Mattequartier

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gerbern alley fountain and Bear park.

Bear park

Zoo

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bear park is a zoo.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Marzili.

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.

Marzili

Quarter

Photo: Cece, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Marzili is a quarter.

Loeb-Egge

Locality

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loeb-Egge is a locality.

Mattequartier

Type: Quarter with 1,260 residents
Description: quarter/‘statistical district’, in the district Innere Stadt (Inner City)/quarter I 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

46.94716° or 46° 56′ 50″ north

Longitude

7.45673° or 7° 27′ 24″ east

Population

1,260

Elevation

502 metres (1,647 feet)

Open location code

8FR9WFW4+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 31491320

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

11789683

Wikidata ID

Q1909384

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Mattequartier” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Mattequartier”
German: “Matte Bern”
German: “Matte-Bern”
German: “Matte”
German: “Mattequartier”
German: “Schwarzes Quartier”
Japanese: “マッテ地区”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as White Quarter and Gryphenhübeli.

Notable Places Nearby

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