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Bern

Bern, Switzerland has 8 prisons and jails and 44 police agencies in this atlas. Among them are 44 police stations, 4 remand prisons and 2 prisons. Most entries (75%) come with a telephone number, so you can contact the facility directly. Bern-Mittelland has the most entries of any district, with 18. The atlas lists entries in 26 cantons of Switzerland, Bern among them. Choose one of 10 districts to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Bern, by district

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Bern-MittellandBiel/BienneEmmentalFrutigen-NiedersimmentalInterlaken-OberhasliJura bernoisOberaargauObersimmental-SaanenSeelandThunBahnhof – BernKantonale Polizei – RiggisbergKantonspolizei – OstermundigenKantonspolizei – BernKantonspolizei BernPolizeiposten Waisenhaus – BernPolizeiwache BelpPolizeiwache Bümpliz – BernPolizeiwache Hinterkappelen (Wohlen)Polizeiwache IttigenPolizeiwache MünchenbuchseePolizeiwache Ostring – BernPolizeiwache SchwarzenburgPolizeiwache WorbPolizeiwache ZollikofenRegionalpolizei NeufeldSeepolizei WohlenseeKantonspolizei / Police cantonaleKantonspolizei Bern – TwannPolice – Brügg BEPolice cantonale – Biel/BiennePolizeiwache NidauKantonspolizei – Kirchberg (BE)Kantonspolizei Bern – BurgdorfWache LangnauKantonspolizei BernPolizeiwache AdelbodenRegionalpolizei FrutigenSeepolizei ThunerseePolizei BrienzSeepolizei BrienzerseeWache InterlakenPolice cantonale – PéryPoste de police La NeuvevilleKantonspolizei – LangenthalKantonspolizei Bern – HerzogenbuchseePolizeiposten ZweisimmenKantonspolizei Bern – LyssPolizeistation – Büren an der AarePolizeiwache AarbergPolizeiwache ErlachPolizeiwache SteffisburgPolizeiwache ThunUetendorf Police StationRegionalgefängnis BernRegionalgefängnis BielJustizvollzugsanstalt HindelbankJustizvollzugsanstalt ThorbergRegionalgefängnis BurgdorfJustizvollzugsanstalt WitzwilMassnahmenzentrum St. JohannsenRegionalgefängnis Thun
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What the atlas holds here

44Police stations
4Remand prisons
2Prisons
1Women's prison
1Open prison
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Prisons & jails

8 facilities

8 entries
Justizvollzugsanstalt HindelbankWomen's prisonEmmental+41 31 636 37 11
Justizvollzugsanstalt ThorbergKrauchthalPrisonEmmental+41 31 635 64 11
Justizvollzugsanstalt WitzwilGampelenOpen prisonSeeland+41 31 635 65 11
Massnahmenzentrum St. JohannsenLe LanderonPrisonSeeland+41 31 635 66 11
Regionalgefängnis BernRemand prisonBern-Mittelland+41 31 634 46 41
Regionalgefängnis BielRemand prisonBiel/Bienne—
Regionalgefängnis BurgdorfRemand prisonEmmental+41 31 635 72 11
Regionalgefängnis ThunRemand prisonThun—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Bern, Switzerland?

The atlas lists 8 prisons, jails and detention centres in Bern, Switzerland, including 4 remand prisons and 2 prisons.

How many police stations are in Bern, Switzerland?

44 police units are listed for Bern, Switzerland, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Bern, Switzerland?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Switzerland. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which district has the most facilities?

Bern-Mittelland, with 1 prison or jail and 17 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 6 entries of 8. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

What specialised facilities are there in Bern, Switzerland?

The atlas lists 1 women's prison, 4 remand prisons and 1 open prison here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is Bern, Switzerland divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Bern, Switzerland by district, following official administrative boundaries; 10 districts currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the district where it is located; Bern-Mittelland is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Bern, Switzerland?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 44 police units here. Open a district to see the units in each area.

Which neighbouring areas of Switzerland are covered?

Switzerland has 25 other areas in the atlas; Zürich has the most entries (128), followed by Vaud.

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