Thun District in the
Canton of Bern
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Switzerland
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was created on 1 January 2010.
It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 31 municipalities with an area of and a population () of 103,233.
Mergers
* On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of
Niederstocken,
Oberstocken and
Höfen merged into the municipality of Stocken-Höfen and the former municipality of
Kienersrüti merged into the municipality of Uttigen.
[Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
accessed 13 December 2014
* On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of
Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg.
* On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of
Zwieselberg merged into the municipality of Reutigen.
References
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Districts of the canton of Bern