Bill-Bienne in Switzerland

The Swiss city of Berne - Bill-Bienne (German Biel, fr. Bienne) is located on the shore of the lake, which is called as the city itself (German Bielersee, fr. Lac de Bienne). The city is situated on the border between the German-language and French-speaking parts of Switzerland. Called a boundary ditch, or roshtigraben roshti. In Bill-Bienne speak these two languages, but most people still prefer German. The town's name officially from January 1, 2005 is written as «Biel / Bienne».
The story tells of the city that the first settlers of the Bill were the Celts, and their city was called Belenus, in honor of the Celtic deities. It is from this name, there were two modern name of the city. The city itself was built in the XI, and in 1275 he received a charter. In alliance with Bern under the supervision of the Bishop of Basle city resided in 1352. In the period from 1798 to 1814 Bill was occupied by the French. The composition of the Canton of Bern city entered since 1815.
At the moment in Switzerland, Bill-Bennsamy largest bilingual city, is situated at the foot of the Jura mountains. The main part of town consists of 14 quarters: Vingelz, IG (Interessengemeinschaft) Plänke, Altstadt, Rebberg-Beaumont, Neumarktstrasse - Oberer Quai, Zukunft / Kongresshaus, Stadtpark, Bahnhof, Möösli, Mühlefeld, Linden, Ostquartier, Mett, Bözingen.
The mayor is Hans Stockl (Hans Stöckli)
In the canton of Bern, Bienne Bill is the second largest city. It is situated at an altitude of 434 meters above sea level and has the coordinates: 7 ° 14 'east longitude and 47 ° 08' north latitude. Lakeshire City with an area of ​​2162.7 ha. The height of water in Lake Biel reaches 429.23 meters.
The city's population is over 50 thousand people, of whom 27.6% - foreign citizens from more than 130 countries. This includes about 4000 Italians and a half thousand people from the countries of former Yugoslavia, fifteen hundred Spaniards, and about a thousand Turks. And also a little more than a thousand people from various Asian countries. This is reflected not only in German and French, but also in over 70 languages.
Among the most famous attractions, Benn Bill include:
Well Vennerbrunnen in the ring (1401), Hall (1534), a Gothic church (1451), Old Town (Altstadt) with its numerous buildings: building the top and bottom lanes, clock tower, a well in the upper Engelsbrunnen Lane (1563), the gate of the theater , well on the area of ​​justice Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen Burgplatz (1535), Office of (1530-1591). Festival-chess tournament in the city every year.
In Bill-Bienne - the world center of the watch industry are the main offices and the headquarters of the following brands:
Swiss Watch Industry Federation (Fr. Fédération de l'industrie horlogère Suisse FH)Swatch Group (and its subsidiaries, Swatch and Omega)Rolex and Glycine