Büschiwald

Büschiwald is a forest in Köniz, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern. Büschiwald is situated nearby to the hamlet Schwanden, as well as near the suburb Schliern.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gurten and Federal Office of Public Health.

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.

Federal Office of Public Health

Government office

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

The Federal Office of Public Health is the Swiss federal government's centre for public health and a part of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs.

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 Berne and Köniz.

Berne

Photo: Augustgeyler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Although Berne is the seat of most of the institutions of the Swiss Confederation, the remarkable design coherence of Berne'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.