Aefligen
Encyclopedia
Aefligen is a municipality
in the Emmental administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Abbey became independent of the local nobility and brought Aefligen with them. By 1297 the neighboring villages were administered from Aefligen. However, it was far from fully independent. The Low justice court (petty crimes and punishments) for Aefligen was in Bätterkinden
, it belonged to the county of Landshut
and was part of the parish
of Kirchberg
. Around 1510-14 Landshut lost the rights to Aefligen and it became a vogt
ie of Bern.
Starting in the 14th Century, conflicts began between Aefligen and neighboring villages and the Abbey over shared fields and woods. It wasn't until 1847 that Aefligen acquired its own woods, when the Rüdtligerwald became part of the community. In 1856 part of Moos
joined Aefligen.
In 1838 the first bridge over the Emme River was completed which increased traffic through the community. In 1875 a railroad station of the Burgdorf-Solothurn-Bahn was built in Aefligen. Despite the construction of a fabric factory (1866–1920), foundry (1945) and a precision machining factory (1954) the community economy remained based on farming throughout the 20th Century.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.5% of the area. 3.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 57.1% is used for growing crops and 11.3% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The historical population is given in the following table:
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 42.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(25.7%), the FDP
(8.9%) and the Green Party
(8.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.9% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. In Aefligen about 72.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
).
Aefligen has an unemployment rate of 1.2%. , there were 49 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 101 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 10 businesses in this sector. 148 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 34 businesses in this sector.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Emmental administrative district
Emmental (administrative district)
Emmental District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Emmental-Oberaargau administrative region. It contains 42 municipalities with an area of and a population of 93,082....
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Bern in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
The first mention of the town is in 1261 when it was known as Efflingen. During the 13th Century, the nearby FraubrunnenFraubrunnen
Fraubrunnen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Fraubrunnen is first mentioned in 1267 as Frouwenbrunnen. There are Hallstatt era tumuli in the Rüdtligenwald and Binelwald near Fraubrunnen. In the middle of the 13th...
Abbey became independent of the local nobility and brought Aefligen with them. By 1297 the neighboring villages were administered from Aefligen. However, it was far from fully independent. The Low justice court (petty crimes and punishments) for Aefligen was in Bätterkinden
Bätterkinden
Bätterkinden is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is about 20 km north of Bern....
, it belonged to the county of Landshut
Landshut
Landshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the...
and was part of the parish
Parish (Catholic Church)
In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish.-Requirements:A parish needs two things under common law to become a parish...
of Kirchberg
Kirchberg
-Austria:*Kirchberg am Wagram, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg am Wechsel, a town in Lower Austria*Kirchberg an der Raab, a town in Styria*Kirchberg bei Mattighofen, a town in the district of Braunau, Upper Austria...
. Around 1510-14 Landshut lost the rights to Aefligen and it became a vogt
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
ie of Bern.
Starting in the 14th Century, conflicts began between Aefligen and neighboring villages and the Abbey over shared fields and woods. It wasn't until 1847 that Aefligen acquired its own woods, when the Rüdtligerwald became part of the community. In 1856 part of Moos
Moos
-People:* Carolyn Moos* Jeanne Moos* Ludwig von Moos* Lotte Moos* Malcolm Moos* Moos * Silvia Moos-Places:* Moos in Passeier, South Tyrol, Italy* Moos, Baden-Württemberg, in the district of Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany...
joined Aefligen.
In 1838 the first bridge over the Emme River was completed which increased traffic through the community. In 1875 a railroad station of the Burgdorf-Solothurn-Bahn was built in Aefligen. Despite the construction of a fabric factory (1866–1920), foundry (1945) and a precision machining factory (1954) the community economy remained based on farming throughout the 20th Century.
Geography
Aefligen has an area, , of 2.03 km² (0.783787381942846 sq mi). Of this area, 1.42 km² (0.5482650652014 sq mi) or 70.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while0.07 km² (17.3 acre) or 3.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.46 km² (0.177606992952566 sq mi) or 22.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km² (22.2 acre) or 4.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.5% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.5% of the area. 3.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 57.1% is used for growing crops and 11.3% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
Demographics
Aefligen has a population (as of ) of . , the population included 4.6% which were foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.7%. Most of the population speaks German (96.1%), with Turkish being second most common ( 0.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 191 |
| 1850 | 483 |
| 1900 | 490 |
| 1950 | 739 |
| 1990 | 1,020 |
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 42.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(25.7%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(8.9%) and the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(8.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.9% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. In Aefligen about 72.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Aefligen has an unemployment rate of 1.2%. , there were 49 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 101 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 10 businesses in this sector. 148 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 34 businesses in this sector.