Geography Schangnau

the hamlet wald in schangnau

schangnau has area of 36.48 km (14.09 sq mi). of 2012, total of 19.43 km (7.50 sq mi) or 53.3% used agricultural purposes, while 13.05 km (5.04 sq mi) or 35.8% forested. rest of municipality 0.75 km (0.29 sq mi) or 2.1% settled (buildings or roads), 0.39 km (0.15 sq mi) or 1.1% either rivers or lakes , 2.91 km (1.12 sq mi) or 8.0% unproductive land.

during same year, housing , buildings made 1.3% , transportation infrastructure made 0.7%. total of 31.0% of total land area heavily forested , 4.0% covered orchards or small clusters of trees. of agricultural land, 26.3% pasturage , 26.1% used alpine pastures. water in municipality flowing water. of unproductive areas, 3.7% unproductive vegetation , 4.3% rocky vegetation.

the municipality has highest elevation of in emmental. located around source of emme river, gives valley (emmental) name. municipality includes village of schangnau (at 933 m (3,061 ft)) , hamlet of wald individual houses in valley.

on 31 december 2009 amtsbezirk signau, municipality s former district, dissolved. on following day, 1 january 2010, joined newly created verwaltungskreis emmental.