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2009
When was the last time the area of Bern was measured?
as a collegiate authority.
How does the government of Bern operate?
five
How many councilors are there?
Alexander Tschäppät
Who is Bern's mayor, or Stadtprasident?
every four years.
How after are the elections?
in the Erlacherhof
Where is the executive body held?
left parties
Who has the majority of the seats in Bern's City Council?
Social Democratic Party
What party also had the mayor as of 2015?
CVP
What is the Christian Democratic Party also known as?
The City Parliament
Who holds the legislative power?
80
How many members are part of the City Parliament?
every four years.
How often are elections held for the City Parliament?
public
Are the sessions of City Parliament private or public?
left parties
Which party has the absolute majority of the seats?
46
How many seats are there?
Social Democratic Party
Which specific party has the most members in the City Parliament?
140,634
What is the population of Bern?
34%
What percent of the population are resident foreign nationals?
.6%
What was the population change from 2000 and 2010?
births and deaths
What counted for more of the population change?
German
What is the main lanuage of Bern?
Italian
What is the second most common language?
81.2%
What percent of the population speaks German?
having twinned cities
What did the city decide again?
during the UEFA Euro 2008
When did they have a temporary twinned city?
Salzburg
What was the twinning city with Bern in 2008?
Austrian
What country is Salzburg in?
35.4%
How many Swiss men live in Bern?
20.1%
What percent of the population is born somewhere else in Switzerland?
21.6%
What percent were born outside of Switzerland?
15.1%
What percent of the population are 19 years old and under?
65%
What percent of the population are between 20-64?
19.9%
What percent of the population are over 64 years old?
adults
What age group has most of the population included?
59,948
How many people were single in Bern in 2000?
49,873
How many people were married in Bern in 2000?
9,468
How many people were widows or widowers in Bern in 2000?
single
Where there more married or single people in Bern in 2000?
1.8 persons
What is the average of people per household in Bern?
1,592
How many households have 5 or more people living in them?
90.6%
What percentage of the apartment homes in Bern were occupied in 2000?
7.4%
What percent of apartments are seasonal apartments?
1108.92 Swiss francs
What was the average price to rent an average apartment in Bern?
.45%
What was the vacancy rate for Bern in 2010?
24.5%
What percent of the population were Roman Catholic?
.25%
How much of the population is Jewish in Bern?
4,907
How many muslims were there in Bern in 2000?
12.72%
How much of the population had no religion?
medieval
The structure of Bern's city centre is mainly what type of buildings?
a Cultural World Heritage Site
What does UNESCO recognised Bern's city center to be?
Zytglogge
What is Berns most famous site?
Münster
What is the name of the 15th century cathedral?
Gothic
What type of cathedral is Muster?
a bear pit
What is the Barengraben?
the far end of the Nydeggbrücke
Where is the Barengraben located?
heraldic animals
What are held at the Barengraben?
the Russian president
Who gave Bern their bears?
Dählhölzli zoo
What zoo are the bears of Bern kept?
The Federal Palace
Where is the national parliment housed?
Bundeshaus
What is the Federal Palace called?
the Kramgasse 49
Where is Albert Einstein live?
Annus Mirabilis Papers
What was published the same years?
Einsteinhaus
What is the flat that Einstein called?
Rosengarten
What is the Rose Garden also known as?
view of the medieval town centre
What can you see from the Rose Garden?
a park
What was the Rosarium converted into?
1913
What year was the Rosarium converted?
public fountains
Where are the statues at in the Old Town?
disobedient children.
Who does the Kindlifresserbrunnen scare?
Hans Hiltbrand
Who created all the statues except the Zahringer fountain?
a UNESCO World Heritage Site
What does the UNESCO consider the entre Old Town?
1421
When was the biggest cathedral in Switzerland built?
Holy Ghost Church
What is the largest Swiss Reformed church in Switzerland?
Hans Gieng
Who is attributed to the 11 fountains in Old Town?
German and French subtitles
What subtitles are included in the movies?
1954
What year was the Football World Cup Final in Bern?
West Germany
Who won the game?
BSC Young Boys
What football team is based in Bern?
SC Bern
What is the major hockey league team of Bern?
PostFinance Arena
Where do they play?
2009
What year was the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship held in Bern?
2010
What year did Bern want to host the Winter Olympics?
2002
What year did they withdraw their bid?
Vancouver, Canada
Where were the 2010 Winter Olympics held?
3.3%
What was Berns unemployment rate in 2010?
59
How many businesses are there in the primary sector?
950
How many businesses are there in the secondary sector?
7,654
How many businesses are there in the tertiary sector?
125,037.
How many full time jobs were there in 2008?
184
How many jobs in the primary sector were agrictulture?
19
How many jobs in the primary sector were in forestry or lumber production?
15,476
How many jobs are in the secondary sector?
109,358
How many jobs are in the tertiary secotr?
94,367
How many workers commute into the municipality?
16,424
How many workers had to commute away from the municipality?
50.6%
How much of the working population uses public transportation?
20.6%
How many of the working population use private cars?
Länggasse quarter
Where are the majority of the buildings for the University of Bern?
39.2%
What percent of the population has completed non-mandatory upper secondary education?
18.9%
What percent of the population has completed additionaly higher education?