Leuzigen
Sign in to saveLeuzigen 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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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.
== 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.