Kerns

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Kerns
Kerns coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden (OW)
District : No district division
BFS no. : 1404i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6064 Kerns
6066 St. Niklausen
6067 Melchtal
6068 Melchsee-Frutt
UN / LOCODE : CH KER
Coordinates : 663 831  /  194 969 coordinates: 46 ° 54 '10 "  N , 8 ° 16' 35"  O ; CH1903:  663 831  /  194969
Height : 564  m above sea level M.
Height range : 481–2700 m above sea level M.
Area : 92.58  km²
Residents: 6337 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 68 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		10.3% (December 31, 2,015)
Website: www.kerns.ch
Dorfstrasse in Kerns

Dorfstrasse in Kerns
Location of the municipality
Bannalpsee Blausee OW Brienzersee Eisee OW Engstlensee Eugenisee Hinterburgseeli Lutersee Lungerersee Melchsee Sarnersee Seefeld OW Sewenseeli Steinsee BE Tannensee Trübsee Vierwaldstättersee Wichelsee Kanton Bern Kanton Luzern Kanton Nidwalden Kanton Schwyz Kanton Uri Alpnach Engelberg Giswil Kerns Lungern Sachseln SarnenMap of Kerns
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Kerns is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland . It is located near the main town of Sarnen and consists of the local village , Dietried , Hold , Melchtal , Siebeneich , St.Niklausen and sand / Wisserlen . The summer and winter sports resort of Melchsee-Frutt also belongs to Kerns .

geography

The Melchsee is located in the municipality

The village is 565  m above sea level. M. , the highest mountain is the Rotsandnollen (2700 m). With an area of ​​9,254 ha, the municipality of Kerns is the largest of the seven municipalities in the canton of Obwalden. In terms of area, Kerns ranks 52nd among the municipalities throughout Switzerland. The lakes Melchsee , Tannensee , Blausee and in the core forest are the very small lakes Gerzensee and Blindseeli. The community also borders the Wichelsee . The western boundary of the municipality is essentially formed by the course of the Great Melchaa .

Only 2.5% of the entire municipal area is settlement area. A large part of the community area is covered by wood and forest with a 28.8% share. Almost half of the municipal area, exactly 46.7%, is used for agriculture - often as the Alps. 21.9% are unproductive areas, mostly mountains and lakes.

Neighboring communities

The community core bordered to the north Ennetmoos ( NW ), northeast of Dallenwil ( NW ), to the east by Wolfenschiessen ( NW ), in the southeast on Innertkirchen ( BE ), to the south Hasliberg ( BE ), on the southwest by lounging in West on Sachseln , in the north-west on Sarnen and in the north-north-west on Alpnach .

population

Population development

The number of inhabitants in the municipality grew sharply between 1758 and 1850 (1758-1850: + 48.0%). The reason for this was a large excess of births. In 1850 and 1910 the population was almost the same (1850–1910: +1.2%). In between, it was even below these numbers, despite a clear birth surplus. The reasons for this were a strong emigration to the industrial regions of Switzerland and emigration overseas. For 100 years (since 1910) the number of residents has been increasing year after year. In the 50 years between 1910 and 1960 by 1,013 people or 39.9%, in the last 50 years (since 1960) by 2,047 people (1960–2010: +57.6%).

The reasons for the increase were the improvement in public transport and, above all, the construction of the A8 . This led to the establishment and settlement of numerous companies. The community also became attractive for commuters due to its proximity to the Obwalden capital Sarnen.

Number of inhabitants
year 1744 1758 1799 1811 1850 1860 1870 1880 1888 1900 1910 1920 1930 1941 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015
Residents 1,820 1,695 1'999 2,236 2,509 2,310 2,333 2,497 2,364 2,392 2,540 2,662 2,956 3,244 3,406 3,553 3,807 4,200 4,691 5,101 5,569 6,098
Aerial photo from 200 m from 1919
Kerns, aerial view from the west, the Burgfluh , formerly a grand hotel , on the top right
Kerns, aerial view from the south, in the background the district of Sand

languages

Almost the entire population speaks Obwalden German, a high Alemannic dialect in Swiss German. At the last census in 2000, 96.15% stated German, 1.33% Albanian and 0.47% Portuguese as their main language.

