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Langnau im Emmental

Langnau im Emmental ('Langnau in the Emmental') is a small village in the Emmental, in the canton of Bern. It is by the river Ilfis between the cities of Bern and Luzern. It has a population of about 8800 people. Most of the people of the village work in the building trades.

Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms of Langnau im Emmental
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°47′E / 46.950°N 7.783°E / 46.950; 7.783Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°47′E / 46.950°N 7.783°E / 46.950; 7.783
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictEmmental
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 9 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Bernhard Antener
 • ParliamentGrosser Gemeinderat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Elevation
736 m (2,415 ft)
Highest elevation
1,332 m (4,370 ft)
Lowest elevation
643 m (2,110 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2012)
 • Total9,092
 • Density189.4/km2 (491/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3550
Surrounded byEggiwil, Lauperswil, Signau, Sumiswald, Trachselwald, Trub, Trubschachen
Websitewww.langnau-ie.ch
SFSO statistics

Langnau has an Ice hockey Club, called the SCL Tigers. They have their home stadium in Langnau.

Langnau im Emmental

Langnau Im Emmental Media

  • Memorial to Klaus Leuenberger, a leader of the farmers' uprising

  • Aerial view from 600 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1927)

  • Langnau in the Emme Valley, canton of Bern, Switzerland

  • Emmi AG factory in Langnau

  • Old village center in Langnau

  • Train station of Langnau in the Emme Valley, canton of Bern, Switzerland

  • Swiss Reformed church in the old village

  • Catholic church in Langnau

  • Emmentaler Bauernhaus Untere Dürsrüti ob Langnau

  • The Chüechlihus house and village fountain

References

Other websites

  Media related to Langnau im Emmental at Wikimedia Commons



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