Bangerten
Encyclopedia
Bangerten is a municipality
in the Seeland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
coins
have been found in Bangerten. In the 13th and 14th Centuries the Order of St. John in Münchenbuchsee
bought out most of the earlier land owners, including the Burgdorf Family von Steffisburg
. Following the Secularization
of the monasteries (1528), Ballmoos became part of the Landvogtei
of Münchenbuchsee.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. 32.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 49.8% is used for growing crops and 8.2% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.
It includes the village of Bangerten, Hohrain (formerly Taunersiedlung) as well as scattered farms. Since 1940 Bangerten belonged to the parish
of Rapperswil
(before 1940 it was Messen
). Since 1924 they have had their own cemetery.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 50.8% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP
(12%) and the SPS
(11.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 67.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bangerten about 82.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
).
Bangerten has an unemployment rate of 1.02%. , there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
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 Seeland administrative district
Seeland (administrative district)
Seeland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Seeland administrative region. It contains 46 municipalities with an area of and a population of 67,209....
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
Bangerten is first mentioned in 1263 as Bongarthen. RomanRoman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
coins
Roman currency
The Roman currency during most of the Roman Republic and the western half of the Roman Empire consisted of coins including the aureus , the denarius , the sestertius , the dupondius , and the as...
have been found in Bangerten. In the 13th and 14th Centuries the Order of St. John in Münchenbuchsee
Münchenbuchsee
Münchenbuchsee is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is famous as the birthplace of painter Paul Klee.-History:...
bought out most of the earlier land owners, including the Burgdorf Family von Steffisburg
Steffisburg
Steffisburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Steffisburg has an area of . Of this area, 43.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.9% is forested...
. Following the Secularization
Secularization
Secularization is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious values and secular institutions...
of the monasteries (1528), Ballmoos became part of the Landvogtei
Vogt (Switzerland)
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of Münchenbuchsee.
Geography
Bangerten has an area, , of 2.19 km² (0.845563727317652 sq mi). Of this area, 1.36 km² (0.525098935685848 sq mi) or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while0.7 km² (0.270271511014775 sq mi) or 32.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km² (34.6 acre) or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. 32.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 49.8% is used for growing crops and 8.2% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.
It includes the village of Bangerten, Hohrain (formerly Taunersiedlung) as well as scattered farms. Since 1940 Bangerten belonged to the parish
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
of Rapperswil
Rapperswil
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, the municipality includes Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, and Wurmsbach.-Today:On...
(before 1940 it was Messen
Messen
Messen is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal and Oberramsern merged into the municipality of Messen.-History:...
). Since 1924 they have had their own cemetery.
Demographics
Bangerten has a population (as of ) of . , 3.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.5%. Most of the population speaks German (93.7%), with French being second most common ( 1.9%) and Arabic being third ( 1.9%).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 50.8% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were 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....
(12%) and the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(11.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 67.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bangerten about 82.3% 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...
).
Bangerten has an unemployment rate of 1.02%. , there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 67 |
| 1850 | 180 |
| 1900 | 228 |
| 1950 | 196 |
| 1990 | 141 |