Bern (or Berne) is the capital of Switzerland.

Bern or Berne may also refer to:

Places

Germany Berne, Germany, a town in Lower Saxony Berne, Hamburg, former village which became a quarter of Hamburg

Italy Verona, Italy, a city called Bern in Middle High German

Netherlands Bern (Netherlands), a hamlet in Gelderland

Switzerland Canton of Bern, of which Bern is the capital Bern (district), the city's administrative district in the Canton of Bern

United States Bern, Idaho Berne, Indiana Berne, Iowa Bern, Kansas Berne, Michigan Berne, Minnesota Berne, New York Berne, Pennsylvania Bern Township, Pennsylvania Bern Township, Ohio Berne Township, Ohio Bern, Wisconsin

People Bern, a nickname or short form for the given names Bernard, Bernadette, and Bernadine. Given name Bern Brostek (born 1966), American professional football player Bern Shanks (born 1940), American environmental scientist, educator, public administrator, outdoorsman, conservationist, and author Bern Nadette Stanis (born 1953), American actress and author Surname Bern (surname) Dietrich von Bern (454–526), name in German legend for Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths Berne (surname)

Other uses Bern Convention (or Berne Convention), shorthand for the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, also known as the Bern Convention (or Berne Convention), a binding international legal instrument in the field of Nature Conservation Berne Convention, shorthand for the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, an international agreement governing copyright The Kingdom of Bern in the video game Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade Bern (album), a 2026 live album by Roy Hargrove

See also Berne (disambiguation) Bernie (disambiguation) Bernie (given name) Berny (disambiguation) Burn (disambiguation)