Wichtrach
municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland
Wichtrach is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Wichtrach was created on 1 January 2004, by uniting the independent municipalities of Niederwichtrach and Oberwichtrach. The parish church of Oberwichtrach was first mentioned in 1180. The two Wichtrach villages were first mentioned in 1180 as Wichtracho.
Geography
Wichtrach has an area of 11.6 km2 (4.48 sq mi). As of 2012, a total of 7.35 km2 (2.84 mi2) or 63.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.59 km2 (1.00 mi2) or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.52 km2 (0.59 mi2) or 13.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
During the same year, housing and buildings made up 6.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 49.9% is used for growing crops and 12.1% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.
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