| LC control no. | n 81140227 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Biel (Bern, Switzerland) |
| Variant(s) | Biel, Switzerland Bienne (Switzerland) Bienna (Switzerland) Belna (Switzerland) |
| See also | Successor: Biel/Bienne (Switzerland) http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/u/P60686 |
| Other standard no. | 127391218 |
| Associated country | Switzerland |
| Associated place | Bern (Switzerland : Canton) |
| Special note | SUBJECT USAGE: This name is not valid for use as a subject. Works about this place are entered under Biel/Bienne (Switzerland). |
| Found in | BGN 11-6-81 (Biel, Switzerland; POPL, 47°10ʹN, 7°15ʹE; also lists another Popl with same name) Schweizer Lex., 1945 (Biel (frz: Bienne), Stadt im schweiz. Kt. Bern am Bielersee) GNS, August 30, 2024 (Biel/Bienne (approved); variants: Biel; Bienne; populated place, Switzerland, Bern; Latitude (DMS) 47:08:30, Longitude (DMS) 7:15:27; Latitude (DD) 47.141666, Longitude (DD) 7.257589) Wikipedia, August 30, 2024 (Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; German: Biel, French: Bienne; Italian: Bienna; Romansh: Bienna; Latin: Belna) is a bilingual city in the canton of Bern in Switzerland; Biel/Bienne is the capital of the Biel/Bienne administrative district; Since 1 January 2005, the official name has been "Biel/Bienne". Until then, the town was officially named Biel or Bienne) |
| Geographic area code | e-sz--- |
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