Boltigen
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 Bern (BE)
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| Administrative district : | Obersimmental-Saanen |
| BFS no. : | 0791 |
| Postal code : | 3766 |
| Coordinates : | 596 387 / 164245 |
| Height : | 823 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 794–2238 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 77.07 km² |
| Residents: | 1263 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 16 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.boltigen.ch |
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Boltigen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .
Community organization
The community is divided into eight independent farmers : Simmenegg , Adlemsried , Schwarzenmatt , Boltigen , Reidenbach , Eschi , Weissenbach and Oberbäuert . The farmers have their own administration and are considered the primordial cells of today's community.
religion
There is an evangelical reformed parish . The approx. 50 Catholics of the place belong to the parish of Gstaad , whose nearest church is St. Franziskus in Zweisimmen .
Place name
1228 first historical mention as Booltingen . The word consists of a Germanic personal name and the place name ending -ingos.
geography
Boltigen is located in the Bernese Oberland in the Upper Simmental below Zweisimmen . The Jaunpass is located in the municipality of Boltigen.
The neighboring communities starting from the north in a clockwise direction are Oberwil im Simmental , Diemtigen , Zweisimmen , Saanen , Jaun and Plaffeien .
To the northeast of Boltigen lies the striking mountain group with the Trimlenhorn (1982 m).
photos
In Boltigen
church
school
Reidenbach
Simmentalerhaus in Reidenbach
Attractions
politics
The council president is Fred Stocker, the council president is Albert Wampfler (as of 2018).
The voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 71.0%, BDP 10.1%, SP 5.6%, GPS 3.5%, FDP 2.9%, glp 2.8%, EDU 2.2 %, EVP 1.0%, CVP 0.3%.
Personalities from or with connection to Boltigen
- Karl Haueter (1868–1935), rancher
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Boltigen
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Boltigen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020
- ^ Results of the community of Boltigen. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on October 30, 2016 .