Kandergrund
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Bern (BE)
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| Administrative district : | Frutigen-Niedersimmental |
| BFS no. : | 0564 |
| Postal code : | 3716 |
| Coordinates : | 616200 / 159140 |
| Height : | 800 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 791–2859 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 32.09 km² |
| Residents: | 805 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 25 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.kandergrund.ch |
 Kandergrund, in the background Frutigen |
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Kandergrund is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
geography
Kandergrund is located in the Kandertal . It is an elongated, scattered settlement with the farmers Innerkandergrund, Reckental, Ausser- and Inner-Rüteni and Blausee-Mitholz.
history
Kandergrund lies in the bottom of the Kander valley . The name Kander could come from the Celtic word kandara (the shiny, the white).
Political development
Kandergrund belonged to the municipality of Frutigen until 1850 . In 1908 the Kandergrund community separated into Kandergrund and Kandersteg . The original municipal area of 16,665 hectares fell to Kandergrund with 3207 hectares and Kandersteg with 13,458 hectares.
Coal mines
During the Second World War , three coal mines were operated in Kandergrund . The “Lindi” mine of Kander-Kohlen AG, the “Horn” mine of the mining company Kandergrund AG and the “Schlafegg” mine of the Schlafegg AG mine.
Up to 100 men worked in the “Schlafegg” mine, the monthly production was up to 700 t and was loaded into railcars at Kandergrund station (on the Lötschberg mountain line ). The coal was transported to Basel , for the chemical plant Ciba AG , and to Aarberg for the local sugar factory . In 1949, competition from Ruhrkohle made mining in Kandergrund no longer profitable. The last mine to be shut down was "Horn" on November 15, 1949.
Explosion of an ammunition magazine
On December 19, 1947 at 11:34 p.m., a federal ammunition magazine exploded in Mitholz. Nine people were killed and many buildings were destroyed, including the BLS - Station . The damage totaled 100 million francs. Some house inscriptions referring to the explosion can still be read on buildings today.
On February 25, 2020, it became known that the around 170 residents of Mitholz would have to leave their homes for at least 10 years so that the ammunition still stored in the mountain can be cleared. The actual eviction should begin in 2031.
politics
The voting shares of the parties at the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 68.2%, BDP 8.8%, SP 6.9%, glp 4.0%, FDP 3.6%, EVP 2.7%, GPS 1.6 %, Pirates 1.0%, EDU 0.9%, CVP 0.5%.
Attractions
To the south of Kandergrund lies the Blausee , a popular excursion destination.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Kandergrund
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Kandergrund. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020
- ↑ Valentin Giterman: On the explosions of Dailly and Blausee-Mitholz
- ↑ Mayor Eduard Kleinjenni reports on the explosion in Mitholz from 19./20. December 1947
- ↑ Mitholz ammunition store: The whole village has to move for 10 years , SRF, February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Because of spilled ammunition: The population of Mitholz should move away for ten years In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of February 25, 2020
- ↑ Results of the community of Kandergrund. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on October 30, 2016 .