Bolligen

Bolligen
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bern-Mittelland
BFS no. :	0352
Postal code :	3065
Coordinates :	604463  /  202702 coordinates: 46 ° 58 '31 "  N , 7 ° 29' 50"  O ; CH1903:  604463  /  202702
Height :	578  m above sea level M.
Height range :	527–947 m above sea level M.
Area :	16.57  km²
Residents:	6264 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	378 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Kathrin Zuber ( FDP )
Website:	www.bolligen.ch
Habstetten district
Location of the municipality

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

geography

Bolligen is located northeast of Bern . On an area of ​​16.57 square kilometers, Bolligen connects the Worblental with the Emmental . The ridge of the «Lutzere» forms the watershed between the Emme and Aare .

Neighboring communities of Bolligen are Ittigen , Ostermundigen , Stettlen , Vechigen , Krauchthal , Mattstetten , Urtenen-Schönbühl , Moosseedorf and Münchenbuchsee .

In the municipality are u. a. the towns and hamlets of Habstetten, Flugbrunnen, Bantigen and Ferenberg; and behind the Bantiger Geristein.

The Bantiger hill ( 947  m above sea level ) is also located in the Bolligen area . The Swisscom transmission tower there supplies the surrounding region with radio and television programs, and it also offers a good view of the panorama of the Jura , the Swiss plateau and the Alps .

politics

FDP (2), SP (2), SVP (1), BDP (1) and “Bolligen Parteillos” (BP, 1) are represented in the municipal council (as of March 2016).

The voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the National Council elections in 2019 were: SVP 22.4%, SP 16.5%, FDP 14.7%, Greens 13.7%, glp 12.4%, BDP 8.6%, EPP 3.9 %, CVP 3.3%.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Bolligen

In the historical center the visitor will find a church that dates back to the 12th century, with a pfrund barn and a rectory from the 16th century.

In the woods in Bantiger are particularly large boulders in the ice age of the Rhone and the Aargletschers have deposited.

At Geristein there are ruins of Geristein Castle .

Personalities

• Alexander Heimann (1937–2003), writer
• Ruedi Hunsperger (1946–2018), Schwinger, Habstetten
• Robert Kiener (1866–1945), painter, draftsman, scientific illustrator and teacher
• Margret Kiener Nellen (* 1953), National Councilor (SP / BE) and former mayor
• Res Schmid (* 1955), Schwyzerörgelist

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Bolligen
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Bolligen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Anne-Marie Dubler: Habstetten. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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. ↑ Elections 2019: Results of the municipality of Bolligen. Canton of Bern, accessed on July 17, 2020