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Overnight stays in nature in Urtenen-Schönbühl

Canton of Bern · Municipality no. 551

Urtenen-Schönbühl decides here

Tent camping: Conditional

Art. 7 des Gemeindepolizeireglements. Wer privaten Boden gewerbsmässig für Campingzwecke zur Verfügung stellt, braucht eine Baubewilligung. Der Artikel nennt nur das Campieren — zu Fahrzeugen sagt er nichts, ebenso wenig zum Nachtlager ohne Zelt.

Officially documented · As of 02/10/2026

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What applies here
Tentonly with permission
Bivouacunclear
Car / camperunclear

What this means

Das Campieren auf öffentlichem Grund ist nur mit Bewilligung der Gemeindepolizei gestattet.

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Camping on public land is only permitted with the permission of the municipal police.

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Art. 7 des Gemeindepolizeireglements. Wer privaten Boden gewerbsmässig für Campingzwecke zur Verfügung stellt, braucht eine Baubewilligung. Der Artikel nennt nur das Campieren — zu Fahrzeugen sagt er nichts, ebenso wenig zum Nachtlager ohne Zelt.

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Art. 7 of the Municipal Police Regulations. Anyone who makes private land commercially available for camping purposes needs a building permit. The article only mentions camping — it says nothing about vehicles, nor about night camp without a tent.

Machine-translated, may be inaccurate — the original wording is authoritative.

Where to stay instead?

In Urtenen-Schönbühl, tent camping requires a permit. The nearest official campsites:

Nearest classified municipalities where tents are allowed or allowed under conditions:

  • Moosseedorf · Tent only with permissionapprox. 1.9 km
  • Zollikofen · Tent only with permissionapprox. 4.8 km
  • Hindelbank · Tent only with permissionapprox. 5.0 km
  • Fraubrunnen · Tent only with permissionapprox. 7.5 km

Straight-line distance from the municipality centre. Campsites according to OpenStreetMap — check operation and opening times with the site.

Orientation aid, no legal guarantee. Ordinances, seasonal bans and municipal decisions sometimes change the situation at short notice. Signs on site and the municipality's information take precedence over this page.

Places in this municipality

Everything stated above applies to all these places — the legal situation depends on the municipality, not on the village. They are listed here because people search for them:

Schönbühl · Urtenen

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