Langenthal
Langenthal is a town in the administrative district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Langenthal
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°47′E / 47.217°N 7.783°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 7°47′E / 47.217°N 7.783°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Oberaargau |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Thomas Rufener SVP (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Stadtrat with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.2 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2014) | |
| • Total | 15,316 |
| • Density | 890.5/km2 (2,306/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4900-4902 |
| Surrounded by | Aarwangen, Bleienbach, Lotzwil, Obersteckholz, Roggwil, Thunstetten, Untersteckholz |
| Twin towns | Brig (Switzerland), Neviano (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2010, the former municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the municipality of Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the Obersteckholz became part of Langenthal.
Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau.
Gallery
Langenthal
Langete
Langenthal Media
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Poster from 1936 advertising the Langenthal-Huttwil-Wollhusen railway
River Langete, youth center and culture center Alte Mühle at Langenthal, canton of Bern, Switzerland
Train station and high-rise in Langenthal
Fasnacht celebration in Langenthal
Friedrich August Flueckiger, 1893
Heinz Holliger
Das historische Kaufhaus in Langenthal
Die alte Mühle in Langenthal
References
Other websites
Media related to Langenthal at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Langenthal (in German)
