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Zimmerwald

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Coordinates:46°53′N7°28′E / 46.883°N 7.467°E /46.883; 7.467

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Former municipality in Bern, Switzerland

Zimmerwald
Former municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zimmerwald
Zimmerwald Show map of Switzerland Zimmerwald Show map of Canton of Bern
Coordinates:46°53′N7°28′E / 46.883°N 7.467°E /46.883; 7.467
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Bern-Mittelland
Area
• Total	8.94 km² (3.45 sq mi)
Elevation	840 m (2,760 ft)
Population (December 2002)
• Total	870
• Density	97/km² (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	3086
SFOS number	887
ISO 3166 code	CH-BE
Website

Zimmerwald (Swiss Standard German pronunciation:[ˈtsɪmərˌvald]) was an independent municipality in theCanton of Bern,Switzerland until 31 December 2003. It is located on a hill in the proximity of the city ofBern in the BerneseMittelland. On 1 January 2004 Zimmerwald united with the municipality ofEnglisberg to form the new municipality ofWald.

On 31 December 2002 the population was 870. The coat of arms is three fir trees on three green mountain peaks with a background that ranges from silver to green.

Hotel and Pension de Beau Séjour of Zimmerwald, steel engraving dated 1865

church of Zimmerwald, view towards Belpberg and Alps

church of Zimmerwald with adjoining municipal cemetery

the "Leuen", the local tavern and inn of Zimmerwald, built in 1840

hamlet of Brönni, Obermuhlern, village of Zimmerwald

Coloured lithography of the Hotel "Beau Séjour" where delegates of the 1915Zimmerwald Conference lived. The main building of the hotel was torn down in the 1960s. The guest house and parts of the park survive to this day

History

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Zimmerwald was only settled in the late phase of theGermanic colonisation of Switzerland. Between 800 and 900,Ciberni entering Southern Germany first settled on theLängenberg (Long Mountain), the hill on which Zimmerwald lies. The town is first mentioned in documents in the later Middle Ages. In 1999, Zimmerwald celebrated its 700th anniversary.

Zimmerwald is remembered in world history for theZimmerwald Conference held in September 1915. Prominentsocialists met from across Europe, among themLeon Trotsky andVladimir Lenin. The conference was called byRobert Grimm of Bern. The international workers' movement split as a result of the conference into asocial democratic and a revolutionary wing.

Sites of interest

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Wind instruments museum

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The collection of the Zimmerwald wind instruments museum covers some 1,000wind instruments from all periods, as well as percussion instruments. They include rare pieces such asbull horns, old Germaniclures,serpents andflap trumpets, but also Swissalphorns.^{[citation needed]}