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Lotzwil
Lotzwil is a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Lotzwil is first mentioned in 1194 as ''Locewillare''. During the Middle Ages the major landowners in Lotzwil included St. Urban's Abbey and the Thunstetten Commandery. The area was ruled by the Baron of Langenstein until the extinction of that family, followed by the Utzigen and Balm families, then after 1370 the Grünenberg and Aarburg. In 1431 Thüring von Aarburg sold the village to Burgdorf. Burgdorf combined Lotzwil, Gutenburg, Kleindietwil, Rütschelen, Thörigen and Bettenhausen together into the bailiwick of Lotzwil and made the bailiff a member of Burgdorf's town council. Following the 1798 French invasion, the bailiwick was dissolved and the village became part of the District of Langenthal. In 1803 it became part of the Aarwangen District. The village church was first mentioned in 1194. The current church was built in 1682-83 on the foundations of earlier chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberaargau (administrative District)
The Oberaargau is the region that encompasses the upper watershed of the Aar River in the canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. On the north, lie the Jura Mountains, and on the south the hills leading to the Emmental. Administratively, the Oberaargau forms a district within the ''region'' Emmental-Oberaargau of the canton of Bern. Historically (until 2009), the Oberaargau comprised the two administrative districts of Switzerland, districts of Wangen (district), Wangen and Aarwangen (district), Aarwangen. Geography It lies in the extreme northeast corner of the canton and includes the districts of Aarwangen (district), Aarwangen and Wangen (district), Wangen, and part of the district of Trachselwald (district), Trachselwald. It is surrounded by the cantons of Solothurn (canton), Solothurn, Aargau, and Lucerne (canton), Lucerne. It is connected to the rest of the canton of Bern only in the south, where it borders on the Emmenthal. The Oberaargau lies on the Swiss Plateau b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgdorf, Switzerland
Burgdorf (french: Berthoud; High Alemannic: ''Bùùrdlef'') is the largest city in the Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was the capital of the district of the same name until 2010, when it became part of the new Emmental district. History Scattered archeological finds indicate that the area around Burgdorf was inhabited during the Neolithic era, the Late Bronze Age and the Hallstatt. During the High Middle Ages the land that would become Burgdorf was owned by the Kingdom of Burgundy and then after 1080 by the Dukes of Zähringen. Either the kings or the dukes built a castle on the left bank of the Emme river. Burgdorf is first mentioned in 1236 as ''in oppido Burchtorff'', while Burgdorf Castle is mentioned in 1080 as ''castellum Bertoldi ducis''. The Zähringen dukes built a city (upper-west city section) around the castle in the last quarter of the 12th century. After the extinction of Zähringen line, Burgdorf passed to the Counts of Kyburg. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rütschelen
Rütschelen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Rütschelen is first mentioned in 1273 as ''Ruschole''. Rütschelen ruled by the Counts of Kyburg, though St. Urban's Abbey and the Thunstetten Commandery were also important landholders. In 1385, the low court was pledged to the Rohrmoos and Mattstetten families, former Kyburg Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feudal overlord) families. However, in the following decades they were forced, in turn, to pledge the low court to the town of Burgdorf in 1394 and 1402. In 1400 Burgdorf acquired some neighboring land from Goetz von Hünenberg and later combined both into a single part of the bailiwick of Lotzwil. Around 1600, the village divided up the common land to make private land. Then, in 1616, a shared grazing agreement between Bleienbach and Wil was abolished. This loss of common grazing land hurt many farmers economically and throughout t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Větřní
Větřní (german: Wettern) is a town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dobrné, Hašlovice, Lužná, Nahořany, Němče, Zátoň and Zátoňské Dvory are administrative parts of Větřní. Geography Větřní is located about southwest of Český Krumlov and southwest of České Budějovice. It is situated on the left bank of the Vltava river. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point of the municipal territory is the hill Plešivec at above sea level. History The first written mention of Větřní is from 1347. The oldest part is the village of Němče, first mentioned in 1293. Větřní began to rapidly grow from 1870, when a paper mill was established. In 2017, Větřní obtained the town status. Economy In Větřní there is a paper mill which is one of the major paper producents in the Czech Republic. It is located near the Vltava. Sights T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunstetten Commandery
The Thunstetten Commandery was a medieval monastery of the Knights Hospitaller in the Swiss municipality of Thunstetten in the Canton of Bern. Today the lands house Thunstetten Castle, which is a national landmark of Switzerland. History Commandery The commandery was established prior to 1210 for the Knights Hospitaller by an unknown benefactor. During the 13th and 14th centuries, the commandery lands grew with donations and purchases from local nobles. At the height of their power, they owned land in Oberaargau, the Bernese Seeland and around Solothurn. They bought vineyards in Twann and rights over village churches in Lotzwil, Ursenbach, Egerkingen, Aetigen, Rohrbach and Waldkirchen (now part of Niederbipp). The commandery was granted limited rights of citizenship by its neighboring cities of Wangen an der Aare (1320) and Bern (starting in 1329). The commandery complex consisted of the commander's house (now the rectory), the 18th-century Church of St. John the Baptist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busswil Bei Melchnau
