Leuzigen

Also known as Leuzigen BE

Leuzigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The village is situated between the cities Biel/Bienne and Solothurn and borders on the river Aare.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Leuzigen
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Leuzigen Schulhaus.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Leuzigen village school house
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Leuzigen COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Leuzigen Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Seeland
Swiss town.postal_code: 3297
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0388
Swiss town.area: 10.3
Swiss town.elevation: 456
Swiss town.website: www.leuzigen.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Arch, Bettlach (SO), Bibern (SO), Lüterkofen-Ichertswil (SO), Nennigkofen (SO), Selzach (SO), Tscheppach (SO)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Leuzigen
Population: 1208
Area: 10.28
Elevation: 532
Official website: www.leuzigen.ch
Image: Leuzigen Schulhaus.jpg
Dialing code: 032
Licence plate code: BE

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Commons category: Leuzigen
postal code: 3297
P8168: Camp Ashcan
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/388

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Sights
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
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== History == thumb|Aerial view (1958) Leuzigen is first mentioned in 1235 as Loxingen. In 1270 it was mentioned as Loexigen. In old documents, the village was referred to as Loichfingen (1224), Loenzingen (1522) und Leutzigen (1661) and Leuzingen.