Burgdorf

Burgdorf (fr. Berthoud) is the largest city in Emmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland and is the capital of the district of the same name.

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In 1175 the town was first known as "Burtorf" from Burg Bertolfs (Berchtolds) in connection with a deed of duke Berchtolds IV of Z?hringer. In 1384, the city of Berne purchased Burgdorf.

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In the city several engine works and a professional school for technology and architecture have their seat.

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Emmental: The Emmental is a valley and a landscape in the swiss canton of Bern....

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