Kleben

Kleben is a hamlet in Langenthal, Oberaargau, Canton of Bern. Kleben is situated nearby to the hamlet Herrengasse, as well as near Am Wald.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Langenthal railway station and Saint Urban’s Abbey.

Langenthal railway station

Railway station

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Langenthal railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Langenthal, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Langenthal–Huttwil line of BLS AG and Olten–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways. Langenthal railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Kleben.

Saint Urban’s Abbey

Photo: Schoeband, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Urban's Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of Pfaffnau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Saint Urban’s Abbey is situated 3½ km north of Kleben.

Grünenberg Castle

Castle

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The ruins of Grünenberg Castle, 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 Switzerland. Grünenberg Castle is situated 3½ km southeast of Kleben.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Untersteckholz and Obersteckholz.

Untersteckholz

Village

Untersteckholz was a municipality in the district of Aarwangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, Untersteckholz merged into Langenthal.

Obersteckholz

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Obersteckholz is a former municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal.