List of parishes of the Reformed Churches Bern – Jura – Solothurn

The list contains all Protestant-Reformed parishes of the Synodal Association of the Cantons of Bern, Jura and Solothurn as of January 1, 2016 (215). Individual parishes include a single rectory, some include several parish offices (Schwarzenburg), and thus several church buildings.

Surname	Church district	Establishment of the parish, parish	Remarks	image
Aarberg	Zealand
Aarwangen	Oberaargau
Adelboden	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Aeschi-Krattigen	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Aetingen-Mühledorf	Solothurn
Affoltern	Upper Emmental	1213
Amsoldingen	Tuna
Arch	Zealand
Barges	Zealand
Bätterkinden	Lower Emmental
Beatenberg	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Belp, Belpberg and Toffen	Bern-Mittelland South	1228
Bethlehem	Bern city
Bümpliz	Bern city
Bern Peace	Bern city	1920
Bern Holy Spirit	Bern city
John	Bern city
Matthäus and Bremgarten	Bern city
Muenster	Bern city	1277
Nydegg	Bern city	1721
Markus	Bern city
Paul	Bern city
Peter	Bern city
Berne, Paroisse française	Bern city
Bévilard	law
Biberist-Gerlafingen	Solothurn
Biel, German parish	Zealand
Bienne, paroisse française	law
Biglen	Bern-Mittelland South	1236
Bleienbach	Oberaargau
Flower stone	Tuna
Bolligen	Bern-Mittelland North
Boltigen	Obersimmental-Saanen
Brienz	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Book	Tuna
Buchholterberg	Tuna
Büren a. A. and Meienried	Zealand
Burgdorf	Lower Emmental	1249
Bürglen	Zealand
Corgémont-Cortébert	law
Court	law
Courtelary-Cormoret	law
Därstetten	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Delémont	law
Diemtigen	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Diessbach	Zealand
This	law
Dürrenroth	Oberaargau
Eggiwil	Upper Emmental	1253
Eriswil	Oberaargau	1275
Erlach-Tschugg	Zealand
Erlenbach i. S.	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Ferenbalm	Bern-Mittelland North		Bernese-Friborg
La Ferrière	law
Franches-Montagnes	law
Frauenkappelen	Bern-Mittelland North
Frutigen	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Gadmen	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Gampelen-Gals	Zealand
Gerzensee	Bern-Mittelland South
Goldiwil-Schwendibach	Tuna
Gottstatt	Zealand
Grafenried	Bern-Mittelland North
Grandval	law
Grenchen-Bettlach	Solothurn
Grindelwald	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Big mouths	Zealand
Grosshöchstetten	Bern-Mittelland South	1231
Gsteig near Gstaad	Obersimmental-Saanen
Gsteig-Interlaken	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Guggisberg	Bern-Mittelland South
Gurzelen-Seftigen	Tuna
Guttannen	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Habkern	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Hasle	Lower Emmental	1254
Heimberg	Tuna
Heimiswil	Lower Emmental	1704
Herzogenbuchsee	Oberaargau
Hilterfingen	Tuna
Hindelbank	Lower Emmental
Huttwil	Oberaargau
Innertkirchen	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Ins	Zealand
Ittigen	Bern-Mittelland North
Jegenstorf-Urtenen	Bern-Mittelland North
Kallnach-Niederried	Zealand
Kandergrund-Kandersteg	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Kappelen-Werdt	Zealand
Sweeping	Bern-Mittelland South
Kerzers	Bern-Mittelland North		Freiburg-Bernese
Kirchberg	Lower Emmental
Church Village	Bern-Mittelland South
Kirchlindach	Bern-Mittelland North
Koeniz	Bern-Mittelland South	1011
Konolfingen	Bern-Mittelland South
Koppigen	Lower Emmental
Krauchthal	Lower Emmental
Langenthal	Oberaargau
Langnau	Upper Emmental
Lauenen	Obersimmental-Saanen
Laupen	Bern-Mittelland North
Lauperswil	Upper Emmental
Lauterbrunnen	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Leissigen-Därligen	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Lengnau	Zealand
