Burgdorf

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Burgdorf

Total population

17,292

Air quality index

44Good

WeatherAvg high 57.8°F

Coordinates47.06°, 7.62°

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

Overview

Burgdorf is a municipality and the largest town in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Cédric Wermuth

Swiss politician

Gustav Huguenin

Swiss physician (1840-1920)

Romina Oprandi

Swiss tennis player

Philippe Koch

Swiss footballer

Dennis Hediger

Swiss footballer

Edy Hubacher

bobsledder

B

Bernhard König

Swiss politician and physician (1914-2011)

Bänz Oester

Swiss bassist

H

Hans Wyss

Swiss veterinarian, director of the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office

Helmut Hubacher

Swiss politician (1926-2020)

J

Jonas Weingart

Philipp Wetzel

Swiss ice hockey player

R

Richard König

Swiss economist (1890-1949)

R

Rudolf Flükiger

(1956-1977)

Ursula Gaillard

Swiss translator and writer

Walter Dürig

(1927-2019)

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

Nearby places in Bern

• Heimiswil
  1.6 mi away · pop. 1,543
• Mötschwil
  2.6 mi away · pop. 137
• Alchenflüh
  2.8 mi away
• Rüegsauschachen
  3.2 mi away
• Rüdtligen
  3.3 mi away
• Rüegsbach
  3.5 mi away
• Oberösch
  3.6 mi away · pop. 104
• Kernenried
  3.7 mi away · pop. 527
• Biembach im Emmental
  3.8 mi away
• Zauggenried
  4.1 mi away · pop. 301
• Aefligen
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,067
• Wynigen
  4.1 mi away · pop. 2,037

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.

Books about Burgdorf

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-10-13

Baillon's Crake

Zapornia pusilla

Seen 2026-10-13

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-10-09

16-spot Ladybird

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Seen 2026-10-06

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-03

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

Seen 2026-10-03

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-30

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-30

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-29

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

Official Identifiers