Aarwangen District

Aarwangen District was a district in the northeast corner of the

canton of Bern The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, with its seat at

Aarwangen Aarwangen is a village and a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Aarwangen is first mentioned in 1255 as ''villa Arwangen''. Aarwangen grew from a fortified toll crossing over th ...

. 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 Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the Capital (political), capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the n ...

on the north, the canton of

Aargau Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...

on the northeast, the canton of

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

on the east, the district of

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" ("Woodturner-Forest) and was first mentioned in 1131 as ''Trahselwalt''. The ...

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

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Auswil Auswil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Auswil is first mentioned around 855-860 as ''Ouvistwilare''. During the High Middle Ages the villages were protected by a fort on ...

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Bannwil Bannwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Bannwil is first mentioned in 1262 as ''Benwile''. The area around Bannwil was inhabited during the Hallstatt era and the Early ...

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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 Halls ...

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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 ...

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Gondiswil Gondiswil (local dialect ''Gumiswil'') is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Gondiswil is first mentioned in the mid-9th century as ''Cundolteswilare''. The only evidence o ...

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Gutenberg Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (; – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and craftsman who introduced letterpress printing to Europe with his movable-type printing press. Though not the first of its kind, earlier designs w ...

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Kleindietwil Kleindietwil is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Oberaargau (administrative district), Oberaargau administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 Klei ...

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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 Obersteckhol ...

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Leimiswil Leimiswil 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.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 an ...

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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 ...

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Melchnau Melchnau 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. Melchnau ...

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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 i ...

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Oeschenbach Oeschenbach 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. History Oeschenbach is first ...

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Reisiswil Reisiwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Reisiswil is first mentioned in 1194 as ''Richolsiswillare''. Reisiswil was part of the lands of the Counts of Langenstein- Gr ...

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Rohrbach Rohrbach or Röhrbach may refer to: Places Municipalities in Switzerland *Rohrbach, Switzerland, in the canton of Bern Municipalities in Germany *Rohrbach, Bavaria, in the district of Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria *Rohrbach, Birkenfeld, in the district o ...

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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 an ...

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Schwarzhäusern Schwarzhäusern is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Originally it was known as ''Rufshausen'' and that name was first recorded in 1100 as ''Rudolfshausen''. It was first men ...

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Thunstetten Thunstetten is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Thunstetten is first mentioned in 1220 as ''Tunchsteten''. Individual artifacts from the neolithic era have been found in ...

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Untersteckholz Untersteckholz was a municipality in the district of Aarwangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, Untersteckholz merged into Langenthal. Geography Before the merge, Untersteckholz had an area, , of . Of this area, or 73. ...

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Ursenbach Ursenbach is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Ursenbach is first mentioned in 1201 as ''Ursibach''. During the Middle Ages the major landholders in Ursenbach were the Lord ...

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Wynau Wynau is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Wynau is first mentioned in 1201 as ''Wimenouwe''. Evidence of prehistoric settlements at Wynau include; individual Bronze Age it ...

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