Mattequartier
The Mattequartier is a historic neighbourhood on the Aare riverfront in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gerbern alley fountain and Bärengraben.
Bärengraben
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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: Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.94716° or 46° 56′ 50″ northLongitude
7.45673° or 7° 27′ 24″ eastPopulation
1,260Elevation
502 metres (1,647 feet)Open location code
8FR9WFW4+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 31491320OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
11789683Wikidata ID
Q1909384
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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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as White Quarter and Gryphenhübeli.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Terrasse Fischerstübli and Terrasse Ligu Lehm.
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