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Blankenburg
Bernvillage
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Bern, Switzerland, Blankenburg is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (46.541°, 7.390°). Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta3,379
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,408
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,303
- Dusky Large BlueMaculinea nausithous (Bergstrasser, 1779) · Insecta2,168
- chamoisRupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia1,932
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta1,888
- Scarce Large BlueMaculinea teleius (Bergstrasser, 1779) · Insecta1,777
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis L. · Magnoliopsida1,604
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
- M 4.1 — 2021-10-0510 km SSW of Evolène, Switzerland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bern
- Sankt Stephan2.2 mi away · pop. 1,381
- Grubenwald2.6 mi away
- Saanenmöser4 mi away
- Weissenbach4.6 mi away
- Grimmialp5.1 mi away
- Abländschen5.3 mi away
- Schönried5.5 mi away
- Reidenbach5.7 mi away
- Schwarzenmatt5.8 mi away
- Boltigen6.1 mi away · pop. 1,272
- Zwischenflüh7.5 mi away
- Oberwil im Simmental8.4 mi away · pop. 838
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org