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Bern City Stream

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  • Location: Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

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    November 2, 2018

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    There are people who would say that many things are wrong in Bern. But only a few people think of the city stream. This flows namely at the lower justice alley instead downwards. At least apparently.

    It is an optical illusion, says Markus Strauss, project manager at the civil engineering office. "The water always runs downhill.
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    October 28, 2018

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    The old city stream flowed through the middle of the streets of Bern.
    It still flows today, partially underground, partly exposed as visible in the picture. He served the workers, so that mills were operated and the laundry washed, etc. which was strictly regulated, but he never acted as drinking water. There were also sewers and toilets.


    It flows via Bümpliz in the direction of the main station, down Spitalgasse and at the Nydegg bridge into the Aare.
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    April 29, 2023

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    It runs like a red thread through the middle of Bern's old town. Anyone who sees the old Stadtbach for the first time will inevitably ask themselves why the city doesn't protect the Stadtbach, which is about one meter below street level, better. Inexperienced Hans look up into the air, threatening to fall again into the concrete creek bed.
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    Location: Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

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