Safnern

Safnern is a municipality in the administrative district of Biel / Bienne Canton of Berne in Switzerland.

Geography

Safnern located in the Bernese Seeland at the foot of the hand-made paper mountain. The neighboring communities of north clockwise beginning are Pieterlen, Meinisberg, Bueren an der Aare, Meienried, Scheurenstraße BE, Orpund and Biel / Bienne.

The total area of 5.53 square kilometers, which is Safnern 2.0 km2 of forest and 0.22 km2 are water. Approximately 2.4 km2, ie about 40 % of the total area of Safnern is used for agriculture today. Safnern is between 430 m above sea level. M. (Aare ) and 565 m above sea level. M. on the Gryfeberg.

Policy

Mayor Stefan Müller (2011 ).

The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 37.4 %, SP 18.3 %, BDP 17.6 %, FDP 5.9 %, GPS 4.9 %, glp 4.8 %, EDU 3.7 %, EPP 2.7 %, SD 1.4 %, CVP 1.4 %.

Pictures

Municipality of Safnern

Gasthof stars in Safnern

Biel/Bienne (administrative district) Municipalities of Switzerland Bürgergemeinde Seeland (Switzerland) Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Aegerten Bellmund Ipsach Evilard Nidau Port, Switzerland Schwadernau Madretsch Twann Municipalities of the canton of Bern

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