Pieterlen

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Coordinates: 47°11′N, 7°20′E

Pieterlen
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Pieterlen
Canton Berne
District Büren
47°11′N, 7°20′E
Population 3,295  (2005)
  - Density 397 /km² (1,028 /sq.mi.)
Area 8.3 km² (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation 436 m (1,430 ft)
Postal code 2542
SFOS number 0392
Mayor Ueli Anliker
Surrounded by Lengnau BE, Meinisberg, Safnern, Biel/Bienne, Vauffelin, Romont BE
Website www.pieterlen.ch
Pieterlen (Switzerland)
Pieterlen
Pieterlen

Pieterlen (French: Perles) is a municipality in the district of Büren in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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)

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