Solrütiwald

Solrütiwald is a forest in Köniz, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Solrütiwald is situated nearby to the hamlet Jennershaus, as well as near the suburb Blinzern.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gurten and Swiss National Library.

Gurten

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gurten is a mountain situated just to the south of Bern, the capital city of Switzerland. It is 858 metres high, and the summit yields views of Bern, of the Jura mountains and of the Alps.

Swiss National Library

Public building

Photo: Sandstein, Public domain.

The Swiss National Library is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office of Culture, it is charged with collecting, cataloging and conserving information in all fields, disciplines, and media connected with Switzerland, as well as ensuring the widest possible accessibility and dissemination of such data.

PTT Archive

Library

Photo: Archives PTT (Suisse), CC BY-SA 4.0.

The PTT Archive is the archive of the former Swiss Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Services. In 1997 PTT was split into two companies: Swiss Post) and Swisscom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bern and Köniz.

Bern

Photo: Augustgeyler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Although Bern is the seat of most of the institutions of the Swiss Confederation, the remarkable design coherence of Bern's old town has earned it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Köniz

Town

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Köniz is a statistical town and a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district right on the southern border to Bern in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.