Hasle bei Burgdorf
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Hasle bei Burgdorf is a municipality
in the administrative district of Emmental
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
southeast of the district capital Burgdorf. It is in the Emmental
in the floodplain on the left shore of the Emme in the molasse
hills of the higher Swiss plateau
. It has an area of 21.9 km² (8.5 sq mi).
The northeastern border of the municipality runs along the Emme. The main settlement area is the floodplain and the rock terrace, which is about 20 metres (65.6 ft) higher than the river bed. In the area by Hasle bei Burgdorf, the Emmental is about 1 to 2 km (0.621372736649807 to 1.2 mi) wide. From the Southwest and the South four other valleys meet the Emmental: Biembachtal, Bigental, Talgraben and Goldbachtal. Almost the whole watershed
of the Biembachtal belongs to Hasle bei Burgdorf, while only the lower segments the other valleys are located in the municipality.
The entire southern and western part of the municipality is covered by´the molasse
hills between Emmental and Aaretal. This landscape is characterized by hill crests as well as valleys and trenches, which are often very steep - this makes agricultural use of the land very difficult. Therefore, the hills are dominated by pasture and forests from a certain height. The hills reach an average height of 800 metres (2,624.7 ft) above sea level. On the Wägesse a broad crest between Biembachtal and the Widimattgraben - another valley - the highest point in Hasle bei Burgdorf is reached with 918 metres (3,011.8 ft) above sea level.
Hasle bei Burgdorf has an area, , of 21.89 km² (8.5 sq mi). Of this area, 12.87 km² (5 sq mi) or 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.12 km² (2.7 sq mi) or 32.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.68 km² (0.648651626435459 sq mi) or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.19 km² (0.0733594101325817 sq mi) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. 30.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.5% is used for growing crops and 34.1% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
leaves on the coat of arms of the municipality:
Several farms and groups of farms, which are spread out in the valleys and hills, also belong to Hasle bei Burgdorf.
In 1850, the municipality had 2,253 inhabitants - by 1900 this number had increased to 2,390. By 1970, there were 2,682 in Hasle bei Burgdorf, but emigration in the 1970s caused the population to decrease to 2,682 by 1980. Since, the population has increased slightly.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 46.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(13.7%), the FDP
(9.9%) and the CSP
(9.2%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.8% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hasle about 73.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Nonetheless, Hasle bei Burgdorf still primarily lives from agriculture, especially dairy
and animal husbandry
; but there is also tillage
and fruit
-growing.
Hasle bei Burgdorf has an unemployment rate of 1%. , there were 313 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 103 businesses involved in this sector. 236 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 34 businesses in this sector. 522 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 73 businesses in this sector.
. Hasel, however, was only mentioned in 1225 as Hasela. The village has since been called Hasle (1261), Hassly (1531), and Hassle (1574). The name can be traced back to the Old High German
word hasal, meaning hazel
bush.
In the Middle Ages
, Hasle was part of the Grafschaft Kyburg
. From 1384, it was ruled by Bern. In 1525, the village became part of the office of a village mayor Burgdorf. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime in 1798, during the Helvetic Republic
, Hasle became a part of the district (Distrikt) of Burgdorf; from 1803, it was part of the Oberamt of Burgdorf, which became a district (Amtsbezirk) in 1831.
style. Frescoes from the Late Gothic
were, however, conserved.
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 administrative district of Emmental
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....
.
Geography
Hasle bei Burgdorf is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) as the crow fliesAs the crow flies
"As the crow flies" or beelining is an idiom for the shortest route between two points; the geodesic distance.An example is the great-circle distance between Key West and Pensacola, at either end of the U.S...
southeast of the district capital Burgdorf. It is in the Emmental
Emmental
For the cheese made in the region, see Emmental .The Emmental is a region in west central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern. It is a hilly landscape comprising the basins of the Emme and Ilfis rivers. The region is mostly devoted to farming, particularly dairy farming...
in the floodplain on the left shore of the Emme in the molasse
Molasse
The term "molasse" refers to the sandstones, shales and conglomerates formed as terrestrial or shallow marine deposits in front of rising mountain chains. The molasse is deposited in a foreland basin, especially on top of flysch, for example that left from the rising Alps, or erosion in the Himalaya...
hills of the higher Swiss plateau
Swiss plateau
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau constitutes one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of the Swiss surface...
. It has an area of 21.9 km² (8.5 sq mi).
The northeastern border of the municipality runs along the Emme. The main settlement area is the floodplain and the rock terrace, which is about 20 metres (65.6 ft) higher than the river bed. In the area by Hasle bei Burgdorf, the Emmental is about 1 to 2 km (0.621372736649807 to 1.2 mi) wide. From the Southwest and the South four other valleys meet the Emmental: Biembachtal, Bigental, Talgraben and Goldbachtal. Almost the whole watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Biembachtal belongs to Hasle bei Burgdorf, while only the lower segments the other valleys are located in the municipality.
