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Switzerland's fourth largest city is Bern, founded in 1191 by Berthold V.  The capital is named to honor the bear, still the capital's heraldic mascot.  Apparently Berthold killed one on his first hunt there,  (Bar in German, and Barn in local dialect).

City sites include the 15th century gothic cathedral with the highest spire (100 m) in the country, baby-eating Ogre Fountain, Zeitglockenturm clock (1545), and the bridge that everyone has in their photo collection.