ObersteckholzObersteckholz 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. Obersteckholz is first mentioned in 1255 as Stechcholz. Obersteckholz was the property of the Baron of Langenstein. In 1194, he founded St. Urban's Abbey and granted the village to the Abbey as part of its endowment. It was part of the Abbey's court of Langenthal until 1406 when it became part of the Bernese bailiwick of Wangen.
ReisiswilReisiwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Reisiswil is first mentioned in 1194 as Richolsiswillare. Reisiswil was part of the lands of the Counts of Langenstein-Grünenberg. Some land in the village was given in the 12th century to St. Urban's Abbey, while the Abbey of St. Gall became a major landholder as well. The St. Gallen properties were managed by the Counts of Grünenberg. With the extinction of the Grünenberg line, Bern inherited the village in 1504.
RütschelenRütschelen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Rütschelen is first mentioned in 1273 as Ruschole. Rütschelen ruled by the Counts of Kyburg, though St. Urban's Abbey and the Thunstetten Commandery were also important landholders. In 1385, the low court was pledged to the Rohrmoos and Mattstetten families, former Kyburg Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feudal overlord) families.
ThunstettenThunstetten is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Thunstetten is first mentioned in 1220 as Tunchsteten. Individual artifacts from the neolithic era have been found in the Thunstetterwald. Hallstatt era grave mounds are in Tannwäldli and Bützberg. The Thunstetten Commandery was established prior to 1210 for the Knights Hospitaller by an unknown benefactor. During the 13th and 14th centuries, the Commandery lands grew with donations and purchases from local nobles.
WynauWynau is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Wynau is first mentioned in 1201 as Wimenouwe. Evidence of prehistoric settlements at Wynau include; individual Bronze Age items along the Aare river, the remains of a Roman manor at Hoferrain-Birchi and a sunken Roman ship with a rudder in the Aare. Possibly medieval graves have been found on the Höchi along with clearly medieval graves at Aegerten.
LangenthalLangenthal est une ville et une commune suisse du canton de Berne, située dans l'arrondissement administratif de Haute-Argovie, sur la rivière Langeten. Langenthal s'étend sur une superficie de ^CH-BE^CH-BE. Langenthal compte au . Sa densité de population atteint . vignette|Photo aérienne de Walter Mittelholzer (1919) Langenthal est mentionné dans un document de 561, en rapport avec l'abbaye de St-Urbain, située dans le canton voisin de Lucerne. Durant six siècles, ce couvent joua un rôle important pour Langenthal.
LotzwilLotzwil is a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Lotzwil is first mentioned in 1194 as Locewillare. During the Middle Ages the major landowners in Lotzwil included St. Urban's Abbey and the Thunstetten Commandery. The area was ruled by the Baron of Langenstein until the extinction of that family, followed by the Utzigen and Balm families, then after 1370 the Grünenberg and Aarburg. In 1431 Thüring von Aarburg sold the village to Burgdorf.
