Biel/Bienne

Biel/Bienne is Switzerland’s largest bilingual city! Biel/Bienne is the world capital of watchmaking and a city for communication. It is located on the language boundary and is throughout bilingual. Biel is the German name for the town, Bienne its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Since January 1, 2005, the official name has been "Biel/Bienne", unofficially also "Biel-Bienne".

The city lies at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains area, guarding the only practical connection to Jura in the area, on the northeastern shores of Lake Biel (Bielersee, Lac de Bienne), sharing the eastern tip of the lake with its sister city, Nidau, the administrative centre of the District of Nidau. Neuchâtel, Solothurn & Berne (the capital of Switzerland) lie west, east and southeast of Biel/Bienne, all less than 30 minutes away, either by train or car.

The city has 50,852 inhabitants and the agglomeration near 100,000.

 

 

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Wind8.75 m/s
Cloudiness100 %
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Pressure1008 hpa
Humidity89 %
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  • Hotel Elite 2009-06-26

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    Hotel Elite The Art Deco Hotel Elite in the centre of Biel/Bienne, the town of watchmakers, offers you a relaxed retreat for family holidays, business meetings or special events like weddings. Offering non-smoking rooms, smoking rooms and Ladies' special rooms, Restaurant Elite for traditional dishes and Baramundo Bar for evening cocktails. READ MORE

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    The Restaurant Rotihaus The Restaurant Rotihaus located in Biel/Bienne got its name from the Indian bread called Roti, which symbolizes the traditional Indian meal.Guests can enjoy their meal in a rather formal and Indian ambience in the Indian hall or have a casual lunch/dinner with homely atmosphere in the restaurant. Take aways, buffets on offer as well as a variety of our selected Indian and European Drinks.READ MORE

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