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    Nidau is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Nidau is first mentioned in 1196 as Nidowe. In...
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    Neuchâtel-Nidau began to exercise their power in the foothills of the Jura Mountains. In 1140 the counts built Nidau Castle in the neighboring village of Nidau...
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    Nidau Castle is a castle in the municipality of Nidau of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Nidau's...
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    the Lac de Bienne. From the upper end of the lake, at Nidau, the river issues through the Nidau-Büren Canal, also called the Aare Canal, and then runs...
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    of Lake Biel are the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne and its sister city Nidau, both located on the northern end. The St. Peter's Island attracts tourists...
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    1825 his father lead the tavern at the post office in Nidau, to where also his son moved. In Nidau, Ulrich then also learned the German language. At the...
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    Nidau District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality...
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  • The Nidau-Büren Canal (German: Nidau-Büren-Kanal, French: Canal de Nidau-Büren) is a 12-kilometer (7.5 mi)-long canal that drains the waters of the river...
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    of the former district of Biel and about half of the former district of Nidau Emmental with capital Langnau im Emmental, made up of all or part of the...
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    including a force of some 1,000 heavy cavalry under the command of Rudolf von Nidau and Gérard de Valengin. While the cavalry were a powerful force, much of...
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