Swiss Towns / Episode 150

Schüpfen

27 October 2026 · Bern

What happened in this episode?

In episode 150, Schüpfen was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 1'961 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 1'960 municipalities remained in the race.

Municipality profile

Schüpfen lies in the canton of Bern. It has 3'778 permanent residents and covers 19.84 km², which corresponds to around 190 residents per km².

Schüpfen preserves traces from prehistory to Rome.

Finds in Schüpfen span the Mesolithic, Bronze Age, Hallstatt and La Tène periods. Roman walls and roof tiles, plus early medieval finds, show how long people returned to this landscape.

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