Golats

Golats
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Zealand
Residential municipality :	Kallnach
Postal code :	3207
former BFS no. :	0664
Coordinates :	584 888  /  203679 coordinates: 46 ° 59 '2 "  N , 7 ° 14' 24"  O ; CH1903:  584,888  /  203679
Height :	519  m above sea level M.
Area :	2.8  km²
Population density :	108 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	3.2% (2,009)
Unemployment rate :	0.6% (2,010)
Website:	www.kallnach.ch
Entrance of Golaten
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2019

Until December 31, 2018, Golaten was a political municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district of the canton of Bern in Switzerland . It merged with Kallnach on January 1, 2019 .

In addition to the residents' community, there is also a civic community under the name Golaten .

geography

Golaten is located in the Swiss plateau on the Niederried reservoir, a valuable area for water birds. Two districts can be made out, Golaten and Lachen . Aare and Saane converge on the southeastern municipal boundary . The neighboring municipalities starting from the north and clockwise are Radelfingen , Mühleberg , Wileroltigen , Kerzers and Kallnach.

history

Aerial photo of Oberruntigen and Golaten by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

The place was first mentioned around 988 as Gulada , then in 1277 with the name Golatun .

politics

The local councils of Golaten were not volunteers, but were elected by compulsory office and could not resign until two years after taking office.

Since the municipal merger on January 1, 2019, the former municipality president Hansjörg Tüscher has represented the Golaten district in the Kallnach municipal council.

The voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the National Council elections in 2015 were: SVP 55.5%, BDP 16.1%, FDP 7.9%, GPS 5.3%, EDU 3.2%, EPP 2.9%, glp 2.9 %, SD 1.6%, SP 1.4%.

traffic

In terms of traffic, the village is quite remote, as it is limited to the east by the lake and the Aare and there is no major bridge over it.

photos

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  Deer

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  Farmhouses in Golaten

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  Town center

Web links

Commons : Golaten  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Community search . Population. (No longer available online.) In: Official website. Federal Statistical Office, 2011, p. 1 , archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on September 10, 2011 (entry Golaten ). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Community search . Job. (No longer available online.) In: Official website. Federal Statistical Office, 2011, p. 1 , archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on September 10, 2011 (entry Golaten . Annual average). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Joel Bedetti: Militia system on the edge. In: website 20 minutes. 20 Minuten AG, December 7, 2008, p. 1 , accessed on September 10, 2011 : "Although you could leave after two years, hardly anyone does that," says Tüscher. «With time you just get pleasure from your work!» " 
4. ↑ Elections 2015: Results of the community Golaten. Canton of Bern, accessed on March 19, 2016.