Wahlern

Wahlern is a former municipality of the canton of Bern in Switzerland and seat of the Bern-Mittelland administrative district. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen merged in the new municipality of Schwarzenburg.

Wahlern
Location of Wahlern
Wahlern
Wahlern
Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°21′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictBern-Mittelland
Government
  MayorRudolf Krebs
Area
  Total40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Elevation
792 m (2,598 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
  Total6,197
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3150 Schwarzenburg
3148 Lanzenhäusern
SFOS number0854
LocalitiesSchwarzenburg, Lanzenhäusern, Steinenbrünnen
Surrounded byKöniz, Oberbalm, Rüeggisberg, Rüschegg, Guggisberg, Alterswil, St. Antoni, Heitenried, Albligen and Ueberstorf
Websitewww.wahlern.ch
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