Canton of Bern
Oberaargau
Melchnau

Melchnau

Melchnau is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in .
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  • Type: Village with 1,670 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Melchnau BE”
  • Postal code: 4917

Places of Interest

Highlights include Käserstock and Grünenberg Castle.

Residential building
Photo: Simsa60, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a residential building.

Castle
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ruins of , Schnabelburg Castle and Langenstein Castle are a complex of three interconnected castles on a hill above the municipality of Melchnau in the canton of Bern in .

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Busswil bei Melchnau and Reisiswil.

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in .

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reisiwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in .

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in .

Melchnau

Latitude
47.18244° or 47° 10′ 57″ north
Longitude
7.85181° or 7° 51′ 7″ east
Population
1,670
Elevation
531 metres (1,742 feet)
Open location code
8FV95VJ2+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240115788
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2659695
Wiki­data ID
Q66879
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Melchnau” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Melchnau”
  • Basque: “Melchnau”
  • Breton: “Melchnau”
  • Catalan: “Melchnau”
  • Cebuano: “Melchnau (munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Melchnau”
  • Chinese: “迈希瑙”
  • Chinese: “邁希瑙”
  • Chuvash: “Мельхнау”
  • Dutch: “Melchnau”
  • Esperanto: “Festi”
  • Esperanto: “Gibel”
  • Esperanto: “Im Gjuch”
  • Esperanto: “Melchnau”
  • Esperanto: “Oberdorf”
  • Esperanto: “Sunnhalde”
  • Esperanto: “Unterdorf”
  • French: “Melchnau”
  • German: “Melchnau”
  • Hungarian: “Melchnau”
  • Irish: “Melchnau”
  • Italian: “Melchnau”
  • Kazakh: “Мельхнау”
  • Lombard: “Melchnau”
  • Malay: “Melchnau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Melchnau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melchnau”
  • Norwegian: “Melchnau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Melchnau”
  • Piemontese: “Melchnau”
  • Polish: “Melchnau”
  • Portuguese: “Melchnau”
  • Russian: “Мельхнау”
  • Spanish: “Melchnau”
  • Swedish: “Melchnau”
  • Swiss German: “Mäuchnou”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Melchnau”
  • Turkish: “Melchnau”
  • Ukrainian: “Мельхнау”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Melchnau”
  • Venetian: “Melchnau”
  • Volapük: “Melchnau”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Melchnau”
  • Welsh: “Melchnau”

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