Kallnach

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Coordinates: 47°1′N 7°14′E

Kallnach
Canton	Berne
District	Aarberg
Coordinates	47°1′N 7°14′E
Population	1522   (January 2005)
Area	10.66 km²
Elevation	445 m
Postal code	3283
SFOS number	0304
Website	www.kallnach.ch
Kallnach

Kallnach (French: Chouchignies) is a municipality in Aarberg District in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Kallnach is considered the longest Straßendorf (a village that lies almost entirely along a single road) in Switzerland. It stretches along the foot of a morraine of the Rhône Glacier at the edge of the Grosses Moos. It lies on the road from Lyss through Aarberg to Kerzers. It has a train station on the Broyetallinie (which connects Aarberg and Kerzers).

The remains of a Roman road which connected the settlements of Aventicum and Petinesca have been found in the Aspi. Excavations in 1989 revealed remains which have been variously interpreted as a restaurant, a customs office, or a horse-changing station. In the seventh century, Romans still lived in the area of today's Kallnach, as evidenced by their remains and graves.

[edit] External links

• Dubler, A-M: Kallnach in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2005-03-01.