Guggisberg
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| Guggisberg | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Berne |
| District | Schwarzenburg |
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| Population | 1,630 (January 2006) |
| - Density | 30 /km² (77 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 54.9 km² (21.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,115 m (3,658 ft) |
| Postal code | 3158 |
| SFOS number | 0852 |
| Mayor | Jakob Schmied |
| Surrounded by | Alterswil (FR), Oberwil im Simmental, Plaffeien (FR), Rüschegg, Wahlern, Zumholz (FR) |
| Website | www.gemeinde-guggisberg.ch |
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Guggisberg is a municipality in the district of Schwarzenburg in the Swiss canton of Bern.
It lies approximately midway between Fribourg and Thun.
The earliest reference to the community dates from 1148, when Guggisberg (spelled Cucansperc) was mentioned in a document of Pope Eugene III. In 1423 the territory was divided in two and sold by Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy to Bern and Fribourg. It would remain as two separate entitites until reunified by Napoleon's Act of Mediation in 1803.
[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
- Dubler, A-M: Guggisberg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2005-06-14.
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