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Vechigen | |
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Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°34′E / 46.950°N 7.567°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Bern |
District | Bern-Mittelland |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lorenz Hess |
Area | |
• Total | 25.0 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 5,298 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 3067 |
SFOS number | 0359 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
Surrounded by | Bolligen, Hasle bei Burgdorf, Krauchthal, Muri bei Bern, Oberburg, Stettlen, Walkringen, Worb |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Vechigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Until the administrative centralization of 1966, it was composed of four semi-autonomous communities: Vechigen, Sinneringen with Boll and Dentenberg, Utzigen with Lindental, and Berg with Littewil and Radelfingen.