Editing Langenthal (section)

===Obersteckholz===
Obersteckholz is first mentioned in 1255 as ''Stechcholz''.<ref name=HDS_Ober>{{HDS|197|Obersteckholz}}</ref>

Obersteckholz was the property of the [[Baron of Langenstein]].  In 1194, he founded [[St. Urban's Abbey]] and granted the village to the Abbey as part of its endowment.  It was part of the Abbey's court of Langenthal until 1406 when it became part of the [[Bern]]ese [[bailiwick]] of [[Wangen an der Aare|Wangen]].  Following the [[French invasion of Switzerland#Collapse|1798 French invasion]] it became part of the district of Langenthal under the [[Helvetic Republic]].  In 1803, after the collapse of the Republic, it became part of the [[Aarwangen District]].  The village became an independent municipality in 1831.  Until 1790 and again after 1975 Obersteckholz and [[Untersteckholz]] shared a single school district.<ref name=HDS_Ober/>