Herzogenbuchsee
Herzogenbuchsee is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
The population is 7055 (2011), counting the villages in the Oberaargau. The traditional name was Buchsi.
Herzogenbuchsee is built on a moraine of the Rhone Glacier. The area has been settled for at least 10,000 years, with ancient settlements around the Inkwilersee and Burgäschisee. There is also evidence of Roman buildings from approximately 200 CE near the current Reformed Church.
The first documented use of the name puhsa (pronounced Buchsa, in Latin buxum, meaning "box") is found in the writings of Saint Gallus in 886 CE. In 1220 it was mentioned as Buchse and to distinguish it from Münchenbuchsee, in 1301 it was first mentioned as Herzogenbuchze.
It was ruled by Burgundy, the Zähringer, the Kyburger, and finally, brought under the Altberni sovereignty.
On January 1, 2008, the municipality of Oberönz became part of the municipality of Herzogenbuchsee.
The population is 7055 (2011), counting the villages in the Oberaargau. The traditional name was Buchsi.
Herzogenbuchsee is built on a moraine of the Rhone Glacier. The area has been settled for at least 10,000 years, with ancient settlements around the Inkwilersee and Burgäschisee. There is also evidence of Roman buildings from approximately 200 CE near the current Reformed Church.
The first documented use of the name puhsa (pronounced Buchsa, in Latin buxum, meaning "box") is found in the writings of Saint Gallus in 886 CE. In 1220 it was mentioned as Buchse and to distinguish it from Münchenbuchsee, in 1301 it was first mentioned as Herzogenbuchze.
It was ruled by Burgundy, the Zähringer, the Kyburger, and finally, brought under the Altberni sovereignty.
On January 1, 2008, the municipality of Oberönz became part of the municipality of Herzogenbuchsee.
Map - Herzogenbuchsee
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Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas the Swiss population of approximately 8.7 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centres are located, including Zürich, Geneva and Basel.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| CHF | Swiss franc | Fr | 2 |
| CHE | WIR Bank | 2 | |
| CHW | WIR Bank | 2 |
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| FR | French language |
| DE | German language |
| IT | Italian language |
| RM | Romansh language |