Vechigen

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Utzigen château and Boll-Utzigen railway station.

Utzigen château

Castle

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Utzigen château is a castle.

Boll-Utzigen railway station

Railway station

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Boll-Utzigen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vechigen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm gauge Worb Dorf–Worblaufen line of Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn.

Bantiger

Peak

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The Bantiger is a mountain north of the Emmental Alps, overlooking the region of Bern. It is located east of Ittigen and north of Stettlen, in the canton of Bern. The Bantiger TV Tower, on the summit, is a 196-metre-tall tower used for FM and TV transmission. Bantiger is situated 3½ km northwest of Vechigen.