Lyss

Lyss is a municipality in the administrative district of Seeland in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has a population of 11,000 people. About 84% of these people are Swiss German. Politically, Lyss can be called a city. The name "Lyss" comes from the local river Lyssbach.

Lyss
Municipality
Winter in Lyss
Coat of arms
Location of Lyss
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Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°18′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Seeland
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 5 members
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident Andreas Hegg FDP/PRD (as of March 2014)
• Parliament	Grosser Gemeinderat with 40 members
Area [1]
• Total	14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation	444 m (1,457 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	15,282
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3250
SFOS number	306
Surrounded by	Aarberg, Büetigen, Busswil bei Büren, Diessbach bei Büren, Grossaffoltern, Kappelen, Seedorf, Worben
Twin towns	Monopoli (Italy)
Website	www.lyss.ch SFSO statistics

On 1 January 2011, the old municipality of Busswil bei Büren was combined with Lyss.^[3]

Lyss train station