Münsingen

Münsingen
Münsingen rectory building
Münsingen Castle
Location of Münsingen
Münsingen
Münsingen
Coordinates: 46°52′N 7°34′E / 46.867°N 7.567°E / 46.867; 7.567
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictBern-Mittelland
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 7 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
 • ParliamentGemeindeparlament
with 30 members
Area
 • Total
8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation
541 m (1,775 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2011)
 • Total
11,355
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
3110
SFOS number616
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byBelp, Gerzensee, Konolfingen, Rubigen, Tägertschi, Trimstein, Wichtrach
Twin townsHumpolec (Czech Republic)
Websitewww.muensingen.ch

Münsingen (German pronunciation: [ˈmʏnzɪŋən] ; Highest Alemannic: Münsige) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Trimstein merged into Münsingen, and on 1 January 2017 the former municipality of Tägertschi also merged.

The village lies on the River Aare between the cities of Bern and Thun.