Langnau im Emmental
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| Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°47′E / 46.950°N 7.783°ECoordinates: 46°57′N 7°47′E / 46.950°N 7.783°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Emmental | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Gemeinderat with 9 members |
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| • Mayor |
Gemeindepräsident Bernhard Antener |
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| • Parliament |
Grosser Gemeinderat with 40 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 48.4 km2 (18.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 736 m (2,415 ft) | |
| Highest elevation | 1,332 m (4,370 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 643 m (2,110 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 9,154 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3550 | |
| SFOS number | 0902 | |
| Surrounded by | Eggiwil, Lauperswil, Signau, Sumiswald, Trachselwald, Trub, Trubschachen | |
| Website |
www SFSO statistics |
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Langnau im Emmental is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
It is situated in the upper Emmental between Bern and Lucerne.
It has about 9,000 inhabitants and is the most important market place in the region. It is set among rolling hills. The average temperature is 7.1 °C (44.8 °F), and the average precipitation is 1,371 mm (54.0 in). The village is one of the sunniest in Switzerland, with practically no fog.
There are no signs of human inhabitants before the German migration in about the 11th century. The first mention of the name Langnau (German lange Au or Lanngnouw meaning long pasture/meadow) dates to 1139. In 1246 it was mentioned as Langenowe.
Like other towns in the Emmental, Langnau was not built along the river because of the danger of flooding. Instead, it was built on higher ground along one of the streams flowing into the Emme.
The earliest noble landowners seem to have been the Kyburg family. A fort was erected on the Spitzenegg hill in Gohl by the barons of Spitzenberg. This fortification was sold to the sons of Rudolf von Habsburg in 1300. A Benedictine monastery was established in Trub in 1130, and it held ownership of large tracts of land.
After the Battle of Sempach in 1386, where the Swiss Confederation defeated the troops led by Duke Leopold III of Habsburg, the Bernese established their authority over the area. However, there were continued clashes with the authorities in Lucerne. In 1528, Bern imposed the Protestant religion on the entire region.
In 1653, there was a farmers' insurrection due to the economic crisis after the end of the Thirty Years' War and the persecution of the Anabaptists (Mennonites). The insurrection was put down, and persecution continued until about 1730. Many Anabaptists left the area to settle in the Jura mountains.
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