Regionalgefängnis

Regionalgefängnis is a prison in Berne, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern which is located on Genfergasse. Regionalgefängnis is situated nearby to the public building Amthaus, as well as near Museum of Fine Arts Bern.

Email: regionalgefaengnis-bern@pom.be.ch
Type: Prison
Also known as: “Gefängnis Bern” and “Regionalgefängnis Bern”
Address: Genfergasse 22, Bern, 3011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts Bern and Berne Railway Station.

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

Public building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Museum of Fine Arts Bern, established in 1879 in Bern, is the museum of fine arts of the de facto capital of Switzerland. Museum of Fine Arts Bern is situated 150 metres east of Regionalgefängnis.

Berne Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bern railway station serves the municipality of Bern, the federal city of Switzerland. Opened progressively between 1858 and 1860, and rebuilt several times since then, it lies on the Olten–Bern and the Lausanne–Bern lines and is near the end of the Lötschberg line. Berne Railway Station is situated 280 metres southwest of Regionalgefängnis.

Museum of Fine Arts Bern

Museum

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum of Fine Arts Bern is situated 110 metres east of Regionalgefängnis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loeb-Egge and Old City.

Loeb-Egge

Locality

Photo: Mike Switzerland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loeb-Egge is a locality.

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.