Kaufdorf

Kaufdorf
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bern-Mittelland
BFS no. :	0869
Postal code :	3126
UN / LOCODE :	CH KFO
Coordinates :	604 452  /  187 430 coordinates: 46 ° 50 '17 "  N , 7 ° 29' 49"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and four thousand four hundred and fifty-two  /  187,430
Height :	560  m above sea level M.
Height range :	529–919 m above sea level M.
Area :	2.06  km²
Residents:	1089 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	529 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.kaufdorf.ch
Kaufdorf
Location of the municipality

Kaufdorf is a political municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district of the canton of Bern and is located in the Gürbetal exactly in the middle between Bern and Thun .

history

The community is first mentioned in 1148 (Cuffedorf) . During the Reformation , the village became famous for its water from Gutenbrünnen , which was said to have healing properties. According to legend, the water had to be taken before sunrise on Good Friday morning. These water pilgrimages were banned after the Reformation.

population

1089 inhabitants live in Kaufdorf (as of December 31, 2018).

politics

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The parties' share of the votes in the 2015 National Council elections were: SVP 28.6%, SP 22.5%, BDP 12.0%, GPS 10.3%, FDP 5.6%, EPP 5.6%, glp 5.3 %, EDU 3.5%, CVP 1.7%, ALP 1.7%.

Others

Kaufdorf car cemetery

In Kaufdorf there was an overgrown car cemetery with almost 800 cars, which had achieved international fame through press reports. Some cars were stored there, the year of construction going back to the 1930s. In contrast to similar places with decaying oldtimers, the operator refused entry to the public, so that the Kaufdorfer cars were not damaged by vandalism and, apart from natural decay, were often completely preserved. In 2008 the artist Heinrich Gartentor curated an art exhibition on this site. For legal reasons (environmental protection legislation), the junkyard should be closed in 2009. Between residents and authorities on the one hand and proponents of preservation as a museum on the other hand, there was controversial and sometimes heated discussions. Eventually all cars were removed by 2013.

See also

• List of cultural assets in Kaufdorf

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Kaufdorf
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Kaufdorf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Historic car cemetery

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 2015: Results of the Kaufdorf community. Canton of Bern, accessed on March 19, 2016.