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Lyss

Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E / 47.067°N 7.300°E / 47.067; 7.300
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Lyss
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Lyss is located in Switzerland
Lyss
Lyss
Lyss is located in Canton of Bern
Lyss
Lyss
Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E / 47.067°N 7.300°E / 47.067; 7.300
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictSeeland
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 5 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Andreas Hegg FDP/PRD
(as of March 2014)
 • ParliamentGrosser Gemeinderat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation
444 m (1,457 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total15,282
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3250
SFOS number0306
Surrounded byAarberg, Büetigen, Busswil bei Büren, Diessbach bei Büren, Grossaffoltern, Kappelen, Seedorf, Worben
Twin townsMonopoli (Italy)
Websitewww.lyss.ch
SFSO statistics

Lyss is a municipality in the administrative district of Seeland in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has a population of 11,000 people. About 84% of these people are Swiss German. Politically, Lyss can be called a city. The name "Lyss" comes from the local river Lyssbach.

On 1 January 2011, the old municipality of Busswil bei Büren was combined with Lyss.[3]

Lyss train station

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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  3. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011

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