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

Article

12 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Transportation
Famous Natives
References

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.