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Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne is a bilingual city and municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. With over 55,000 residents, it is the country's tenth-largest city by population. The Biel/Bienne urban area has a population of around 100,000 inhabitants. Biel/Bienne is the capital of the Biel/Bienne administrative district. The city has been an industrial and watchmaking heart of Switzerland since the 19th century. With world-famous watch brands such as Rolex, Omega and Swatch based in Biel/Bienne, the city is one of the main centres of the Swiss watch industry and is also referred to as the "world capital of watchmaking".
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Suiza
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 55,120
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates
- 47.14, 7.25
How far Biel/Bienne is from other cities in Suiza
- Berna26 km✈ 47 min · 🚗 26 min
- Köniz27 km✈ 47 min · 🚗 27 min
- Fribourg38 km✈ 48 min · 🚗 38 min
- Thun52 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 52 min
- Basilea53 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 53 min
- Lucerna81 km✈ 51 min · 🚗 1 h 21 min
- Montreux82 km✈ 51 min · 🚗 1 h 22 min
- Lausana83 km✈ 51 min · 🚗 1 h 23 min
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