Madretsch

Madretsch is a former commune in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is a suburb of Biel/Bienne, which it joined in 1920. Previously a rural suburb with some remaining farms and green areas, it has now become fully integrated as a city suburb, without any real local character any more.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nicholas of Flüe catholic church and Congress Center.

Nicholas of Flüe catholic church

Church

Nicholas of Flüe catholic church

Photo: Charly Bernasconi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Congress Center

Government building

Congress Center

Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Congress Center is a government building.

Municipal Library

Library

Municipal Library

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nidau and Port.

Nidau

Village

Photo: Astrochim, Public domain.

Nidau is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Port

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the Biel/Bienne administrative district.

Brügg

Village

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brügg is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Madretsch

Type: Suburb
Description: former municipality and city district of Bienne in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Categories: neighborhood, former municipality of Switzerland, and locality
Location: Biel, Biel/Bienne, Canton of Bern, Berne Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.12909° or 47° 7′ 45″ north

Longitude

7.25675° or 7° 15′ 24″ east

Open location code

8FV947H4+JP

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Madretsch” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Madretsch”
French: “Madretsch”
German: “Madretsch”
German: “Mardrez”
Italian: “Madretsch”
Slovenian: “Madretsch”
Slovenian: “Mardrez”
Turkish: “Madretsch”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Magasin General and Odd Fellows Biel-Seeland-Loge Nr. 24.

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