Burgdorf (Fr. Berthoud), a Swiss town, 14 miles NE. of Bern by rail, with manufactures of silk, linen, and colours. In the old castle here Pestalozzi established his famous school (1798-1804). Pop. 6875.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 553
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