Busswil bei Melchnau is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Busswil bei Melchnau is first mentioned in 1194 as ''Bouswillare''. During the Middle Ages parts of the village were owned by local nobles and the Abbey of St. Gallen. In 1480, the Herrschaft of Grünenberg, which included Busswil, was acquired by Bern. Under Bernese control it was part of the court of Melchnau in the bailiwick of Aarwangen until 1798. Until the Protestant Reformation it was part of the parish of Grossdietwil in the Canton of Lucerne. It then became part of the parish of Melchnau. In the 19th century, straw plaiting joined agriculture as a source of income for the villagers. In 1917 the Langenthal-Melchnau narrow gauge railway opened a station in Busswil. However, the village remained primarily agricultural until the 1970s when it started changing into a bedroom community for commuters to the businesses and industry in the Lange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenthal, Switzerland
Langenthal is a town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Oberaargau (administrative district), Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal. Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau. History Archeological evidence suggests that early settlements existed around 4000 B.C. in the Langenthal area. A Hallstatt culture, Hallstatt necropolis with twelve tumuli, grave mounds has been found at Unterhard. Remnants of two Roman villae have also been identified. Langenthal is first mentioned in 861, as ''marcha in Langatun'', referring to farming estates scattered along the Langete (river), Langete (a tributary of the Murg (Aare), Murg). The Old High German name ''Langatun'' is presumably composed of a hydronym ''langa-'' and the Gaulish langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madiswil
Madiswil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Oberaargau (administrative district), Oberaargau administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. Since January 1, 2007, Gutenburg, Switzerland, Gutenburg is part of the municipality. On 1 January 2011 Kleindietwil and Leimiswil were merged with the municipality of Madiswil.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 History 
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Obersteckholz
Obersteckholz is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal. History Obersteckholz is first mentioned in 1255 as ''Stechcholz''. Obersteckholz was the property of the Baron of Langenstein. In 1194, he founded St. Urban's Abbey and granted the village to the Abbey as part of its endowment. It was part of the Abbey's court of Langenthal until 1406 when it became part of the Bernese bailiwick of Wangen. Following the 1798 French invasion it became part of the district of Langenthal under the Helvetic Republic. In 1803, after the collapse of the Republic, it became part of the Aarwangen District. The village became an independent municipality in 1831. Until 1790 and again after 1975 Obersteckholz and Untersteckholz shared a single school district. During the 18th and 19th century, small cottage industries such as linen weaving and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarwangen District
Aarwangen District was a district in the northeast corner of the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with its seat at Aarwangen. It was disbanded on 31 December 2009. Its municipalities became part of the administrative region Emmental-Oberaargau. 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 : *CH-4912 Aarwangen *CH-4944 Auswil *CH-4913 Bannwil *CH-3368 Bleienbach *CH-4917 Busswil bei Melchnau *CH-4955 Gondiswil *CH-4932 Gutenberg *CH-4936 Kleindietwil *CH-4900 Langenthal *CH-4935 Leimiswil *CH-4932 Lotzwil *CH-4934 Madiswil *CH-4917 Melchnau *CH-4924 Obersteckholz *CH-4943 Oeschenbach *CH-4919 Reisiswil *CH-4914 Roggwil *CH-4938 Rohrbach *CH-4938 Rohrbachgraben *CH-4933 Rütschelen *CH-4911 Schwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleienbach
Bleienbach is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Bleienbach is first mentioned in 1194 as ''Blaichinbach''. Evidence of prehistoric settlements near Bleienbach include a Hallstatt grave mound in Oberbützberg, a High Medieval earthen fortress in Eggwald, and an ancient road near the village church. The low court and right to appoint priests to the village church were originally part of the Herrschaft of Langenstein- Grünenberg. In 1331 Johann of Aarwangen purchased a half share in the rights to the village. In 1432 some of the rights went to Bern. The remaining rights followed in either 1443 or 1455. Under Bernese control, the village was assigned to the bailiwick of Aarwangen. In 1826, fire destroyed the center of the village, though it was quickly rebuilt. The first village church was, probably, a wooden church from the 8th or 9th centuries. It was replaced with a stone church built in the 9th or 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenthal
Langenthal is a town and 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. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal. Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau. History Archeological evidence suggests that early settlements existed around 4000 B.C. in the Langenthal area. A Hallstatt necropolis with twelve grave mounds has been found at Unterhard. Remnants of two Roman villae have also been identified. Langenthal is first mentioned in 861, as ''marcha in Langatun'', referring to farming estates scattered along the Langete (a tributary of the Murg). The Old High German name ''Langatun'' is presumably composed of a hydronym ''langa-'' and the Gaulish element ''dunum'' "fort" (which had become productive as a suffix in toponyms). The re-interpretation of the name as including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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