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Langenthal | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Langenthal  | |
  Langenthal  Langenthal | |
| Coordinates: 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/UDC (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Stadtrat with 40 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,624 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4900-4902 |
| SFOS number | 0329 |
| Surrounded by | Aarwangen, Bleienbach, Lotzwil, Obersteckholz, Roggwil, Thunstetten, Untersteckholz |
| Twin towns | Brig (Switzerland), Neviano (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Langenthal is a town in the administrative district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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.
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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Other websites
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Media related to Langenthal at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Langenthal (in German)
