Pieterlen
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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 (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)
[edit] External links
- Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren many publications about Pieterlen and the Büren district (German)
- Webcam
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