Dürrenroth
Encyclopedia
Dürrenroth is a municipality
in the district of Trachselwald
in the Swiss
canton
of Bern.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. 20.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.6% is used for growing crops and 34.9% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located on the Rothbach stream and includes the village of Dürrenroth on the southern valley terrace. North of the Rothbach are the hamlets
of Hubberg, Hubbergschachen and Gassen. South of the Rothbach is the hamlet of Waltrigen and scattered individual farm houses.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 63.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (10.1%), the SPS
(6.3%) and the FDP
(5.9%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 54.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dürrenroth about 76.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Dürrenroth has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. , there were 211 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 73 businesses involved in this sector. 71 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 128 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 23 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 district of Trachselwald
Trachselwald (district)
Trachselwald District was a district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its governor's seat was in Trachselwald Castle in Trachselwald. It consisted of 10 municipalities within an area of 191 km².- External links :- References :...
in the Swiss
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....
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.
History
Dürrenroth is first mentioned in 1275 as Rota. In 1326 it was mentioned as Durren Rot.Geography
Dürrenroth has an area, , of 14.12 km² (5.5 sq mi). Of this area, 9.96 km² (3.8 sq mi) or 70.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.25 km² (1.3 sq mi) or 23.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km² (0.305020705288103 sq mi) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acre) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. 20.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.6% is used for growing crops and 34.9% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located on the Rothbach stream and includes the village of Dürrenroth on the southern valley terrace. North of the Rothbach are the hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Hubberg, Hubbergschachen and Gassen. South of the Rothbach is the hamlet of Waltrigen and scattered individual farm houses.
Demographics
Dürrenroth has a population (as of ) of . , 1.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.6%. Most of the population speaks German (99.6%), with about 0.3% speaking French.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 63.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (10.1%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(6.3%) and 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....
(5.9%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 54.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dürrenroth about 76.9% 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...
).
Dürrenroth has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. , there were 211 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 73 businesses involved in this sector. 71 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 128 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 23 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 853 |
| 1850 | 1,438 |
| 1900 | 1,441 |
| 1950 | 1,330 |
| 2000 | 1,032 |