrain”
German: “Breinrain-Bern”
German: “Breitenrain Bern”
German: “Breitenrain”
German: “Breitenrainquartier”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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