Langenthal

Langenthal
Building in the old town of Langenthal
Building in the old town of Langenthal
Coat of arms of Langenthal
Location of Langenthal
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Langenthal is located in Switzerland
Langenthal
Langenthal
Langenthal is located in Canton of Bern
Langenthal
Langenthal
Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°47′E / 47.217°N 7.783°E / 47.217; 7.783
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictOberaargau
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 7 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident (list)
Thomas Rufener SVP/UDC
(as of March 2014)
 • ParliamentStadtrat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation
481 m (1,578 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total15,624
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
4900-4902
SFOS number0329
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byAarwangen, Bleienbach, Lotzwil, Obersteckholz, Roggwil, Thunstetten, Untersteckholz
Twin townsBrig-Glis (Switzerland), Neviano (Italy)
Websitewww.langenthal.ch
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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.[3] On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal.[4]

Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ . Federal Statistical Office https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/. Retrieved 15 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2773. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.