Kienersrüti is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Kienersrüti merged into the municipality of Uttigen.[1]
Kienersrüti | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kienersrüti  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°34′E / 46.800°N 7.567°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Thun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 579 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
| • Total | 52 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3628 |
| SFOS number | 0871 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Kirchdorf, Noflen, Uetendorf, Uttigen |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
It was the third-smallest independent municipality in the canton. It is rural in character and its economy based mostly on farming. A regional popular saying names it "the one street lantern town".
Geography edit
Before the merger, Kienersrüti had a total area of .8 km2 (0.31 sq mi).[2] Of this area, 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 87.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 12.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads).[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.0%. 12.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 48.6% is used for growing crops and 35.1% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.[3]
Demographics edit
Kienersrüti had a population (as of 2011) of 52.[2] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.1%. All of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SPS which received 30% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.3%), the local small left-wing parties (14.3%) and the Green Party (8.9%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 13.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 71.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%. In Kienersrüti about 80.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Kienersrüti has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005[update], there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. No one is employed in the tertiary sector.[2] The historical population is given in the following table:[4]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 43 |
| 1850 | 91 |
| 1870 | 108 |
| 1900 | 48 |
| 1950 | 79 |
| 2000 | 52 |
References edit
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014
- ^ a b c Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 21 January 2014
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Kienersrüti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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