Trachselwald District

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Trachselwald District
Amtsbezirk Trachselwald
District
CHE Trachselwald Flag.svg
CHE Trachselwald COA.svg
Karte Bezirk Trachselwald 2007.png
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Bern.svg  Bern
Capital Trachselwald
Area
  Total
191 km2 (74 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
23,327
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities10

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 (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Langnau im Emmental. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) 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.

MunicipalityPopulation (Dec 2007) [1] Area (km²)
Affoltern im Emmental 115111.5
Dürrenroth 103114.1
Eriswil 143111.3
Huttwil 470817.3
Lützelflüh 407726.9
Rüegsau 305115.1
Sumiswald 517659.4
Trachselwald 104916.0
Walterswil 5607.9
Wyssachen 119311.8

References

  1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 17-Jul-2009

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