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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 ( | + | '''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 | + | 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> |
== References == | == References == | ||
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Bern is the de facto capital city (Bundesstadt ("federal city")) of Switzerland.[1] The city is located along a narrow loop of the Aar River.
Bern was the scene of a disputation in 1528 between Roman Catholics and Protestants that led to its acceptance and subsequent championship of Protestant doctrines.[2]