Laupen (district)
Encyclopedia
Laupen District was one of the 26 administrative districts
in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
. Its capital was the municipality of Laupen. The district had an area of 88 km² and consisted of 11 municipalities
:
The municipalities of Clavaleyres
and Münchenwiler
are enclaved within the canton of Fribourg
.
Districts of Switzerland
In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each canton iscompletely free to decide its own internal organisation. Therefore there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between canton and municipality, loosely termed...
in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Its capital was the municipality of Laupen. The district had an area of 88 km² and consisted of 11 municipalities
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
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The municipalities of Clavaleyres
Clavaleyres
Clavaleyres is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Finds of bronze rings imply a settlement in the area during the La Tène culture. During the Roman Empire the area was an estate which supplied the nearby city of Aventicum. In...
and Münchenwiler
Münchenwiler
Münchenwiler is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:...
are enclaved within the canton of Fribourg
Canton of Fribourg
The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the west of the country. The capital of the canton is Fribourg. The name Fribourg is French, whereas is the German name for both the canton and the town.-History:...
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