Trachselwald

Also known as Trachselwald BE

Trachselwald is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Trachselwald
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Trachselwald COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Trachselwald Flag.svg
Swiss town.image_photo: 2012-03-04-Trachselwald (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 072.JPG
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Emmental
Swiss town.postal_code: 3456
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0958
Swiss town.area: 15.98
Swiss town.elevation: 685

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Economy
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Religion
Education
Notable people
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Trachselwald is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.

== History == thumb|left|Trachselwald Castle The name of this municipality means "Drechsler-Wald" ("Woodturner-Forest) and was first mentioned in 1131 as Trahselwalt. The village around Trachselwald Castle first belonged to the barons of Trachselwald, then to the barons of Rüti bei Lyssach, and then finally to the barons of Sumiswald until the sovereignty over the village was sold to the city of Bern in 1408. The castle became the sheriffhood.