Ostermundigen

Ostermundigen
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bern-Mittelland
BFS no. :	0363
Postal code :	3072
UN / LOCODE :	CH OMD
Coordinates :	603403  /  200498 coordinates: 46 ° 57 '20 "  N , 7 ° 29' 0"  O ; CH1903:  603403  /  200498
Height :	585  m above sea level M.
Height range :	529–733 m above sea level M.
Area :	5.96  km²
Residents:	17,751 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	2978 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	28.0% (January 1, 2,014)
Unemployment rate :	3.6% (2,010)
Mayor :	Thomas Iten (independent)
Website:	www.ostermundigen.ch
The edge of Ostermundigen
Location of the municipality

Ostermundigen ( Bern German Oschtermundige [ˌɔʃtərˈmʊndɪgə] , also abbreviated Mundige [mʊndɪgə] ) is a municipality and the capital of the administrative district Bern-Mittelland of the Swiss canton of Bern .

geography

Ostermundigen is a municipality in the Bern agglomeration and is located east of Bern at the foot of the Ostermundigenberg.

history

Aerial photo (1967)

Ostermundigen is first mentioned in a document in 1239 in the phrase Chonradus laicus de Osturmundingin . The place name is a primary settlement name, formed with the Old High German male personal name Ostermund, extended by the affiliation suffix -ingen ; "Ostermundigen" originally meant "among the people of Ostermund".

Ostermundigen has only been an independent municipality since the split from Bolligen in 1983, before it was just a so-called quarter municipality of Bolligen. In the last few decades the former wood community has become a typical agglomeration community with a wide range of offers.

Ostermundigen has had a town partnership with Löhnberg an der Lahn, Germany, since 1979 .

politics

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A total of 40 seats

• SP : 12
• EVP : 4
• glp : 5
• Forum : 1
• BDP : 2
• FDP : 5
• SVP : 11

The municipal council is the executive branch of Ostermundigen. It has seven members. With the exception of the mayor, the councils work part-time. The municipal council is elected every four years using the proportional system (at the same time as the large municipal council). The mayor is elected by majority vote.

The large municipal council is the legislature of Ostermundigen. It has 40 members and is elected every four years using the proportional representation system . The graphic on the left shows the current distribution of seats in the City Council (as of January 2017). The table below shows the distribution of seats after the elections since the introduction of the municipal parliament:

Political party	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
SP 1	19th	19th	19th	15th	12	12	14th	13	15th	14th	13	12
SVP	5	6th	5	6th	9	6th	6th	9	9	10	11	11
FDP	7th	7th	8th	7th	8th	6th	5	6th	5	4th	4th	5
glp											3	5
EPP 2	2	2	3	3	3	4th	4th	5	4th	5	4th	4th
BDP												2
FORUM								2	3	5	3	1
CVP	4th	3	3	4th	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
LdU	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
SD						2	2	2	2
POCH				2	2
Car party						2	2
DA / GP				1	1	1
Free list						1	2

¹ 1992 including JUSO, from 2008: SP / Greens

² 2016: EVP / CVP

The voting shares of the parties at the 2019 National Council elections were: SVP 22.0%, SP 21.0%, GPS 14.2%, glp 10.5%, BDP 9.3%, FDP 8.3%, EPP 5.3 %, CVP 3.9%, EDU (incl. DM) 1.6%, pirates 1.4%.

economy

Migros supermarket (architect Justus Dahinden )

Most SMEs are located in Ostermundigen . The largest companies domiciled in the municipality are Intersport and Emmi . Swiss Post has been operating a distribution center in Ostermundigen since 2004 . In addition to these companies, well-known companies such as Friedrich Sport AG or the cable manufacturer «Kablan» are also active in Ostermundigen.

traffic

Ostermundigen was first connected to public transport with the Bern – Thun railway line in 1859. In 1924, it was connected to the local public transport network of Bern .

• Motorways (connections Bern-Wankdorf and Bern-Ostring)
• Bern S-Bahn
• Bernmobil bus (oldest city bus route in Switzerland)
• Bus RBS

The construction of a tram line to replace today's bus line 10 has been under discussion since May 2008.

Art, education, culture

Historical train composition with sandstones

In terms of culture, Ostermundigen is strongly oriented towards the neighboring city ​​of Bern . Ostermundigen has a well-developed primary school system with four school centers (Bernstrasse, Dennigkofen, Mösli and Rüti).

For centuries, sandstones were quarried in the sandstone quarries of Ostermundigen, which were used as building material in the city ​​of Bern . The Bern Minster , in particular, was built largely from Ostermundiger sandstone. Even parts of Cologne Cathedral were made with Ostermundiger sandstone.

The cultural life of Ostermundigen is largely determined by its numerous associations.

The place was mentioned in literature in the short story "The Edge of Ostermundigen" (1973) by Franz Hohler

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Ostermundigen

The community is also worth seeing for its modern architecture, e.g. B. the former Swisscom high-rise (75 m).

Personalities

• Ernst Nobs (1886–1957), 1906–1912 teacher in Ostermundigen, 1943–1951 Federal Councilor
• Ursula Andress (* 1936), actress, was born in Ostermundigen
• Rupert Moser (* 1944), Africa researcher, non-fiction author and African studies professor at the University of Bern , has lived in Ostermundigen since 1973
• Renzo Holzer (* 1952), former ice hockey player and SC Bern striker in the late 1970s, lives in Ostermundigen
• Hans-Peter Zaugg (* 1952), striker at FC Rapid Ostermundigen , 2000 Swiss national coach
• Kristina Rothen-Böhm (* 1959), actress, daughter of Karl-Heinz Böhm
• Andreas Beutler (* 1963), former ice hockey player and defender of SC Bern in the late 1980s and early 1990s, grew up in Ostermundigen
• Patrick Howald (* 1969), ice hockey player, grew up in Ostermundigen
• Samuel Schwarz (* 1971), director, (Wilhelm Tell as Friedrich Leibacher) went to school in Ostermundigen
• Michelle Hunziker (* 1977), TV presenter, grew up in Ostermundigen
• Michel Kratochvil (* 1979), tennis player, today director of the Michel Kratochvil Tennis Academy in Ostermundigen
• Tommy Vercetti (* 1981), rapper, grew up in Ostermundigen
• Philippe Furrer (* 1985), ice hockey player
• Roman Josi (* 1990), ice hockey player
• Julia Saner (* 1992), model, grew up in Ostermundigen

literature

• Anne-Marie Dubler : Ostermundigen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Web links

Commons : Ostermundigen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Ostermundigen community

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. ↑ statistics. Population development. In: Official website. Ostermundigen community, January 1, 2014, p. 1 , accessed April 8, 2014 . 
3. ^ Community search . Job. (No longer available online.) In: Official website. Federal Statistical Office, 2011, p. 1 , archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; Retrieved on August 28, 2011 (entry Ostermundigen . Annual average). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Place names book of the canton of Bern , Volume I / 4, Col. 111 f.
5. ↑ Figures included under: Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in each case year of taking office (i.e. results for 1972 below 1973 etc.) 
6. ↑ http://www.ostermundigen.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles/Gemeindewahlen2012/Resultate/ErresultGGRSitze20121125.pdf  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 18, 2013  
7. ↑ http://www.ostermundigen.ch/parts-in-ostermundigen/wahlen/wahlen-grosser-gemeinderat/
8. ↑ Elections and Votes. Retrieved November 24, 2019 . 
9. ^ Website of the Ostermundigen community / education