Erlach district

Erlach district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Main town :	Erlach
Area :	84.37 km²
Residents:	10,867 (December 31, 2008)
Population density :	129 inhabitants per km²
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The Erlach district was an administrative unit of the canton of Bern until December 31, 2009 . The administrative district with the main town Erlach comprised twelve communities.

Communities

Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2008)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
Shaking	592	6.61	90
Erlach	1146	3.49	328
Dark hens	470	3.57	132
Gals	708	7.84	90
Gampelen	772	10.60	73
Ins	3133	23.87	131
Lüscherz	530	5.42	98
Müntschemier	1276	4.87	262
Siselen	579	5.51	105
Riding	412	4.74	87
Tschugg	427	3.29	130
Vinelz	822	4.56	180
Total (12)	10,867	84.37	129

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 1916

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  Municipalities until 1945

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  Municipalities until 2009

• 1917: Merger of Brüttelen and Gäserz → Brüttelen
• 1946: Mullen and Tschugg → Tschugg merge
• 2010: Change of district of all 12 municipalities from the Erlach district → Seeland administrative district

Web links

• Hans-Rudolf Egli: Erlach (rule, administrative district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office