Brügg BE

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Brügg BE

Total population

4,543

Coordinates47.13°, 7.28°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Brügg is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Franz Gertsch

Swiss artist (1930–2022)

Clemens Klopfenstein

Swiss film director

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Marc Schneeberger

Swiss sprinter

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Eduard Güder

Swiss theologian (1817-1882)

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Nicole Schnyder-Benoit

Swiss beach volleyball player

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Ernst Herdi

Swiss teacher and regional historian (1890-1974)

Ladyva

Swiss boogie woogie pianist

Friedrich Baumann

Swiss architect and politician (1835-1910)

Friedrich Fiala

Swiss catholic prelate (1817-1888)

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Walter König

Swiss politician (1908-2003)

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Jakob Nobs

Swiss entrepreneur (1883-1986)

Samuel Frisching

Swiss politician (1605-1683)

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Walter Siegenthaler

politician (1904-1994)

Théophile de Rutté

Swiss merchant and Honary Consul of Switzerland in California (1826-1885)

Alexander Funk

Swiss politician (1806-1871)

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Albert Helbling

Swiss politician (1878-1964)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bern

• Aegerten
  0.7 mi away · pop. 1,781
• Port
  1.3 mi away · pop. 3,898
• Schwadernau
  1.3 mi away · pop. 662
• Biel/Bienne
  1.8 mi away · pop. 56,378
• Bellmund
  2 mi away · pop. 1,546
• Busswil
  2.8 mi away · pop. 1,905
• Merzligen
  2.9 mi away · pop. 405
• Magglingen
  3 mi away · pop. 574
• Meienried
  3 mi away · pop. 52
• Dotzigen
  3 mi away · pop. 1,573
• Sutz-Lattrigen
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,358
• Alfermée
  3.6 mi away

Browse all places in Bern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-09-20

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-09-20

Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp

Sceliphron caementarium

Seen 2026-09-19

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Seen 2026-09-19

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Fleabane

Pulicaria dysenterica

Seen 2026-09-19

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Seen 2026-09-19

Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp

Isodontia mexicana

Seen 2026-09-18

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).