Vechigen
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Location of Vechigen | |
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| Coordinates: 46°57′N 7°34′E / 46.950°N 7.567°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Bern-Mittelland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sibylle Schwegler-Messerli SVP/UDC (as of 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 5,512 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3067 |
| SFOS number | 359 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Localities | Boll, Lindental, Sinneringen, Utzigen, Vechigen |
| Surrounded by | Bolligen, Hasle bei Burgdorf, Krauchthal, Muri bei Bern, Oberburg, Stettlen, Walkringen, Worb |
| Website | www.vechigen.ch |
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.