Religions - denominations

The population used to be fully members of the Roman Catholic Church. The denominational relationships in 2000 still show the original structure despite the mixture. 4,422 people were Catholic (86.69%). There were also 4.72% Protestant and 0.49% Orthodox Christians, 2.18% Muslims and 2.55% non-denominational. 147 people (2.88%) did not provide any information on their creed. Until a few decades ago, almost the entire population was Catholic. The secularization of the church and the strong immigration from other parishes and abroad has led to a rapid rise in other confessional groups in Kerns.

Origin - nationality

Of the 6,337 residents, 5,677 (89.58%) were Swiss citizens at the end of 2018. The majority of the immigrants come from Central Europe (Germany 206, Hungary 22, Austria 16 and Poland 10 people), Southern Europe (Portugal 82, Italy 23 and Spain 9 people), the former Yugoslavia (North Macedonia 38, Kosova 31 and Serbia 22 people), Africa (Eritrea 31 people), Asia (Sri Lanka 45, Afghanistan 12 and China 9 people) and Turkey (10 people). At the 2000 census, 4,762 people (93.35%) were Swiss citizens; 84 of them had dual citizenship.

age structure

The church had a high proportion of middle-aged people in 2000. While the proportion of people under the age of twenty makes up 26.90% of the local population, 17.29% are senior citizens (60 years and older). The largest age group is made up of people between 30 and 44 years of age.

The last census in 2000 showed the following age structure:

Age 0–6 years 7-15 years 16-19 years 20-29 years 30–44 years 45–59 years 60–79 years 80 years and more
number 424 656 292 726 1258 863 684 198
proportion of 8.31% 12.86% 5.72% 14.23% 24.66% 16.92% 13.41% 3.88%

The community now has a high proportion of middle-aged residents. While the proportion of people under the age of twenty makes up 23.26% of the local population, 21.86% are senior citizens (60 years and older). The largest age group are people between 45 and 59 years. For every 100 people of working age (20–64 years; 3859 people) there are 38 young people (1474 people) and 26 people (1004 people) of retirement age.

The following age structure emerged at the end of 2018:

Age 0–6 years 7-15 years 16-19 years 20-29 years 30–44 years 45–59 years 60–79 years 80 years and more
number 525 662 287 775 1325 1378 1119 266
proportion of 8.28% 10.45% 4.53% 12.23% 20.91% 21.75% 17.66% 4.20%
Source: Federal Statistical Office, population by age at the end of 2018

economy

Agriculture with cattle and horse breeding dominated originally. The extraction of iron, lime and gypsum began between the 15th and 18th centuries. Home work was added in the 19th century. This work disappeared again in the course of the same century. From 1907, more and more factory and service companies were added. The largest employers today are a pasta factory and companies in the metal and electronics industry.

In Kerns there were (2008) 1,993 employees in 384 companies. 20.4% of the employees in Kerns worked in agriculture / forestry / fishing (sector 1), 35.2% in industry and trade (sector 2) and 44.4% in service companies (sector 3). The unemployment rate in 2011 was 0.61%.

In 2017, 1470 of the 2542 employees were male and 1072 female. The numbers for the 3 sectors are as follows:

Companies
1st sector		 Employees
1st sector		 Full-time positions
1st sector		 Companies
2nd sector		 Employees
2nd sector		 Full-time positions
2nd sector		 Companies
3rd sector		 Employees
3rd sector		 Full-time positions
3rd sector		 Operations
total		 employees
Total
Total full-time positions
number 146 392 240 86 788 670 267 1362 943 499 2542 1853
proportion of 29.26% 15.42% 12.95% 17.23% 31.00% 36.16% 53.51% 53.58% 50.89% 100% 100% 100%
Source: Federal Statistical Office; Statistics of the company structure STATENT, workplaces and employees by municipality and economic sector

