KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Many people are surprised when they hear that pretty little Bern is the Swiss capital. Surely industrial Zurich or international Geneva would be more logical, they say. But it’s precisely to avoid a concentration of power that Bern was chosen as the “federal city” exactly 170 years ago.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Switzerland became a federal state in 1848, Bern was chosen as the capital due to its tactical location between the German-and French-speaking parts of the country. Bern also promised to donate the land for the administrative buildings for free.

Detailed explanation-3: -Switzerland’s administrative capital is Bern, while Lausanne serves as its judicial centre.