Trub

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Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°53′E

Trub
Coat of Arms of Trub
Canton Bern
District Signau
Coordinates  46°56′N 7°53′E
Population 1521   (December 2002)
Area 62.0 km²
Elevation 790 m
Postal code 3556
SFOS number 0908
Website www.trub.ch
Trub (Switzerland)
Trub
Trub
This article is about the Swiss municipality. For the brewery term, see Trub (brewing).

Trub is the largest municipality of Switzerland (62 km²) in size, but not in population. It is located in the Emmental region of of the canton of Bern in the district of Signau.

Today, Trub has just under 1,700 inhabitants (2004), but as a result of centuries of emigration from the Emmental region, over 43,000 people are registered as citizens of Trub and about 1 in 160 Swiss citizens trace their ancestry back to this community.

A farm-house in Trub.
A farm-house in Trub.


Coat of Arms of the Canton Bern
Municipalities in the district of Signau, Switzerland

Eggiwil | Langnau im Emmental | Lauperswil | Röthenbach im Emmental | Rüderswil | Schangnau | Signau | Trub | Trubschachen

Canton of Berne | Districts of Canton Bern | Municipalities of the canton of Berne

 
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