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Wangen (district)
Wangen District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Wangen an der Aare. The district had an area of 129 km² and consisted of 23 municipalities. It was dissolved on 31 December 2009 when it and the Aarwangen District became part of the Oberaargau district. *In 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of the municipality of Heimenhausen *In 2008 Oberönz Oberönz was a municipality in the district of Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On January 1, 2008, the municipality of Oberönz became part of the municipality of Herzogenbuchsee.Former districts of the canton o ...
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The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ...
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Heimenhausen
Heimenhausen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On January 1, 2009, the municipalities of Wanzwil and Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee became part of the Municipality of Heimenhausen.BSG 152.01 BAG 08-59
''Die Justizkommission des Grossen Rats des Kantons Bern'' (Justice Commission of the High Council of Canton Bern) decision of 29 April 2008. accessed 16 July 2009


History

Heimenhausen is first mentioned in 1356 as ''Heimenhusen''.


Geography

Heimenhausen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.
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Wangenried
Wangenried is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Geography Wangenried has an area of . Of this area, 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Wangenried has a population (as of ) of . , 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.4%), the FDP (10.8%) and the local small left-wing parties (6.6%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23% ...
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Walliswil Bei Wangen
Walliswil bei Wangen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Geography Walliswil bei Wangen has an area of . Of this area, 51.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Walliswil bei Wangen has a population (as of ) of . , 2.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and Albanian being third ( 0.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.6%), the FDP (10%) and the Green Party (6.8%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) ...
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Walliswil Bei Niederbipp
Walliswil bei Niederbipp is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Geography Walliswil bei Niederbipp has an area of . Of this area, 53.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Walliswil bei Niederbipp has a population (as of ) of . , 1.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (99.2%), with English being second most common ( 0.4%) and Russian being third ( 0.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.4%), the FDP (11.4%) and the CSP (9.1%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 ye ...
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Thörigen
Thörigen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Geography Thörigen has an area of . Of this area, 51.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Thörigen has a population (as of ) of . , 4.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.9%), with French being second most common ( 0.4%) and English being third ( 0.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (11.7%), the SPS (11.3%) and the CSP (5.1%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.3% of the population, while a ...
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Seeberg
Seeberg is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The lake Burgäschisee is located on the border with Aeschi. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Hermiswil merged into Seeberg.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
accessed 3 February 2016


History


Hermiswil

Hermiswil is first mentioned in 1289 as ''Hermanswile''. During the 13th and 14th Centuries, the Hermiswil area had been granted by the Kyburg family to the vom Stein family. In 1466 the city of

Rumisberg
Rumisberg is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Rumisberg is first mentioned in 1364 as ''Rumolsberg''. Geography Rumisberg has an area of . Of this area, 49.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality includes the village of Rumisberg, the hamlets of Schoren and Weissacker-Falken and scattered individual houses. It is located on several terraces scattered along the southern slope of the Jura mountains, ranging in altitude from above sea level. Demographics Rumisberg has a population (as of ) of . , 3.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.4%) and Serbo-Croatia ...
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Ochlenberg
Ochlenberg is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Ochlenberg is first mentioned in 1612 as ''Ochliberg''. Geography Ochlenberg has an area, , of . Of this area, or 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 31.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land ...
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Oberbipp
Oberbipp is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Oberbipp is first mentioned in 968 as ''Pippa''. In 1327 it was mentioned as ''Obern Bipp''. Geography Oberbipp has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.4% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.3%. Out of the forested land, 37.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered ...
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Niederönz
Niederönz is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Niederönz is first mentioned in 1246 as ''Onza''. Geography Niederönz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.4% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Out of the forested land, 26.8% of the total land area is heavily forested an ...
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Niederbipp
Niederbipp is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Wolfisberg merged into Niederbipp. History Niederbipp is first mentioned in 968 as ''Pippa''. In 1302 it was mentioned as ''Nider-Bippe''. Geography Niederbipp has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 15.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.9% and transportation infrastructu ...
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