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Biel District

former district of the canton of Bern
AdministrativeArea former_district_of_the_canton_of_bern Q386141
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Biel District

Summary

Biel District is a former district of the canton of Bern[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (former_district_of_the_canton_of_bern category, ranking #7 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Biel District is located in Canton of Berne[3].
  • Biel District is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Biel District's instance of is recorded as former district of the canton of Bern[5].
  • Biel District's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Biel/Bienne[6].
  • Biel District's licence plate code is recorded as BE[7].
  • Biel District's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.1333, 'lon': 7.2333305555556}[8].
  • Biel District's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Amtsbezirk Biel'}[9].
  • Biel District covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25'}[10].

Body

Geography

Biel District is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Canton of Berne[3].

Physical Characteristics

Biel District covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25'}[10].

Designation and Status

Biel District's instance of is recorded as former district of the canton of Bern[5].

Why It Matters

Biel District draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (former_district_of_the_canton_of_bern category, ranking #7 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Rzuwig · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → CHE Biel District Flag.svg
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P41]]: CHE Biel District Flag.svg, ([[c:GR|GR]]) [[c:COM:FR|File renamed]]: [[File:Flag of Biel District.svg]] → [[File:CHE Biel District Flag.svg]] [[c:COM:FR#FR4|"
  2. 3d ago · Sàádî · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms image → Biel (district)-coat of arms.svg
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P94]]: CHE Biel District COA.svg, ([[c:GR|GR]]) [[File:CHE Verwaltungskreis Biel COA.svg]] → [[File:CHE Biel District COA.svg]] [[c:COM:FR#FR1|Criterion 1]] (origi"
  3. 3d ago · SpinnerLaserzthe2nd · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms image → Biel (district)-coat of arms.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P94]]: CHE Verwaltungskreis Biel COA.svg"
  4. 4d ago · SpinnerLaserzthe2nd · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Biel/Bienne
    Instance of → —
    Located in → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of Biel District.svg"
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