BätterkindenBätterkinden is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is about north of Bern. Bätterkinden is first mentioned in 1261 as Beturchingen. During the High Middle Ages there was a settlement on the Zwingherrenhubel. By 1261, Bätterkinden village was part of the Kyburg Amt of Utzenstorf. In 1406, the Kyburgs pledged Bätterkinden to Heinrich Ringoltingen to repay some of their debts. He combined Bätterkinden and Utzenstorf into the Herrschaft of Landshut.
UtzenstorfUtzenstorf is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is regionally famous for its medieval castle, Landshut Castle. Utzenstorf is first mentioned in 1175 as Uzansdorf. The oldest trace of a settlement in the municipality is the neolithic hilltop settlement at Bürglenhubel. The Bürglenhubel site includes traces of an earthen wall, turf houses and flint tools. There are several other prehistoric sites in the municipality, including scatter neolithic items at Lindenrain and a La Tene culture grave at Schnäggefeld.
GerlafingenGerlafingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Gerlafingen is first mentioned in 1278 as Nidergerolvingen. Gerlafingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 9.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 82.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 15.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 44.
ObergerlafingenObergerlafingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. Obergerlafingen is first mentioned in 1278 as Oburgeroluingen. Obergerlafingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 32.2% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 21.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.
