Konolfingen District

Konolfingen
Amtsbezirk Konolfingen
District
Location of Konolfingen
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalKonolfingen
Area
 • Total
214 km2 (83 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
57,249
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities29

Konolfingen District is a district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. While being an administrative district with power, its capital was the town of Konolfingen. The district contains 12 municipalities covering an area of 153 km2 (59 sq mi):

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Ostermundigen.

Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

The district consistes of 29 municipalities in an area of 214 km².

Mergers

On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Aeschlen merged into the municipality of Oberdiessbach.[1]

References

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2775. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

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