Burgdorf
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Burgdorf (fr. Berthoud) is the largest city in Emmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland and is the capital of the district of the same name.
In 1175 the town was first known as "Burtorf" from Burg Bertolfs (Berchtolds) in connection with a deed of duke Berchtolds IV of Zähringer. In 1384, the city of Berne purchased Burgdorf.
In the city several engine works and a professional school for technology and architecture have their seat.
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The Burgdorf castle, first built in 1175, now contains a museum founded in 1886.
Points of interest
- The old town centre, with alleyways, squares and many historical buildings
- Late Gothic church 1471/1490
- The Schloss Burgdorf (a castle)