Frutigen district
Frutigen district | |
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Basic data | |
Country: | Switzerland |
Canton : | Bern (BE) |
Main town : | Frutigen |
Area : | 489.07 km² |
Residents: | 18,643 (December 31, 2008) |
Population density : | 38 inhabitants per km² |
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The district of Frutigen was an administrative unit of the canton of Bern until December 31, 2009 . The administrative district with the main town of Frutigen comprised seven communities on 489.07 km²:
The administrative district of Frutigen was essentially identical to the historical region of Frutigland .
Communities
Name of the parish | Population (December 31, 2008) |
Area in km² | Inhabitants per km² |
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Adelboden | 3615 | 87.61 | 41 |
Aeschi near Spiez | 1981 | 30.99 | 64 |
Frutigen | 6682 | 72.28 | 92 |
Kandergrund | 811 | 32.09 | 25th |
Kandersteg | 1203 | 134.33 | 9 |
Krattigen | 953 | 6.00 | 159 |
Reichenbach in the Kandertal | 3398 | 125.77 | 27 |
Total (7) | 18,643 | 489.07 | 38 |
Changes in the community
- 1850: Split from Frutigen → Kandergrund
- 1909: Split from Kandergrund → Kandersteg
- 1957: Change of name from Reichenbach near Frutigen → Reichenbach im Kandertal
- 2010: District change of all 7 municipalities from the Frutigen district → Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district
Web links
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Frutigen (rule, administrative district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .