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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
Coat of arms of
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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