Zwieselberg BE

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BE is the abbreviation for the canton of Bern in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries in the name Zwieselbergf .
Zwieselberg
Zwieselberg coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district : Tunaw
BFS no. : 0947i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 3645
Coordinates : 613 486  /  173103 coordinates: 46 ° 42 '32 "  N , 7 ° 36' 54"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and thirteen thousand four hundred and eighty-six  /  173103
Height : 660  m above sea level M.
Height range : 567–828 m above sea level M.
Area : 2.46  km²
Residents: 332 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 135 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.zwieselberg.ch
Location of the municipality
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Zwieselberg (in the local dialect : [ ˈʦʋ̊ɪʓ̊ʊˌb̥æːrg̊ ]) is a hill and a political municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the Swiss canton of Bern .

geography

The community is located on the hill of the same name, southwest of the city of Thun, west of Lake Thun . There used to be no major settlements. But today the hamlets of Obere Gass (666 m above sea level) and Chrüzgass (652 m above sea level) have grown together to form a small center. The third hamlet is Glütsch (607 m above sea level) west of the Kander . A small part of the community is located in the Glütschbachtal , through which the Glütschbach flows. This valley and the Beisseren hill (the highest point in the municipality at 823 m above sea level) are heavily forested. Of the entire municipal area of ​​246 ha, 65.8% is used for agriculture. A quarter (25.9%) is covered by forest and wood and 7.4% is settlement area.

Zwieselberg borders Reutigen in the south, Spiez in the east, Thun in the northeast , Amsoldingen in the northwest and Höfen bei Thun in the west .

population

At the end of 2015 the community had 306 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, all residents stated German as their main language.

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 leaving the church. Today (as of 2000) 88.14% are Evangelical Reformed and 4.66% Roman Catholic Christians. In addition there are 5.51% non-denominational. 1.27% of the population refused to provide information about their beliefs.

Origin - nationality

Of the 239 inhabitants at the beginning of 2005, all were Swiss citizens. At the last census, with the exception of one German citizen, all residents were Swiss citizens.

politics

The voting shares of the parties at the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 51.6%, GPS 11.1%, SP 10.1%, BDP 7.9%, glp 5.3%, EDU 5.1%, EVP 4.2 %, FDP 2.5%, CVP 1.2%.

economy

Agriculture is still the main livelihood of those residents who work in the village.

traffic

The place is connected to the public transport network by bus line 55 (Thun-Wimmis) operated by the STI transport company. Zwieselberg is on the side street from Amsoldingen to Reutigen. The closest motorway connection is Thun-Süd on the A6 .

See also

Web links

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

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. ↑ Gabrielle Schmid: Zwieselberg BE (Thun) in: Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses - Lexicon of Swiss municipality names - Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS | LSG). Center de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld / Stuttgart / Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7193-1308-5 and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-601-03336-3 , p. 995.
  3. ↑ Results of the community of Zwieselberg. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on October 30, 2016 .