Aarwangen (district)
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Aarwangen District was a district in the northeast corner of the canton of Bern in Switzerland
, with its seat at Aarwangen
.
It was surrounded by the canton of Solothurn on the north, the canton of Aargau
on the northeast, the canton of Lucerne on the east, the district of Trachselwald
on the south, the district of Burgdorf
on the southwest, and the district of Wangen
on the west.
The district includes the following 25 municipalities and has an area of 154 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....
, with its seat at Aarwangen
Aarwangen
Aarwangen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Aarwangen grew from a fortified toll crossing over the River Aare, in a region where there were few realistic crossing places...
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It was surrounded by the canton of Solothurn on the north, the canton of Aargau
Aargau
Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:...
on the northeast, the canton of Lucerne on the east, the district of Trachselwald
Trachselwald (district)
Trachselwald District was a district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its governor's seat was in Trachselwald Castle in Trachselwald. It consisted of 10 municipalities within an area of 191 km².- External links :- References :...
on the south, the district of Burgdorf
Burgdorf (district)
Burgdorf District was a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with its seat at Burgdorf Castle in Burgdorf. It included 24 cities and towns in an area of :-External links :...
on the southwest, and the district of Wangen
Wangen (district)
Wangen District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Wangen an der Aare...
on the west.
The district includes the following 25 municipalities and has an area of 154 km² (59 sq mi):
- CH-4912 AarwangenAarwangenAarwangen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Aarwangen grew from a fortified toll crossing over the River Aare, in a region where there were few realistic crossing places...
- CH-4944 AuswilAuswilAuswil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Auswil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 82.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.2% is forested...
- CH-4913 BannwilBannwilBannwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Bannwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.2% is forested...
- CH-3368 BleienbachBleienbachBleienbach is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Bleienbach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.0% is forested...
- CH-4917 Busswil bei MelchnauBusswil bei MelchnauBusswil bei Melchnau is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Busswil bei Melchnau has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 40.8% is forested...
- CH-4955 GondiswilGondiswilGondiswil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:...
- CH-4932 GutenbergGutenburg, SwitzerlandGutenburg is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. On June 7, 2006, the independent municipality decided to merge into the municipality of Madiswil. The merger was completed on January 1, 2007.-External links:*...
- CH-4936 KleindietwilKleindietwilKleindietwil is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 Kleindietwil and Leimiswil were merged with the municipality of Madiswil.-Geography:...
- CH-4900 LangenthalLangenthal, SwitzerlandLangenthal is a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal....
- CH-4935 LeimiswilLeimiswilLeimiswil is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 Kleindietwil and Leimiswil were merged with the municipality of Madiswil.-Geography:...
- CH-4932 LotzwilLotzwilLotzwil is a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Lotzwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.2% is forested...
- CH-4934 MadiswilMadiswilMadiswil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Since January 1, 2007, Gutenburg is part of the municipality. On 1 January 2011 Kleindietwil and Leimiswil were merged with the municipality of Madiswil....
- CH-4917 MelchnauMelchnauMelchnau is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Melchnau celebrated its 900th anniversary in 2000. The earliest written evidence for the town dates from about 1100....
- CH-4924 ObersteckholzObersteckholzObersteckholz is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Obersteckholz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 27.9% is forested...
- CH-4943 OeschenbachOeschenbachOeschenbach is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Oeschenbach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.0% is forested...
- CH-4919 ReisiswilReisiswilReisiwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Reisiswil has an area of . Of this area, 64.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31% is forested...
- CH-4914 RoggwilRoggwilRoggwil is the name of two municipalities of Switzerland:*Roggwil, Bern*Roggwil, Thurgau...
- CH-4938 RohrbachRohrbach, SwitzerlandRohrbach is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Rohrbach has an area of . Of this area, 63.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.2% is forested...
- CH-4938 RohrbachgrabenRohrbachgraben, SwitzerlandRohrbachgraben is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Rohrbachgraben has an area of . Of this area, 69.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.3% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.-Demographics:Rohrbachgraben...
- CH-4933 RütschelenRütschelenRütschelen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Rütschelen has an area of . Of this area, 58.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.6% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.-Demographics:Rütschelen has a...
- CH-4911 SchwarzhäusernSchwarzhäusernSchwarzhäusern is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Schwarzhäusern has an area of . Of this area, 53.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.8% is forested...
- CH-4922 Thunstetten
- CH-4916 UntersteckholzUntersteckholzUntersteckholz was a municipality in the district of Aarwangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 Untersteckholz merged into Langenthal.-Geography:...
- CH-4937 Ursenbach
- CH-4923 WynauWynau-References:...