New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 29,524 as of the 2010 census. . It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers. The city is 112 miles east of Raleigh and 87 miles northeast of Wilmington. Formerly an Indian town named Chattoka, New Bern was settled in 1710 as a Swiss immigrant settlement, and the city is named after Bern, the capital of Switzerland. The Swiss connection with England was established by Marian exiles and marriages of the Royal House of Stuart, notable people in the history of Calvinism. New Bern is the second... oldest town in North Carolina. It served as the capital of the North Carolina colonial government and then briefly as the state capital. After the American Revolution, New Bern became wealthy and quickly developed a rich cultural life. In fact, at one time New Bern was called "the Athens of the South." Renowned in the South were the Masonic Temple and the Athens Theater, both still very active today.
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| County: | Craven County |
| State: | North Carolina |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 28,992 |
| Area: | 27 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | New Bern, North Carolina, Craven County / New Bern city |