Wangen (district)
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Wangen District was one of the 26 administrative districts
in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
. Its capital was the municipality of Wangen an der Aare
. The district had an area of 129 km² and consisted of 23 municipalities:
In 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil
and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee
became part of the municipality of HeimenhausenIn 2008 Oberönz
became part of Herzogenbuchsee
Districts of Switzerland
In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each canton iscompletely free to decide its own internal organisation. Therefore there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between canton and municipality, loosely termed...
in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Its capital was the municipality of Wangen an der Aare
Wangen an der Aare
Wangen an der Aare is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.This small town lies between Olten and Solothurn in rural surroundings on the Aare, a major river of the west-central lowland region of Switzerland, the Mittelland. An ancient wooden...
. The district had an area of 129 km² and consisted of 23 municipalities:
In 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil
Wanzwil
Wanzwil is a municipality in the district of Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.On January 1, 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of the municipality of Heimenhausen.-Geography:...
and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee
Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee
Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee is a municipality in the district of Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.On January 1, 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of the municipality of Heimenhausen....
became part of the municipality of HeimenhausenIn 2008 Oberönz
Oberönz
Oberönz was a municipality in the district of Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.On January 1, 2008, the municipality of Oberönz became part of the municipality of Herzogenbuchsee.-Geography:...
became part of Herzogenbuchsee