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Free drinking water in Bern: all fountains on one map

Bern has fountains on almost every corner. Bern Trinkwasser shows you the nearest one you can drink from, with walking route and walking time.

By Richard Červenka · 1 min read · updated 11 October 2026

Water running from the spout of an old town fountain in Bern, red flowers in front, the Zytglogge clock tower behind.
Photo: Karlheinz Klingbeil, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 · Source
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How it works

  1. Open Bern Trinkwasser. Green dots are fountains with drinking water.
  2. Tap “Nearest fountain”. The app shows the distance and the walking route.
  3. “Route” opens the directions.
Bern Trinkwasser on a phone.

What do the colours mean?

Green means: recorded as drinking water in OpenStreetMap. Yellow means it is not known whether the water is drinkable. Red means no drinking water. When you open the app, only the green dots are switched on. The sign at the fountain always comes first: if it says “Kein Trinkwasser” (not drinking water), do not drink, even if the dot is green. Springs in the woods, such as the Glasbrunnen in the Bremgartenwald, are not reliably drinkable.

Where does the data come from?

From OpenStreetMap (ODbL), reloaded every week. A fountain counts as drinkable if it is recorded that way there. If a fountain is missing, you can add it in OpenStreetMap.

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Text: Richard Červenka, Bärn Kit. Found a mistake? Write to hallo@uebrig.ch.