The entire southern and western part of the municipality is covered by´the molasse
Molasse
The term "molasse" refers to the sandstones, shales and conglomerates formed as terrestrial or shallow marine deposits in front of rising mountain chains. The molasse is deposited in a foreland basin, especially on top of flysch, for example that left from the rising Alps, or erosion in the Himalaya...
hills between Emmental and Aaretal. This landscape is characterized by hill crests as well as valleys and trenches, which are often very steep - this makes agricultural use of the land very difficult. Therefore, the hills are dominated by pasture and forests from a certain height. The hills reach an average height of 800 metres (2,624.7 ft) above sea level. On the Wägesse a broad crest between Biembachtal and the Widimattgraben - another valley - the highest point in Hasle bei Burgdorf is reached with 918 metres (3,011.8 ft) above sea level.
Hasle bei Burgdorf has an area, , of 21.89 km² (8.5 sq mi). Of this area, 12.87 km² (5 sq mi) or 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.12 km² (2.7 sq mi) or 32.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.68 km² (0.648651626435459 sq mi) or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.19 km² (0.0733594101325817 sq mi) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. 30.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 22.5% is used for growing crops and 34.1% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
Subdivisions
Hasle bei Burgdorf consists of four subdivisions, which are symbolized by the four hazelHazel
The hazels are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels into a separate family Corylaceae.They have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins...
leaves on the coat of arms of the municipality:
- Hasle
- Biembach
- Schafhausen
- Goldbach
Several farms and groups of farms, which are spread out in the valleys and hills, also belong to Hasle bei Burgdorf.
Demographics
Hasle has a population (as of ) of . , 4.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.2%. Most of the population speaks German (95.9%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.8%) and Albanian being third ( 0.4%).In 1850, the municipality had 2,253 inhabitants - by 1900 this number had increased to 2,390. By 1970, there were 2,682 in Hasle bei Burgdorf, but emigration in the 1970s caused the population to decrease to 2,682 by 1980. Since, the population has increased slightly.
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 46.5% 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....
(13.7%), 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....
(9.9%) and the CSP
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
The Christian Social Party is a political party in Switzerland. The CSP is more social democratic than the CVP. With the moderate Christian left as its background, the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions...
(9.2%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.8% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hasle about 73.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
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...
).
Economy
Until the second half of the 19th century Hasle bei Burgdorf was primarily an agricultural village. However, trade and industry developed very early in the municipality. In the course of the 19th century a hat factory, a weaving mill, and a brewery were founded here.Nonetheless, Hasle bei Burgdorf still primarily lives from agriculture, especially dairy
Dairy farming
Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, usually from dairy cows but also from goats and sheep, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale.Most dairy farms...
and animal husbandry
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
; but there is also tillage
Tillage
Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking...
and fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
-growing.
Hasle bei Burgdorf has an unemployment rate of 1%. , there were 313 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 103 businesses involved in this sector. 236 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 34 businesses in this sector. 522 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 73 businesses in this sector.
History
The settlements Uetigen (Utingun), Gomerkinden (Comirichingun), Bigel (Pigiluna) and further hamlets were first mentioned as soon as 894 in a bestowment to the Abbey of St. GallAbbey of St. Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was...
. Hasel, however, was only mentioned in 1225 as Hasela. The village has since been called Hasle (1261), Hassly (1531), and Hassle (1574). The name can be traced back to the Old High German
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
word hasal, meaning hazel
Hazel
The hazels are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels into a separate family Corylaceae.They have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins...
bush.
In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, Hasle was part of the Grafschaft Kyburg
House of Kyburg
The House of Kyburg was family of Grafen or counts from Zürich in Switzerland. The family was one of the three most powerful noble families in the Swiss plateau beside the Habsburg and the House of Savoy during the 11th and 12th Centuries...
. From 1384, it was ruled by Bern. In 1525, the village became part of the office of a village mayor Burgdorf. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime in 1798, during the Helvetic Republic
Helvetic Republic
In Swiss history, the Helvetic Republic represented an early attempt to impose a central authority over Switzerland, which until then consisted mainly of self-governing cantons united by a loose military alliance, and conquered territories such as Vaud...
, Hasle became a part of the district (Distrikt) of Burgdorf; from 1803, it was part of the Oberamt of Burgdorf, which became a district (Amtsbezirk) in 1831.
Attractions
The Protestant church in Hasle dates back to Medieval construction, but was reconstructed from 1678 to 1680 in BaroqueBaroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
style. Frescoes from the Late Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
were, however, conserved.