Swiss Towns / Episode 115
Steffisburg
22 October 2026 · Bern
What happened in this episode?
In episode 115, Steffisburg was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 1'996 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 1'995 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Steffisburg lies in the canton of Bern. It has 16'599 permanent residents and covers 14.81 km², which corresponds to around 1'121 residents per km².
- Canton: Bern
- 16'599 permanent residents
- Area: 14.81 km²
Steffisburg's church preserves layers of earlier buildings.
Two earlier churches date from around the 7th–8th and the 9th–10th centuries. The present church of 1681 still incorporates parts of an older basilica and a tower from about 1320.