Unterlangenegg

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

Unterlangenegg
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Tuna
BFS no. :	0945
Postal code :	3614
Coordinates :	620 717  /  182906 coordinates: 46 ° 47 '49 "  N , 7 ° 42' 36"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and twenty thousand seven hundred and seventeen  /  182906
Height :	831  m above sea level M.
Height range :	635–934 m above sea level M.
Area :	6.80  km²
Residents:	998 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	147 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.unterlangenegg.ch
View from Schwarzenegg towards the Kreuzweg
Location of the municipality

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

geography

Aerial photo (1954)

The place is located northeast of Thun on a plateau rising from west to east between the Rotachen in the north and the Zulg in the south. There are only parts of the forest directly on the Rotachen and on the steep slope north of the Zulg. The largest settlement is Schwarzenegg (920 m above sea level). Other larger hamlets - all to the west of Schwarzenegg - are Chrüzweg (828 m), Hinderzüne (845 m), Äbnit (858 m) and Ried (870 m). There are also numerous groups of houses and individual farmsteads. Of the total municipal area of ​​681 hectares, 71.8% is used for agriculture. Another 17.9% is covered by forest and wood and 10.6% is settlement area.

Unterlangenegg borders in the west on Fahrni , in the north on Buchholterberg , in the east on Oberlangenegg and in the south on the Buchen district of the municipality of Horrenbach-Buchen .

population

At the end of 2005 the place had 912 inhabitants.

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, 97.95% said German, 0.54% Serbo-Croatian and 0.43% Arabic as their main language.

Religions - denominations

Entrance to Schwarzenegg Church

In earlier times the entire population belonged to the Evangelical Reformed Church. This has changed due to immigration from other regions of Switzerland and abroad as well as leaving the church. Today (as of 2000) 89.43% are Evangelical Reformed, 3.67% Roman Catholic and 0.65% Orthodox Christians. In addition, there is 3.13% non-denominational. 2.91% of the population gave no answer.

Origin - nationality

At the beginning of 2005, 904 (= 98.58%) of the 917 inhabitants were Swiss citizens. At the last census there were 97.84% Swiss nationals - nine of them dual citizens - immigrants mainly from Germany, Serbia-Montenegro, Africa and France.

politics

The mayor is Michael Graf (as of 2019).

The voting shares of the parties in the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 63.3%, BDP 11.7%, SP 6.9%, EVP 4.1%, GPS 3.8%, glp 3.1%, EDU 2.7 %, FDP 2.0%, CVP 0.6%.

traffic

The community is through the bus lines 41 (Thun-Innereriz saw), 42 (Thun-Schwarzenegg-Heimenschwand) and 43 (tuna Heimenschwand ) of the STI connected to the network of public transport.

The community is located on Schallenbergstrasse from Thun to Entlebuch. The closest motorway connection is Thun-Nord on the A6 .

Sports

The Unihockey Club Unterlangenegg (UHCU) has been part of the community for over 10 years. During these years the club has grown steadily and now has 7 teams (including 4 junior teams). The 1st team Herren KF was promoted to the 1st division for the second time in the 06/07 season.

Personalities

• Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811–1890), Federal Councilor from 1848 to 1854
• Thomas Stauffer (* 1970), alpine ski trainer
• Beat Gerber (* 1982), ice hockey player (defense) at SC Bern and in the national team
• Oesch's die third , folk music group
• Karl Lennart Oesch (1892–1978), Finnish Chief of Staff and Army Commander. Entitled to live in Unterlangenegg until 1921
• Samuel Krähenbühl (* 1977), Councilor (SVP)

See also

• List of cultural assets in Unterlangenegg

Web links

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

• Unterlangenegg community
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Unterlangenegg. 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 community Unterlangenegg. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on October 30, 2016 .