Lenk	Obersimmental-Saanen
Leuzigen	Zealand
Limpach	Bern-Mittelland North
Linden trees	Bern-Mittelland South
Lotzwil	Oberaargau
Lüsslingen	Solothurn
Lützelflüh	Upper Emmental
Lyss	Zealand
Madiswil	Oberaargau
Meikirch	Bern-Mittelland North
Meiringen	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Melchnau	Oberaargau
measure up	Solothurn
Moutier	law
Mühleberg	Bern-Mittelland North
Münchenbuchsee-Moosseedorf	Bern-Mittelland North
Münchenwiler-Clavaleyres (Bernisch Murten)	Bern-Mittelland North
Münsingen	Bern-Mittelland South
Muri-Gümligen	Bern-Mittelland South
Neuenegg	Bern-Mittelland North
La Neuveville	law
Nidau	Zealand
Niederbipp	Oberaargau
Nods	law
Oberbalm	Bern-Mittelland South
Oberbipp	Oberaargau
Oberburg	Lower Emmental
Oberdiessbach	Bern-Mittelland South
Oberwil near Büren	Solothurn
Oberwil i. S.	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Ostermundigen	Bern-Mittelland North
Pieterlen	Zealand
Pilgrimage route to Lake Biel	Zealand		Formerly parishes of Ligerz and Twann.
Porrentruy	law
Radelfingen	Zealand
Rapperswil-Bangerten	Zealand
Reconvilier	law
Reichenbach in the Kandertal	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Renan	law
Reutigen	Tuna
Riggisberg	Bern-Mittelland South
Ringgenberg	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Roggwil	Oberaargau
Rohrbach	Oberaargau
Rondchâtel	law
Röthenbach i. E.	Upper Emmental
Rüderswil	Upper Emmental
Rüeggisberg	Bern-Mittelland South
Rüegsau	Upper Emmental
Rüschegg	Bern-Mittelland South
Rüti b. Büren	Zealand
St. Stephan	Obersimmental-Saanen
Saanen	Obersimmental-Saanen
Saint-Imier	law
Schangnau	Upper Emmental
Schlosswil	Bern-Mittelland South
Scoop	Zealand
Schwarzenburg	Bern-Mittelland South
Schwarzenegg	Tuna
Seeberg	Oberaargau
Seedorf	Zealand
Signau	Upper Emmental
Sigriswil	Tuna
Siselen dark hens	Zealand
Solothurn	Solothurn
Sonceboz-Sombeval	law
Sonvilier	law
Sornetan	law
Spiez	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Steffisburg	Tuna
Stettlen	Bern-Mittelland North
Sumiswald	Upper Emmental
Sutz	Zealand
Tauffelen	Zealand
Tavannes	law
Thierachern	Tuna
Thun-Lerchenfeld	Tuna
Thun city	Tuna
Tuna strangles	Tuna
Thunstetten	Oberaargau
Thurnen	Bern-Mittelland South
Thoune, Paroisse française	Tuna
Trachselwald	Upper Emmental
Tramelan	law
Turbidity	Upper Emmental
Trubschachen	Upper Emmental
Unterseen	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Ursenbach	Oberaargau
Utzenstorf	Lower Emmental
Vechigen	Bern-Mittelland North
Villeret	law
Vinelz-Lüscherz	Zealand
Walk wrestling	Bern-Mittelland South
Walperswil-Bühl	Zealand
Walterswil	Oberaargau
Cheeks on the Aare	Oberaargau
Wasen i. E.	Upper Emmental
Water authority	Solothurn
Wattenwil forest	Tuna
Wengi b. Büren	Zealand
Wichtrach	Bern-Mittelland South
Wimmis	Frutigen-Niedersimmental
Wohlen near Bern	Bern-Mittelland North
Worb	Bern-Mittelland North
Wynau	Oberaargau
Wynigen	Lower Emmental
Wyssachen	Oberaargau
Zimmerwald	Bern-Mittelland South	1699
Zollikofen	Bern-Mittelland North
Zweisimmen	Obersimmental-Saanen

literature

• Fritz Häusler: The Emmental in the State of Bern until 1798. The old Bernese state administration in the offices of Burgdorf, Trachselwald, Signau, Brandis and Sumiswald , Bd. 2, Bern 1968.
• Carl Friedrich Ludwig Lohner: The Reformed churches and their leaders in the federal Free State of Bern together with the former monasteries , Thun 1864–1867.

Web links

• Ev.-ref. Parishes of the Synodal Association by church district (PDF)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Or first documented mention as a parish.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Häusler 1968, p. 310.
3. ^ Lohner, p. 3.
4. ^ Date of the establishment of the parish. The Nydeggkirche appears in the sources for the first time in 1346.
5. ↑ Häusler 1968, p. 312.