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Also known as Langenthal BE

Langenthal is a town and a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Langenthal
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.image_photo
Langenthal 039.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption
Building in the old town of Langenthal
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Langenthal COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Langenthal Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Bern
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-BE
Swiss town.district
Oberaargau
Swiss town.postal_code
4900-4902
Swiss town.municipality_code
0329
Swiss town.area
17.2
Swiss town.elevation
481
Swiss town.website
www.langenthal.ch
Swiss town.mayor
Thomas Rufener
Swiss town.mayor_asof
March 2014
Swiss town.mayor_party
SVP
Swiss town.mayor_title
Stadtpräsident

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Langenthal
Population
15624
Area
17.23
Elevation
481
Official website
www.langenthal.ch
Image
Langenthal 039.jpg
Dialing code
062
Licence plate code
BE
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external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/329
Commons category
Langenthal
time of earliest written record
0861-00-00
postal code
4900
native label
Langenthal
P8168
Gaz
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15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Obersteckholz
  • Geography
  • Coat of Arms
  • Demographics
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Transportation
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Langenthal is a town and a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal.

Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau.

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