Arch

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Arch
Coat of arms of Arch
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district : Zealandw
BFS no. : 0381i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 3296
Coordinates : 599 202  /  224050 coordinates: 47 ° 10 '3 "  N , 7 ° 25' 41"  O ; CH1903:  599,202  /  224050
Height : 448  m above sea level M.
Height range : 425-572 m above sea level M.
Area : 6.38  km²
Residents: 1594 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 245 inhabitants per km²
Mayor : Barbara Eggimann ( BDP )
Website: www.arch-be.ch
The Reformed Church of Arch

The Reformed Church of Arch
Location of the municipality
Bielersee Lobsigensee Murtensee Neuenburgersee Moossee Stausee Niederried Wohlensee Kanton Freiburg Kanton Neuenburg Kanton Solothurn Kanton Waadt Verwaltungskreis Berner Jura Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne Verwaltungskreis Emmental Aarberg Arch Bargen BE Brüttelen Büetigen Bühl BE Büren an der Aare Diessbach bei Büren Dotzigen Epsach Erlach BE Erlach BE Finsterhennen Gals Gampelen Grossaffoltern Hagneck Hermrigen Ins BE Jens BE Kallnach Kappelen BE Leuzigen Lüscherz Lyss Meienried Merzligen Müntschemier Oberwil bei Büren Radelfingen Rapperswil BE Rüti bei Büren Schüpfen Seedorf BE Siselen Studen BE Täuffelen Treiten Tschugg Vinelz Walperswil Wengi WorbenMap of Arch
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Arch is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district , in the canton of Bern , Switzerland . A parish and a civil parish exist under the same name .

history

Aerial photo from a height of 2000 meters, Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

The community is first mentioned in 1236 as Archo. In 1561 a ferry was set up across the Aare .

population

Population development
year 1764 1850 1950 1990 2002 2003
Residents 234 512 796 1313 1577 1553

politics

The voting shares of the parties in the 2019 National Council election were: SVP 45.7%, BDP 12.8%, SP 9.0%, FDP 6.5%, glp 8.5%, GPS 8.3%, EVP 2.1 %, CVP 0.9%, pirates 1.1%, PdA 1.1%, EDU 0.9%.

schools

In Arch there is a primary school and an upper school center to which the communities of Rüti bei Büren and Leuzigen are connected.

archeology

There are two castle mounds in the municipality, both of which are not dated and cannot be recorded in writing.

The facility in Schlatthole / Meierslihubel and facility in Schlosshubel / Biselee have been partially destroyed in modern times.

Attractions

photos

  • The stairs to the church with the avenue

  • View of Oberdorf in northwest direction

literature

Web links

Wiktionary: arch  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Arch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020
  2. ↑ Results of the municipality Arch. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 20, 2019, accessed on August 4, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Archaeological Inventory number 051.005.2011.01 Source: ArchBE 2012 Page 39
  4. ↑ Archaeological Inventory number 051.004.2011.01 Source: ArchBE 2012 Page 39