Amsoldingen
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Administrative district : | Tuna |
BFS no. : | 0921 |
Postal code : | 3633 |
Coordinates : | 611 108 / 175 218 |
Height : | 637 m above sea level M. |
Height range : | 577–734 m above sea level M. |
Area : | 4.71 km² |
Residents: | 812 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 172 inhabitants per km² |
Mayor : | Stefan Gyger ( SVP ) |
Website: | www.amsoldingen.ch |
Amsoldingen with the Stockhorn chain |
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Location of the municipality | |
Amsoldingen is a municipality in the Thun administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland . The village lies on the banks of the Amsoldingersee and is approx. 5 km from Thun .
Amsoldingen is known for the Amsoldingen Church , the largest Ottonian basilica in the area. From 1728 to 1738, pastor Samuel Lutz worked here .
The cheese dairy in the village produces Amsoldinger cheese , a semi-hard raw milk product that is reminiscent of Emmentaler in taste .
politics
The voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 47.5%, SP 13.5%, BDP 11.0%, GPS 6.7%, glp 5.8%, FDP 5.3%, EPP 4.4 %, EDU 2.3%, CVP 1.2%, SD 1.1%.
Attractions
- The former collegiate church of St. Mauritius , now known as the Amsoldingen Church .
- Amsoldingen Castle
Personalities
Johannes Haller the Younger (1523–1575), Protestant theologian and reformer in Bern
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Amsoldingen
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Amsoldingen (community). 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 Amsoldingen community. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on October 30, 2016 .
- ^ Samuel Rutishauser: Amsoldingen Church. (Schweizerische Kunstführer) Ed. Society for Swiss Art History, No. 296, Bern 1992. ISBN 3-85782-296-1 .