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Kriechenwil
Coat of arms of Kriechenwil
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Country Switzerland
Canton Berne
District Bern-Mittelland

Kriechenwil is a municipality in the administrative district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.

It lies on the river Saane in the central Swiss plateau on the border with the Canton of Fribourg. It includes the village of Kriechenwil and the hamlets of Schönenbühl and Risau.

Today the municipality has its own primary school, while students travel to Laupen for secondary education. About two-thirds of the working population commute to jobs in nearby towns.

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  • 2012-04-26 Sense-Sarino (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 144

    Half-timbered house in Kriechenwil

  • 2012-04-26 Sense-Sarino (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 146

    Modern houses in the municipality

  • 2012-04-26 Sense-Sarino (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 158

    Kriechenwil schoolhouse, built 1839

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Kriechenwil para niños

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