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Bern is the capital of Switzerland, and also the capital of the canton of the same name. History. The city was founded in the 12th century on a tongue of land surrounded on three sides by the river Aare. However, the first settlements in the area go back to pre-Roman times. In 1848 was chosen as the permanent capital of the modern Swiss state. The popular story has that Bern was named after the bear (German: Bär), the first animal to be killed by its founder, Duke Berchtold V von Zähringen, when he went hunting near his new city. Bears have a long association with the town, which has had a bear pit since the end of the 15th century. Concierto para Violin No.1 de Paganini
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