Vechigen
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Vechigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Until the administrative centralization of 1966, it was composed of four semi-autonomous communities: Vechigen, Sinneringen with Boll and Dentenberg, Utzigen with Lindental, and Berg with Littewil and Radelfingen.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Vechigen
- Swiss town.image_photo
- KircheVechigen.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Vechigen COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Vechigen Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Bern
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-BE
- Swiss town.district
- Bern-Mittelland
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 3067
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 0359
- Swiss town.area
- 25
- Swiss town.elevation
- 583
- Swiss town.website
- www.vechigen.ch
- Swiss town.mayor
- Sibylle Schwegler-Messerli
- Swiss town.mayor_asof
- 2024
- Swiss town.mayor_party
- SVP
- Swiss town.places
- Boll, Lindental, Sinneringen, Utzigen, Vechigen
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Bolligen, Hasle bei Burgdorf, Krauchthal, Muri bei Bern, Oberburg, Stettlen, Walkringen, Worb
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Vechigen
- Population
- 5252
- Area
- 24.82
- Elevation
- 583
- Official website
- www.vechigen.ch
- Image
- KircheVechigen.jpg
- Dialing code
- 031
- Licence plate code
- BE
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- Commons category
- Vechigen
- postal code
- 3068
- P8168
- James P. Clarke
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/359
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Vechigen
- Sinneringen and Boll
- Utzigen
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Sights
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- References
Vechigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Until the administrative centralization of 1966, it was composed of four semi-autonomous communities: Vechigen, Sinneringen with Boll and Dentenberg, Utzigen with Lindental, and Berg with Littewil and Radelfingen.
==History== Vechigen was first mentioned in 1275 as Vechingen. Sinneringen was first mentioned between 1261 and 1263 as Sineringen. Utzigen was referred to as Uzingen in 1275.
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