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Langenthal is a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal. Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau. == History == Archeological evidence suggests that early settlements existed around 4000 B.C. in the Langenthal area. A Hallstatt necropolis with twelve grave mounds has been found at Unterhard. Remnants of two Roman villae have also been identified. Langenthal is first mentioned in 861, as ''marcha in Langatun'', referring to farming estates scattered along the Langete river (a tributary of the Murg). The Old High German name ''Langatun'' is presumably composed of a hydronym ''langa-'' and the Gaulish element ''dunum'' "fort" (which had become productive as a suffix in toponyms).〔Marianne Ramstein, Chantal Hartmann, ''Langenthal, Unterhard: Gräberfeld und Siedlungsreste der Hallstatt- und Latènezeit, der römischen Epoche und des Frühmittelalters Authors 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Langenthal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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