- Erlach, Switzerland
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Erlach
municipality_name = Erlach
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Erlach-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Erlach
lat_d=47|lat_m=2|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=5|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3235
municipality_code = 0492
area = 3.50
elevation = 433|elevation_description=
population = 1111|populationof=2005
website = www.erlach.ch
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neighboring_municipalities=Gals , Ins,La Neuveville ,Tschugg ,Twann ,Vinelz
twintowns = |Erlach ( _fr. Cerlier) is the capital municipality of the district of Erlach in the canton of Bern in
Switzerland .It is a small city that lies on
Lake Biel at 433 m above sea level.Jolimont , at 603 m, is the highest point in the municipality. The mountain provides an excellent view of the lake.The
Sankt-Petersinsel (St. Peter Island), really apeninsula , can be reached from Erlach by foot or by bicycle. The formerpresident of the Swiss Confederation ,Karl Scheurer , was from Erlach. The Bernese patrician surname "von Erlach" goes back to the locality.There is also an Erlach family that has made the city. They now mostly live in Austria and Italy
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