In 2000 there were 1,662 people in employment in Kerns. Of these, 1,197 (72.02%) were locals and 465 were commuters. Most of the commuters came from the region; namely from Sarnen (17.4%), Sachseln (11.2%), Alpnach (7.5%), Giswil (5.8%), Ennetmoos and Stans (3.9% each) and Lungern (3.4 %). In the same year, 2,741 people from Kerns were gainfully employed. Thus 1'544 people worked in other communities. 630 people (40.8% of all commuters) commuted to the Obwalden main town of Sarnen, 164 people to Lucerne (10.6%), 163 people to Sachseln (10.6%), 102 people to Stans (6.6%) ), 72 people to Alpnach (4.7%), 57 people to Kriens (3.7%), 44 people to Emmen (2.8%), 27 people to Hergiswil (1.7%) and 23 people to Giswil (1.5%).

traffic

Kerns the Sarnerstrasse leads down to Sarnen and the junction Sarnen north of the A8 motorway . The Stanserstrasse (Kantonsstrasse) goes through the core forest via Ennetmoos to Stans . The Melchtalerstrasse leads into Melchtal via St. Niklausen, Melchtal to Stöckalp, from where Melchsee-Frutt can be reached by gondola lift and in summer via a single-lane road . The Kägiswilerstrasse leads from Kerns to Kägiswil and the Flüelistrasse over the Hohe Brücke to Flüeli-Ranft . From the district of Wisserlen (and also from the center via Unterhalten) a narrow road leads over the Ächerli pass to Dallenwil in the Engelbergertal .

The municipality of Kerns is connected to the public transport network through the postbus courses Sarnen (train station) - Kerns - Stans (train station) and Stans (train station) - St.Jakob - Kerns - Sarnen (train station). The Sarnen (train station) - Melchtal - Stöckalp post bus line also provides tourist access. In addition, postbuses drive from Sarnen via Kerns to Flüeli-Ranft in the evening.

gallery

  • Kerns

  • Parish Church of St.Gallus

  • Sarnerstrasse with post

  • Dossenhalle

  • Schoolhouse Sidern

  • Stanserstrasse

Town twinning

Culture and sights

  • Chapel of St. Katharina in Wisserlen: At the gallows west of the chapel, common rural communities and conferences of the Unterwaldners (Obwalden and Nidwalden) occasionally took place until the end of the 17th century . The gallows was part of the old "unity" of the rural community as a judicial community.
  • The Kernser Singbuben are a boys' choir founded in 1949 with a predominantly folkloric repertoire and an international reputation.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

Honorary citizen

Honorary citizens of Kerns include the painter Emil Schill (1870–1958), who lived and worked in Kerns from 1911 to 1958, the politician Otto Hess (1873–1962) and the marathon runner Viktor Röthlin from Kerns .

literature

  • Rupert Amschwand: Kerns. Kerns parish, 1976.
  • Karl Imfeld : Parish history of Kerns: 10th century to 2010. Verlag Martin Wallimann, Alpnach 2012, ISBN 978-3-905969-13-9 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ http://www.statistik-obwalden.ch/index.cfm?navid=83&docid=83
  3. ↑ fahrplanfelder.ch: 60.341.pdf (application / pdf-Objekt; 140 kB) , accessed on November 20, 2010
  4. ↑ fahrplanfelder.ch: 60.312.pdf (application / pdf-Objekt; 98 kB) , accessed on November 20, 2010
  5. ↑ fahrplanfelder.ch: 60.343.pdf (application / pdf-Objekt; 113 kB) , accessed on November 20, 2010
  6. ↑ Cultural assets in the Kerns community (PDF) , Kerns Culture Commission, 2018, accessed on June 20, 2019
  7. ↑ website of Kernser Sing boys
  8. ^ Tapan Bhattacharya: Abart, Franz. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz .
  9. ^ Romano Cuonz , Hanspeter Niederberger : hotel king, manufacturer: Franz Josef Bucher - mountain railway builder, inventor: Josef Durrer - painter, dreamer: Beda Durrer. Brunner, Kriens 1998, ISBN 3-905198-45-2
  10. ^ Artists in Kerns on the Kerns municipality website, accessed on May 7, 2016