Aarwangen District is a constitutional district in the northeast corner of the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with its seat at Aarwangen. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power. Since 2010, it remains a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne. Its municipalities became part of the administrative region Emmental-Oberaargau.
It is surrounded by the canton of Solothurn on the north, the canton of Aargau on the northeast, the canton of Lucerne on the east, the district of Trachselwald on the south, the district of Burgdorf on the southwest, and the district of Wangen on the west.
The district includes the following 25 municipalities and has an area of 154km2 (59sqmi):
The Aarberg District is a constitutional district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. While being an administrative district with power, its capital was the town of Aarberg. The district containes 12 municipalities covering an area of 153 km2 (59 sq mi):
Konolfingen District is a district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. While being an administrative district with power, its capital was the town of Konolfingen. The district contains 12 municipalities covering an area of 153 km2 (59 sq mi):
Aarwangen is a village and a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Büren District is a constitutional district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with its capital at Büren an der Aare. It containes 14 municipalities in an area of 88 km²:
Bernese Jura is the name for the French-speaking area of the Swiss canton of Bern, and from 2010 one of ten administrative divisions of the canton.
Bern District is a constitutional district and used to be an administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It had an area of 233 km2 (90 sq mi) and a population of 237,919.
Trachselwald District is a district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Emmental, whose administrative centre is Langnau im Emmental. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution of the Canton of Berne. Its governor's seat was in Trachselwald Castle in Trachselwald. It consistes of 10 municipalities within an area of 191 km².
Nidau District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Nidau.
Wangen District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital is the municipality of Wangen an der Aare.
Bannwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Bleienbach is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Gondiswil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Melchnau is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Roggwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
The Oberaargau is the region that encompasses the upper watershed of the Aar River in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On the north, lie the Jura Mountains, and on the south the hills leading to the Emmental.
Biel/Bienne District is an administrative district in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is located along both shores of the northeastern half of Lake Biel and is part of the Seeland administrative region, and its capital is Biel/Bienne. It contains 19 municipalities with an area of 97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi) and a population of 90,536, over half of which lives in the district's capital. While it is the smallest district in surface area, it has the third largest population in the canton.
On 1 January 2010, the 26 districts were combined into 10 new precincts :
The Oberaargau-Jura Railways was a former railway company in Switzerland. It was created in 1958 from the merger of the Langenthal-Jura Railway with the Langenthal–Melchnau-Bahn. The name refers to the Oberaargau and the Swiss Jura. The OJB changed its name to Regionalverkehr Oberaargau on 2 July 1990.
The Langenthal-Jura Railway was a former railway company in Switzerland. It merged in 1958 with the Langenthal–Melchnau-Bahn to form Oberaargau-Jura Railways, which then operated the then still 11 km-long, metre-gauge LJB line from Langenthal to Niederbipp. After further mergers, the Langenthal–Oensingen railway line has been part of the Aare Seeland mobil (ASm) since 1999.
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