Thun | |
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Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°38′E / 46.767°N 7.633°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
District | Thun |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
• Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Raphael Lanz SVP/UDC (as of February 2014) |
• Parliament | Stadtrat with 40 members |
Area | |
• Total | 21.60 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
Elevation (Railway station) | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
Highest elevation (Dürrenbergwald) | 1,172 m (3,845 ft) |
Lowest elevation (Aare at Lerchenfeld) | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 43,734 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | German: Thuner(in) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 3600-3645 |
SFOS number | 0942 |
Surrounded by | Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Thun (French: Thoune) is a city of the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The city has about 43,783 inhabitants (around 90,000 in the agglomeration), as of 31 December 2013.
It is located where the Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee), 30 km (19 mi) south of Berne.