Aare River

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[or Aar River] River, central and northern Switzerland. The longest river entirely within Switzerland, it flows northwest from the Bernese Alps and passes through the Gorge of the Aare and by the city of Bern before flowing northeast to enter the Rhine at Koblenz, after a course of 183 mi (294 km).

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	LIFESAVER.(Brief Article) ; ...winter day, 19-year-old Patricia Marti was strolling along the Aare River when she spotted a drowning woman. Without hesitation, she...trying to take her own life. For Patricia Marti swimming in the Aare River had just been another summer pleasure until that fateful day... Read more
	Death toll hits 42 in Europe floods horror.(News) ; ...valleys cut off by flooding and evacuated stranded tourists. The river Aare broke through the windows of a children's clothes shop in Bern...evacuated CAPTION(S): DEVASTATION: Debris is cleared from the River Aare in the Matte suburb of Bern Read more
	Heavy rains cause floods in Switzerland ; ...rain disrupted road and rail traffic in much of Switzerland on Friday. In the capital, Bern, homes and businesses along the Aare River were ordered evacuated. The number of people affected was not immediately known. Evacuations were planned in other parts of... Read more
	ASK THE GLOBE ; ...pre-stressed concrete, including the Reichenau Bridge (1964) that crosses the Rhine, the Felsenau Viaduct (1974) that spans the Aare River, and Ganter Bridge (1980) over a valley. Built in the 1980s, St. Petersburg's Sunshine Skyway Bridge was designed by Jean... Read more
	$67 MILLION IN SWISS FLOOD LOSSES. ; ...the Thunersee, a lake southeast of Bern, and then into the Aare River, which, in turn, flows into the Rhine River. But the impact...its accompanying detritus resulted in a smashed dam on the Aare River near the town of Belp, just outside Bern and close to the... Read more
	BERN In 60 seconds. ; ...typical capital, Bern, famed for its Bear Pit, Toblerone and Einstein, is a charming chocolate-box city set in the crook of the River Aare against the stunning backdrop of the Bernese Alps. WHAT TO SEE? WHILE wandering the historic arcades, remind yourself of this... Read more
	Tiny capital with a big heart; travel. ; ...and the secret jewel of the Alps.The setting alone is spectacular: perched high on a hill in an exaggerated meander in the River Aare, which gushes with grey-green foaming glacier water under 50ft-high bridges. Bern has been Switzerland's capital since 1848... Read more
	Pavel Buchler. ; ...Buchler Kunsthalle Bern October 21 to December 3 The approach to the Kunsthalle in Bern takes you across a high bridge over the river Aare, which flows in the gorge some 40 metres below you. The building sits on the edge of this drop and from its front steps you... Read more
	Parliament building celebrates a century. (News).(Brief Article) ; ...of Bern's most prominent building and the centrepiece of Swiss democracy--the federal parliament building. Overlooking the River Aare and with a commanding view of the Bernese Oberland, the federal parliament, or Bundeshaus, is a grand building in every sense... Read more
	Bern: Capital place for a rainy day ; ...is a great place for photography and for spending a rainy day. There are scenic shots galore from the bridges spanning the River Aare, which makes a sharp "V" turn here and encloses the old town on three sides. The wide, arcaded main streets are equally photogenic... Read more

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