Lotzwil
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Lotzwil | ||||||||||
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Population | 2,377 (2002) | |||||||||
- Density | 383 /km² (993 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
Area | 6.20 km² (2.4 sq mi) | |||||||||
Elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) | |||||||||
Postal code | 4932 | |||||||||
SFOS number | 0331 | |||||||||
Surrounded by | Bleienbach, Busswil bei Melchnau, Gutenburg, Langenthal, Madiswil, Obersteckholz, Rütschelen | |||||||||
Twin towns | Vetrni (Czech Republic) | |||||||||
Website | www.lotzwil.ch | |||||||||
Lotzwil is a municipality in the district of Aarwangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
It is 2.5 km south of the city of Langenthal (principal place of the Oberaargaus with 14,400 inhabitants) and 40 km from Basel, Berne and Lucerne, in the country of Switzerland. Located on 504 m above sea level at the private railway company line Langenthal - Huttwil - Wolhusen - Lucerne nearby the superhighway connections Kriegstetten, Kirchberg, Wangen an der Aare, Niederbipp and Reiden.
The area is 6,22 km ². It has an increasing total population of at present 2,400 inhabitants.
The local rate plant is determined at 1.60 units. The real estate property control item amounts to 1% of the official value.
Neighboring municipalities are: Langenthal, Busswil, Obersteckholz, Gutenburg, Madiswil, Ruetschelen and Bleienbach.
The wages earns approximately 66% of the employed persons population (more than on the occasion of the 1980 census) outside of the municipality.
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