Linden BE

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BE is the abbreviation for the canton of Bern in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Lindenf .
Linden trees
Linden Coat of Arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district : Bern-Mittellandw
BFS no. : 0614i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 3673
Coordinates : 618 663  /  188792 coordinates: 46 ° 51 '0 "  N , 7 ° 41' 0"  O ; CH1903:  618663  /  188792
Height : 916  m above sea level M.
Height range : 705–1200 m above sea level M.
Area : 13.23  km²
Residents: 1298 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 101 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.linden.ch
Location of the municipality
Bielersee Gerzensee (Gewässer) Moossee Moossee Murtensee Neuenburgersee Thunersee Wohlensee Clavaleyres Münchenwiler Kanton Freiburg Kanton Neuenburg Kanton Solothurn Kanton Freiburg Kanton Waadt Verwaltungskreis Berner Jura Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne Verwaltungskreis Emmental Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen Verwaltungskreis Seeland Verwaltungskreis Thun Allmendingen bei Bern Arni BE Bäriswil Belp Bern Biglen Bolligen Bowil Bremgarten bei Bern Brenzikofen Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee Diemerswil Ferenbalm Ferenbalm Fraubrunnen Frauenkappelen Freimettigen Gerzensee BE Grosshöchstetten Guggisberg Gurbrü Häutligen Herbligen Iffwil Ittigen Jaberg Jegenstorf Jegenstorf Kaufdorf Kehrsatz Kiesen Kirchdorf BE Kirchlindach Köniz Konolfingen Kriechenwil Landiswil Laupen Linden BE Mattstetten Meikirch Mirchel Moosseedorf Mühleberg Münchenbuchsee Münsingen Muri bei Bern Neuenegg Niederhünigen Niedermuhlern Oberbalm Oberdiessbach Oberhünigen Oberthal BE Oppligen Ostermundigen Riggisberg Rubigen Rüeggisberg Rüeggisberg Rümligen Rüschegg Schwarzenburg BE Stettlen Thurnen Toffen Urtenen-Schönbühl Vechigen Wald BE Walkringen Wichtrach Wiggiswil Wileroltigen Wohlen bei Bern Worb Zäziwil Zollikofen Zuzwil BEMap of Linden
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Linden is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern .

It emerged in 1946 from the independent communities of Innerbirrmoos, Otterbach and Ausserbirrmoos, which had already merged with Barschwand and Schönthal in 1888 .

geography

Aerial photo (1954)

The community is 916  m above sea level. M. between the regions Emmental and Aare valley in a U-valley.

politics

The voting shares of the parties in the 2019 National Council elections were: SVP 62.3%, BDP 7.0%, SP 4.5%, EDU 5.4%, EVP 2.8%, FDP 3.6%, GPS 5.3 %, glp 4.0%.

Coats of arms of the former municipalities

The municipal coat of arms of Linden is one of the oldest fusion coats of arms in Switzerland. Unlike most of the coats of arms of mergers, where the old ones are simply merged, a completely new one was created here.

Auressio
Ausserbirrmoos 		Loco
Innerbirrmoos 		Berzona
Otterbach

Personalities

  • Beat Weber (* 1955), Old Testament scholar and Protestant Reformed pastor
  • Thomas Lüthi (* 1986), motorcycle racer

Others

  • An annual motocross race takes place in Linden in August .
  • In the municipal area of ​​Linden, in the Schlegwegbad, there is a weapons field for the Swiss Army .
  • The settlement of the Christian community Methernitha founded by Paul Baumann is in the Moosbühl area .

See also

Web links

Commons : Linden BE  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ National Council elections 2019: Results of the Linden community. Canton of Bern, accessed on December 12, 2019
  3. ↑ coat of arms