Wynigen

Also known as Wynigen BE

Wynigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Wynigen
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Glungge und Herrenhaus.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Farmhouse Glugge and manor house in Wynigen village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Wynigen COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Wynigen Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Emmental
Swiss town.postal_code: 3472
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0424
Swiss town.area: 28
Swiss town.elevation: 530
Swiss town.lowest_m: 500
Swiss town.highest_m: 850
Swiss town.website: www.wynigen.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Paul Wyss
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Affoltern im Emmental, Alchenstorf, Burgdorf, Ersigen, Heimiswil, Kirchberg, Ochlenberg, Oeschenbach, Rumendingen, Walterswil

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wynigen
Population: 2011
Area: 28.32
Elevation: 576
Official website: www.wynigen.ch
Image: Glungge und Herrenhaus.jpg
Dialing code: 034
Licence plate code: BE

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Commons category: Wynigen
postal code: 3472
P8168: Saunders-Roe Skeeter
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/424

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Transportation
Famous Natives
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Wynigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

==History== thumb|Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1922) Wynigen is first mentioned in 1185 as Winingen. Bickigen village was first mentioned in 1261/63 as Bicchingen.