Biel

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Biel is a bilingual Swiss city in the canton of Bern known as a major center of the watchmaking industry and gateway to the Jura region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Biel canonical 2
City of Biel 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeLanguage French
German
belongsTo Swiss Confederation
canton Canton of Bern
linked to: canton of Bern
climate temperate oceanic climate
country Switzerland
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 434 metres
hasCulturalInstitution CentrePasquArt
Omega Museum
hasHigherEducationInstitution Bern University of Applied Sciences campus in Biel
Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training campus in Biel
hasIndustry information technology
microtechnology
precision engineering
hasLake Lake Biel
linked to: Lake of Biel
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.biel-bienne.ch
hasRailwayStation Biel/Bienne railway station
hasRiver Zihl canal
linked to: Zihl Canal
hasSportsTeam EHC Biel
hasTwinTown Chalon-sur-Saône
Lublin
San Marcos
Yverdon-les-Bains
isBilingual true
knownAs gateway to the Jura region
knownFor Swiss watch brands headquarters
watchmaking industry
languageMajority German
languageMinority French
locatedAtFootOf Jura Mountains
locatedIn Seeland administrative district
linked to: Seeland region
locatedNorthOf Bern
locatedOn Lake Biel
linked to: Lake of Biel
locatedWestOf Zurich
officialLanguage French
German
officialName Biel/Bienne
partOf Swiss Plateau region
linked to: Swiss Plateau
postalCode 2500
region Seeland
linked to: Seeland region
shortName Biel
Bienne
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode BE

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grenchen locatedNear Biel
Schmalkaldic League hasMember City of Biel
linked to: Biel
Biel shortName Biel