What is Muri bei Bern?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Muri bei Bern | image_photo = Gümligen Kirche.JPG | image_caption = The church of Gümligen | municipality_name = Muri bei Bern | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = Muri bei Bern-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa= | map = | languages = German | canton = Bern | iso-code-region = CH-BE | district = [[Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)|Bern-Mittelland]] |coordinates={{coord|46|56|N|7|29|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3074 | municipality_code = 0356 | area = 7.6 | elevation = 558|elevation_description= | population = 12,334|populationof=2005 | website = www.muri-guemligen.ch | mayor = Hans-Rudolf Saxer [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]]|mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Allmendingen bei Bern|Allmendingen]], [[Belp]], [[Berne]], [[Kehrsatz]], [[Köniz]], [[Ostermundigen]], [[Stettlen]], [[Vechigen]] and [[Worb]] | twintowns = }} '''Muri bei Bern''' is a [[town]]ship in [[Switzerland]] near [[Bern (city)|Bern]]. In December 2005, it had a [[population]] of 12458 people. The township Muri is two small towns: Muri and Gümligen ==History== Muri has been populated since the time of the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], but it has only had the name Muri since 1180. It started as a little township with a little [[castle]] and some [[farm]]houses. Between the [[13th century|13th]] and [[15th century]] it became a very rich township. ==Places of interest== *The [[Aare]] flows through Muri *The [[castle of Muri]] *The [[Villa Mettlen]] (a [[villa]] that is build from a rich man and now it is a [[music]] [[school]]) *The [[church Muri]] *The [[Auguetbrücke]] (an old [[bridge]] over the Aare) ==Geography== In Muri it has two big [[forest|woods]]; The Hüendli-Wald and the Dentenberg-Wald. Around the Aare it has also a little woods. All together it has 150 [[hectare]]s of woods, 190 hectares of grassland and 339 hectares of [[