Trachselwald (district)
Encyclopedia
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.
Districts of Switzerland
In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each canton iscompletely free to decide its own internal organisation. Therefore there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between canton and municipality, loosely termed...
in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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 governor's seat was in Trachselwald Castle
Trachselwald Castle
Trachselwald Castle is a castle in the municipality of Trachselwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance....
in Trachselwald
Trachselwald
Trachselwald is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.- History :The name of this municipality means "Drechsler-Wald" and was first mentioned in 1131...
. It consisted of 10 municipalities within an area of 191 km².
| Municipality | Population (Dec 2007) | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Affoltern im Emmental Affoltern im Emmental Affoltern im Emmental is a municipality in the district of Trachselwald in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The hamlets of Weier, Rinderbach, Eggerdingen, Heiligenland and Hirsegg belong to Affoltern im Emmental.-Demographics:... |
1151 | 11.5 |
| Dürrenroth Dürrenroth Dürrenroth is a municipality in the district of Trachselwald in the Swiss canton of Bern.-History:Dürrenroth is first mentioned in 1275 as Rota. In 1326 it was mentioned as Durren Rot.-Geography:... |
1031 | 14.1 |
| Eriswil Eriswil Eriswil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern.-Geography:Eriswil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 67.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.1% is forested... |
1431 | 11.3 |
| Huttwil Huttwil Huttwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern.-History:Huttwil is first mentioned in the 9th Century as Huttiwilare.During the Swiss peasant war of 1653, Huttwil was a center of the rebellion... |
4708 | 17.3 |
| Lützelflüh Lützelflüh Lützelflüh is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.-Geography:Lützelflüh has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.7% is forested... |
4077 | 26.9 |
| Rüegsau Rüegsau Rüegsau is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.-History:Rüegsau was first mentioned in 1139. The name comes from ruggere aue, in modern German ruhe Aue, meaning calm floodplain.-Geography:... |
3051 | 15.1 |
| Sumiswald Sumiswald Sumiswald is a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.-Geography:Sumiswald has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 46.3% is forested... |
5176 | 59.4 |
| Trachselwald Trachselwald Trachselwald is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.- History :The name of this municipality means "Drechsler-Wald" and was first mentioned in 1131... |
1049 | 16.0 |
| Walterswil | 560 | 7.9 |
| Wyssachen Wyssachen Wyssachen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern.-Geography:Wyssachen has an area of . Of this area, 70.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.5% is forested... |
1193 | 11.8 |