Oberlangenegg

This article refers to a political municipality in Switzerland. For the Austrian cadastral community of the same name, see Langenegg .

Oberlangenegg
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Tuna
BFS no. :	0935
Postal code :	3616
Coordinates :	623006  /  183248 coordinates: 46 ° 48 '0 "  N , 7 ° 44' 24"  O ; CH1903:  623006  /  183248
Height :	920  m above sea level M.
Height range :	698–1424 m above sea level M.
Area :	9.16  km²
Residents:	462 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	50 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.oberlangenegg.ch
The Süderenmoos and the hamlet Kreuzweg
Location of the municipality

Oberlangenegg is a municipality in the Thun administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

geography

The community lies on a plateau in the middle of a hilly landscape and is heavily forested. The largest settlement is the Kreuzweg (Chrüzweg; 921 m above sea level; not to be confused with the Kreuzweg in the neighboring community of Unterlangenegg). Otherwise there are no hamlets, only groups of houses and individual farms. Of the total municipal area of ​​915 hectares, 49.1% is covered by forest and wood, 45.6% agricultural area and only 4.5% settlement area.

Oberlangenegg borders in the west on Unterlangenegg , in the north on Wachseldorn , in the northeast on Röthenbach in the Emmental and in the south on Eriz and Teuffenthal .

population

languages

The population speaks a high Alemannic dialect in everyday life , which is one of the dialects of Bern German . In the last census in 2000, 97.93% said German, 1.04% Albanian and 0.62% French were the main languages.

Religions - denominations

In earlier times the entire population belonged to the Evangelical Reformed Church. This has changed as a result of immigration from other regions of Switzerland and abroad and resignations from the Church. Today (as of 2000) 91.91% are Protestant Reformed and 1.24% Roman Catholic Christians. There are also 2.90% Muslims and 2.07% non-denominational. 1.87% refused to provide information on their creed.

Origin - nationality

At the beginning of 2005, 472 (= 98.54%) of the population were Swiss citizens and seven immigrants from other countries. At the last census in 2000, 96.68% were Swiss citizens, including one person with dual nationality. The few immigrants are mostly Albanians from Kosovo and Macedonia.

politics

Mayor Ueli Aeschlimann is (as of 2016).

The voting shares of the parties in the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 73.5%, BDP 6.4%, SP 4.5%, glp 3.7%, EDU 3.6%, FDP 2.5%, GPS 1.8 %, EVP 1.7%, pirates 1.6%, CVP 0.2%.

Sports

The EHC Oberlangenegg is the ice hockey club for the community and the surrounding area. For years the 1st team between the 2nd and 3rd league was on the rise and off again. But in the 2005/06 season the team was able to assert itself in the 2nd division and reached the quarter-finals in the play-offs. The second team was also able to consolidate in the third division in the 2005/06 season.

traffic

The community is connected to the public transport network by bus line 42 of the STI Thun-Schwarzenegg- Heimenschwand . The place is on the Schallenbergstrasse from Thun to Wolhusen-Luzern.

Personalities

• Beat Gerber (* 1982), ice hockey player

See also

• List of cultural assets in Oberlangenegg

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Oberlangenegg
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Oberlangenegg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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. ↑ Results of the municipality of Oberlangenegg. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on October 30, 2016 .