Biel

B0234900 (bēl) also Bi·enne (bē-ĕn′) A city of northwest Switzerland at the northeast end of Lake Biel at the foot of the Jura Mountains. It is noted for its clocks.

Biel

(biːl) n1. (Placename) a town in NW Switzerland, on Lake Biel. Pop: 48 655 (2000). French name: Bienne 2. (Placename) Lake Biel a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here in the 19th century. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles). German name: Bielersee

Bienne

(byɛn)

n. Lake of, a lake in NW Switzerland: traces of prehistoric lake dwellings. 16 sq. mi. (41 sq. km). Also called Lake Biel.

Biel

(bēl) or

Bienne

(byĕn), city (1990 est. pop. 52,020), Bern canton, NW Switzerland, at the northeast end of the Lake of Biel. A watchmaking center, Biel also manufactures chains and machinery. There is a 16th-century Gothic town hall and a late Gothic church. Both French and German are spoken. The Schwab museum has archaeological relics of lake dwellings found in the Lake of Biel, or Lake of Bienne (15 sq mi/39 sq km), at the foot of the Jura Mts. The lake is connected with the Lake of Neuchâtel by the Zihl Canal. It contains the Isle of Saint-Pierre (now a peninsula), made famous by J. J. RousseauRousseau, Jean Jacques
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Biel

1. a town in NW Switzerland, on Lake Biel. Pop.: 48 655 (2000) 2. Lake. a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here in the 19th century. Area: 39 sq. km (15 sq. miles)

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BIEL➣Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Centre