Vechigen

Vechigen
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Vechigen is located in Switzerland
Vechigen
Vechigen
Vechigen is located in Canton of Bern
Vechigen
Vechigen
Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°34′E / 46.950°N 7.567°E / 46.950; 7.567
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictBern-Mittelland
Government
 • MayorLorenz Hess
Area
 • Total25.0 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Elevation
583 m (1,913 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total5,298
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3067
SFOS number0359
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byBolligen, Hasle bei Burgdorf, Krauchthal, Muri bei Bern, Oberburg, Stettlen, Walkringen, Worb
Websitewww.vechigen.ch
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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.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.