Pieterlen
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| Pieterlen | |
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| Canton | Bern |
| District | Büren |
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| Population | 3,295 (2005) |
| Area | 8.3 km² |
| Elevation | 436 m |
| Postal code | 2542 |
| SFOS number | 0392 |
| Mayor | Ueli Anliker |
| Website | www.pieterlen.ch |
| Surrounded by | Lengnau BE, Meinisberg, Safnern, Biel/Bienne, Vauffelin, Romont BE |
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Pieterlen (French: Perles) is a municipality in the Büren administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is also the name of the evangelical-reform parish and Roman Catholic parish there.
Pieterlen lies at the foot of the Jura mountains in the Bernese Seeland.
[edit] Further reading
- Heinz Rauscher: Pieterlen und seine Nachbarn, Hornerblätter der Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren, 2005 (German)
[edit] External links
- Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren many publications about Pieterlen and the Büren district (German)
- Webcam
Municipalities in the district of Büren, Switzerland
Arch | Büetigen | Büren an der Aare | Busswil bei Büren | Diessbach bei Büren | Dotzigen | Lengnau | Leuzigen | Meienried | Meinisberg | Oberwil bei Büren | Pieterlen | Rüti bei Büren | Wengi
Canton of Berne | Districts of Canton Berne | Municipalities of the canton of Berne
