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[[File:Bern View from Lerberstrasse.JPG|thumb|200px|A view of the Old District of Bern in 2007.]]

[[File:Bern View from Lerberstrasse.JPG|thumb|200px|A view of the Old District of Bern in 2007.]]

[[File:Swiss Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) in Berne.jpg|thumb|200px|The Swiss Federal Palace (''Bundeshaus'') in Bern.]]

[[File:Swiss Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) in Berne.jpg|thumb|200px|The Swiss Federal Palace (''Bundeshaus'') in Bern.]]

'''Bern''' is the de facto capital (bundesstadt) of [[Switzerland]].<ref>http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D10102.php</ref> The city is located along a narrow loop of the [[Aar]] River.

'''Bern''' is the de facto capital city (Bundesstadt ("federal city")) of [[Switzerland]].<ref>http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D10102.php</ref> The city is located along a narrow loop of the [[Aar]] River.

Bern was the scene of a disputation in 1528 between [[Roman Catholic]]s and Reformers that led to its acceptance and subsequent championship of [[Protestant]] doctrines.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Bern</ref>

Bern was the scene of a disputation in 1528 between [[Roman Catholic]]s and Protestants that led to its acceptance and subsequent championship of [[Protestant]] doctrines.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Bern</ref>

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