Trachselwald District was a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in 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 ...
. Its governor's seat was in
Trachselwald Castle in
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 ...
. It consisted of 10 municipalities within an area of 191 km².
External links
Official website of the district
References
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Former districts of the canton of Bern