Arni BE

BE is the abbreviation for the canton of Bern in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Arni .

Arni
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bern-Mittelland
BFS no. :	0602
Postal code :	3508
Coordinates :	617 241  /  198 232 coordinates: 46 ° 56 '6 "  N , 7 ° 39' 54"  O ; CH1903:  617 241  /  198 232
Height :	849  m above sea level M.
Height range :	756-1040 m above sea level M.
Area :	10.43  km²
Residents:	928 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	89 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Kurt Rothenbühler
Website:	www.arnibe.ch
Location of the municipality

The hamlet of Hämlismatt in the municipality of Arni

Arni is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

Until 1983 the official parish name was Arni ; thereafter , the canton abbreviation BE was added to make it easier to distinguish from the Aargau village of Arni , which has since formed its own political municipality.

geography

Arni is 849  m above sea level. M. , 16 km east of the canton capital Bern (linear distance). The farming village extends in a high valley on the Biglenbach , on the edge of the Arnimoos , in the Molasse heights between the Aare valley in the west and the Emmental in the east.

The area of ​​the 10.4 km² municipal area comprises a section of the hill country east of the Aare valley. The central part of the area is occupied by the high valley of Arni with a 500 m wide flat valley floor (Arnimoos). The valley opens to the west and is drained by the Biglenbach , which rises on the northern slopes of the blistering river just outside the municipality. On its south side, the high valley is flanked by the heights of Rotiholz (up to 934  m above sea level ) and Chapf (up to 960  m above sea level ); while the Nünhaupt ( 986  m above sea level ), the wooded Geissrüggen ( 1032  m above sea level ) and the Ätzlischwand (at 1041  m above sea level, the highest elevation of Arni) form the northern end of the valley. These mountain ranges, all of the western foothills of the bladder river, have a characteristic relief: They are subdivided by numerous short valleys and protruding ridges (so-called harrows). To the west, the municipality extends to the outskirts of Biglen. In 1997, 5% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 26% for forests and woodlands and 69% for agriculture.

Several hamlets belong to Arni as well as numerous groups of farms and individual farms that are scattered across the entire area. These include:

• Arnisäge ( 822  m above sea level ) on the Biglenbach on the western edge of the Arnimoos
• Hämlismatt ( 841  m above sea level ) in a northern side hollow of the high valley
• Tannen ( 901  m above sea level ) on the pass at the transition to the Goldbach valley
• Lütiwil ( 880  m above sea level ) on the southern slope of the height of Nünhaupt
• Rot ( 814  m above sea level ) on the slope above Biglen
• Kleinrot ( 818  m above sea level ) on the slope above Biglen

Neighboring communities of Arni are Landiswil , Oberthal , Grosshöchstetten , Biglen and Walkringen .

history

Aerial photo, Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

The place name goes back to the Old High German word arnahi (maple tree). With a confirmation of goods of the Erlach monastery by Pope Lucius III. Arni is first mentioned in a document. For the year 1359 a dispute between the farmers of Arni and the priest of Biglen is recorded . Arni belongs to the Biglen Church. In 1424 the twing of Arni von Petermann von Krauchthal († 1425) went to the von Englisberg family, later to the Hetzel and Schöni families . The tithe belonged to the Lower Hospital in Bern. The rule of Arni was subordinated to the Bernese Landvogtei Signau, established in 1529, in the Konolfingen district court. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Arni belonged to the Höchstetten district during the Helvetic Republic and from 1803 to the Konolfingen district authority, which received the status of an official district with the new cantonal constitution of 1831.

population

With 928 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Arni is one of the smaller communities in the canton of Bern. 97.0% of the residents speak German, 0.6% speak Serbo-Croatian and 0.5% speak French (as of 2000). The population of Arni was 1331 inhabitants in 1850, in 1900 it was 1124 inhabitants. In the course of the 20th century, the population decreased to 902 people by 1980, with a significant decline observed particularly during the 1960s. Since then, a slight increase in population has been recorded.

politics

The voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the National Council elections in 2019 were: SVP 60.5%, BDP 9.0%, GPS 6.5%, glp 5.0%, SP 3.9%, EVP 3.0%, FDP 3.0 %, EDU 0.8%, PdA 0.6%, SD 0.5%.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Arni was a village dominated by agriculture . Even today, the dairy industry and animal husbandry and forestry an important role in the employment structure of the population. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. Wood processing companies (sawmills, carpenters), the construction industry, agricultural machinery and cheese factories are represented in Arni today. In the last few decades the village has developed into a residential community. Many employees are therefore commuters who work mainly in the larger towns in the area and in the Aare valley.

traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfare; the main access is from Biglen. Arni is connected to the public transport network through the Postbus courses, which cover the routes from Biglen to Moosegg and from Biglen to Lützelflüh .

coat of arms

	Blazon : “ Divided, above in blue a golden lily , below in gold a lying blue crescent moon. »
	Justification of the coat of arms: An interpretation of the coat of arms is not known. The local coat of arms has been seen in its current form since 1780.

Personalities

• Christian Moser (1861–1935), Director of the Federal Insurance office, professor
• Karl Grunder (1880–1963), Swiss dialect writer
• Hans Baumgartner (1927–2011), shoemaker and village original, bequeathed his fortune to the community for the purpose of road repairs

See also

• List of cultural assets in Arni BE

swell

• Arni BE community archive
• Farm chronicles from the communities of Oberthal, Arni, Freimettigen, Oberdiessbach (undated), State Archives of the Canton of Bern , DQ 547
• Pope Lucius III the St. Johannsen Erlach Abbey confirms all its rights and possessions both to churches and to goods in St. Johannsen, Menznau, Grenchen, Wyler, Seedorf, Ins, Nugerol, Tess, Huttwil, Prägelz, Müntschemier, Erlach, Büren, Gals, Arni , Madiswil, Ortschwaben, Lindach (1185), State Archives Bern, CI a (documents), Fach Erlach, October 2, 1185

literature

• Anne-Marie Dubler : Arni (BE). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Book of arms of the canton of Bern. The Bernese state coat of arms and the coats of arms of the administrative districts and municipalities , published on behalf of the Bernese government council. by the management of the municipalities, arr. from the Bern State Archives with the assistance of Hans Jenni. Armorial du canton de Berne. Les armoiries de l'Etat de Berne, des districts et des communes , publié par la Direction des affaires communales sur mandat du Conseil-exécutif du canton de Berne, élaboré par les Archives de l'Etat de Berne avec la collaboration de Hans Jenni, Bern 1981.

Web links

Commons : Arni  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Arni (BE)

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. ^ State Archives of the Canton of Bern , CI a (documents), Fach Erlach, October 2, 1185
3. ↑ HBLS I, p. 442.
4. ↑ HBLS I, p. 442.
5. ↑ Elections 2019: Results of the municipality of Arni. Canton of Bern, accessed on March 21, 2020
6. ↑ Wappenbuch 1981, p. 121.
7. ↑ Wappenbuch 1981, p. 120.
8. ↑ Jürg Hüsler:  Moser, Christian. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , S. ( digitized version ).
9. ↑ Schuhmacher bequeaths all his money to the community , Berner Zeitung of May 20, 2011