Konolfingen

Konolfingen

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bern-Mittellandw
BFS no. :	0612i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	3510
UN / LOCODE :	CH CON
Coordinates :	613 570 / 192 484 coordinates: 46 ° 53 '0 " N , 7 ° 37' 0" O ; CH1903: 613.57 thousand / one hundred and ninety-two thousand four hundred eighty-four46.883334 7.616669 634
Height :	634 m above sea level M.
Height range :	618–924 m above sea level M.
Area :	12.77 km²
Residents:	5283 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	408 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Daniel Hodel ( SVP )
Website:	www.konolfingen.ch
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Location of the municipality
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Konolfingen (also known colloquially as Chonufingä [ˈχnɔfliɡə] ) is a political municipality founded in 1933 in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district of the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

geography

Konolfingen is roughly halfway between Bern , Thun , Langnau and Burgdorf . Geographically located in the Kiesental , Konolfingen, which is around 660 meters high, is often referred to as the gateway to the Emmental . The community includes u. a. the hamlets and towns of Herolfingen , Hürnberg , Ursellen , Ballenbüel and Hötschigen .

history

Aerial photo (1950)

The history of the community of Konolfingen is still young. It was not until 1933 that today's Konolfingen emerged from the merger of the two communities of Gysenstein and Stalden in the Emmental , which is also what gives the district its name. But the name Chonolfingen appeared for the first time as early as 1148 . Gysenstein is first mentioned as Gisenstein in 1226 .

But even before that, in 1864, Konolfingen experienced a boost in development with the opening of the station on the new railway line between Bern and Langnau . Konolfingen was soon connected to Lucerne through this route and thus also had a connection to the Gotthard Railway, which was being planned . With the connection to the Burgdorf – Thun line from 1899, Konolfingen experienced a strong upswing. B. manifested in the settlement of the then Bernese Alpine dairy company. For the Burgdorf – Thun Railway, which was the first fully electrically operated railway line in Europe, a depot was built at Konolfingen station for the maintenance of the vehicles and for the construction of a wide variety of aids.

The Bernese Alpen-Milchgesellschaft was taken over by Nestlé in the early 1970s . Infant and health food and Stalden creams are produced. With just over 1000 employees in its research center and factory, Nestlé is by far the most important employer in Konolfingen (as of 2015). The manufactured products are exported to over 90 countries.

Hünigen Castle is located in the area of the former municipality of Stalden .

In connection with Konolfingen, the name Friedrich Dürrenmatts is often mentioned , who was born in 1921 in the reformed rectory of Stalden.

population

Population development
year	1930	1941	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2006	2008	2012	2017
Residents	2947	3343	3656	3964	4137	4360	4619	4606	4732	4713	4882	5236

Infrastructure

Drinking water

The drinking water is obtained from Wasserverbund Kiesental (WAKI). On February 5, 2020, the public was informed that the limit value (0.1 μg / l) for the metabolite R471811 (a breakdown product of the pesticide chlorothalonil ) had been exceeded. In the Stalden pumping station, 0.23 μg / l was measured and 0.19 μg / l in the spring water from the Gmeis. It was not ruled out that the limit value in drinking water may be exceeded in some cases.

politics

The legislature is formed by the municipal assembly .

The seven-member municipal council acts as the executive . Since the election on September 24, 2017, the SVP has been in it with three; SP , EPP , Green Liberals and BDP each represented by one person. The council is headed by the mayor Daniel Hodel (SVP, as of 2017).

The voting shares of the parties in the 2015 National Council elections were: SVP 34.2%, SP 16.0%, BDP 13.5%, FDP 8.6%, EPP 7.2%, glp 6.3%, GPS 6.0 %, EDU 4.3%, CVP 1.5%.