Bern (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

Bern or Berne is primarily the name of the capital of Switzerland and of the surrounding Canton of Bern. It is also the name of several places in the United States:

• Berne, Indiana
• Bern, Kansas
• Berne, New York
• New Bern, North Carolina
• Bern Township, Pennsylvania
• Bern, Wisconsin

Berne, Germany is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Berne is also sometimes used as shorthand for the:

• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
• Berne Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats