Schwanden near Brienz
Schwanden near Brienz | |
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State : | Switzerland |
Canton : | Bern (BE) |
Administrative district : | Interlaken-Oberhasli |
BFS no. : | 0592 |
Postal code : | 3855 |
Coordinates : | 647 164 / 178943 |
Height : | 659 m above sea level M. |
Height range : | 606–2347 m above sea level M. |
Area : | 7.06 km² |
Residents: | 617 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 87 inhabitants per km² |
Website: | www.schwandenbrienz.ch |
Schwanden near Brienz |
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Location of the municipality | |
Schwanden bei Brienz (officially called Schwanden until 1911 ) is a political municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .
Surname
Schwanden is a clearing name that was transferred to the settlement. The name goes back to the Swiss German Schwand- (Hau, Kahlschlag, clearing). The addition "near Brienz" was introduced in 1911 to better distinguish between towns of the same name, such as B. Schwanden GL . First historical mention in documents, 1524, with the Leyenn zendenn zu Schwanden .
geography
Schwanden bei Brienz is located in the Bernese Oberland south of the Brienzer Rothorn . The neighboring communities starting from the north in a clockwise direction are Giswil , Hofstetten bei Brienz , Brienz and Flühli . The Brienzer Rothorn forms the natural border between the Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland .
The village consists of the geographically slightly offset parts of Oberschwanden , Unterschwanden and Glyssen .
The three wild brooks Glyssibach, Schwanderbach and Lammbach flow through the village and shortly afterwards flow into Lake Brienz . In the past, the torrents have often brought suffering and calamity over the village. In order to minimize the risk, extensive structures were created. The three torrents and the Brienzer Rothorn are symbolically represented in the coat of arms.
politics
The community president of the community is Heinz Egli (as of 2013).
population
Population development | ||||||||||
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year | 1850 | 1880 | 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
Residents | 240 | 334 | 326 | 303 | 363 | 355 | 388 | 433 | 551 | 605 |
See also
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Schwanden bei Brienz
- Anne-Marie Dubler : Schwanden near Brienz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020