Vechigen

Vechigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Until the administrative centralization of 1966 it was made up of four semi-autonomous communities; Vechigen, Sinneringen with Boll and Dentenberg, Utzigen with Lindental and Berg with Littewil and Radelfingen.

Vechigen
Location of Vechigen
Vechigen
Vechigen
Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°34′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictBern-Mittelland
Government
  MayorLorenz Hess
Area
  Total25.0 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Elevation
583 m (1,913 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total5,298
  Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3067
SFOS number0359
Surrounded byBolligen, Hasle bei Burgdorf, Krauchthal, Muri bei Bern, Oberburg, Stettlen, Walkringen, Worb
Websitewww.vechigen.ch
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