Aarberg (district)
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The Aarberg District was an administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland
. Its capital was the town of Aarberg
. The district contained 12 municipalities covering an area of 153 km² (59 sq mi):
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Its capital was the town of Aarberg
Aarberg
Aarberg is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Aarberg lies 20 kilometers from Bern above the Aar River...
. The district contained 12 municipalities covering an area of 153 km² (59 sq mi):
- CH-3270 AarbergAarbergAarberg is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Aarberg lies 20 kilometers from Bern above the Aar River...
- CH-3282 BargenBargen, BerneBargen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.It is a reformed parish and is now part of the district of Aarberg. Its official language is German.-Geography:...
- CH-3257 GrossaffolternGrossaffolternGrossaffoltern is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality is known for its stork colony.-Geography:...
- CH-3283 KallnachKallnachKallnach is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Sights:Kallnach is considered the longest Straßendorf in Switzerland. It stretches along the foot of a moraine of the Rhône Glacier at the edge of the Grosses Moos...
- CH-3273 KappelenKappelenKappelen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Kappelen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 73.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.2% is forested...
- CH-3250 LyssLyssLyss is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Busswil bei Büren was merged with Lyss.-Geography:...
- CH-3045 MeikirchMeikirchMeikirch is a municipality in the district of Aarberg in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.The municipality consists of the villages Meikirch, Ortschwaben, and Wahlendorf, as well as Grächwil, Aetzikofen, and Weissenstein.-Geography:...
- CH-3283 Niederried bei KallnachNiederried bei KallnachNiederried bei Kallnach is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.To the southeast of the municipality lies the Niederried reservoir. It is a refuge of international importance for water and wading birds....
- CH-3271 RadelfingenRadelfingenRadelfingen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Radelfingen has an area of . Of this area, 58.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.3% is settled and the remainder is...
- CH-3255 RapperswilRapperswil, BerneRapperswil is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It lies north of the capital Bern-Geography:...
- CH-3054 SchüpfenSchüpfenSchüpfen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Municipality president is Ueli Hunziker.-Geography:...
- CH-3267 SeedorfSeedorf, BerneSeedorf is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Seedorf has an area of . Of this area, 59.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.7% is forested...