Seftigen district
Seftigen district | |
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Basic data | |
Country: | Switzerland |
Canton : | Bern (BE) |
Main town : | Belp |
Area : | 190.27 km² |
Residents: | 36,739 (December 31, 2008) |
Population density : | 193 inhabitants per km² |
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The Seftigen district was an administrative unit of the Canton of Bern until December 31, 2009 . The administrative district with its main town Belp comprised 25 communities with 36,739 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2007) on 190.27 km² (as of January 1, 2009):
history
The Seftigen district emerged from the Seftigen district court established by Bern in 1388 . The district court was under the administration of the Venner zu Pfistern .
Name of the parish | Population (December 31, 2007) |
Area in km² | Inhabitants per km² |
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Belp | 9682 | 17.56 | 551 |
Belpberg | 384 | 5.70 | 67 |
Burgistein | 1057 | 7.52 | 141 |
Applied | 250 | 3.50 | 71 |
Gerzensee | 994 | 7.81 | 127 |
Gurzelen | 779 | 4.52 | 172 |
Jaberg | 275 | 1.31 | 210 |
Kaufdorf | 954 | 2.06 | 463 |
Sweeping | 3840 | 4.44 | 865 |
Kienersrüti | 50 | 0.80 | 63 |
Church Village | 849 | 6.10 | 139 |
Church gymnastics | 277 | 1.23 | 225 |
Lohnstorf | 228 | 1.79 | 127 |
Mühledorf | 236 | 2.30 | 103 |
Mill turners | 1294 | 2.93 | 442 |
Niedermuhlern | 538 | 7.26 | 74 |
Emergencies | 234 | 2.71 | 86 |
Riggisberg | 2344 | 29.84 | 79 |
Rüeggisberg | 1898 | 35.81 | 53 |
Rumbly | 465 | 4.66 | 100 |
Juicy | 2095 | 3.89 | 539 |
Toff | 2439 | 4.88 | 500 |
Uttigen | 1745 | 3.81 | 458 |
Forest | 1141 | 13.30 | 86 |
Wattenwil | 2721 | 14.54 | 187 |
Total (25) | 36,739 | 190.27 | 193 |
Changes in the community
- 1860: Name change from Thurnen → Kirchenthurnen
- 1902: Name change from Obermuhleren-Zimmerwald → Zimmerwald
- 2004: Fusion Englisberg and Zimmerwald → Wald (BE)
- 2009: Merger of Riggisberg and Rüti near Riggisberg → Riggisberg
- 2010: District change from Burgistein , Gurzelen , Kienersrüti , Seftigen , Uttigen and Wattenwil from the Seftigen district → Thun administrative district
- 2010: District change of all 19 remaining municipalities from the Seftigen district → Bern-Mittelland administrative district
Web links
- Anne-Marie Dubler: Seftigen (court, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .