Wangen_(district)

Wangen District

Wangen District

District in Switzerland

Wangen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Wangen an der Aare.

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From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Oberaargau administrative district, whose administrative centre is Wangen an der Aare. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

The district has an area of 129 km² and consists of 23 municipalities.

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  • ^a In 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of the municipality of Heimenhausen
  • ^b In 2008 Oberönz became part of Herzogenbuchsee

References

  1. [1]
    Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 20-Jul-2009
  2. [2]
    City of Herzogenbuchsee Website-Numbers, population as of 1 Jan 2009 (in German) accessed 21 July 2009

47.2333°N 7.65°E / 47.2333; 7.65


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