Oberdiessbach
Encyclopedia
Oberdiessbach is a municipality
in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Oberdiessbach has an area of 8.2 km² (3.2 sq mi). Of this area, 45.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Aeschlen had an area of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (3.9%) is settled. The total area of the new municipality is 13.1 km² (5.1 sq mi).
The municipality is located in the Kiesental (Kiesen Valley) between Kurzenberg, Falkenfluh and Hube. It includes the village of Oberdiessbach and the communities of Glasholz and Hauben and since January 2010, Aeschlen.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 32.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(18.9%), the SPS
(15.8%) and the Green Party
(10.9%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.6%. In Oberdiessbach about 78% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Oberdiessbach has an unemployment rate of 1.25%. , there were 101 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 33 businesses involved in this sector. 820 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 39 businesses in this sector. 625 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 87 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 Bern-Mittelland administrative district
Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)
Bern-Mittelland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region...
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
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.
History
Oberdiessbach is first mentioned in 1218 as Tiecebac. Until 1870 it was known as Diessbach.Geography
On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Aeschlen merged into Oberdiessbach.Oberdiessbach has an area of 8.2 km² (3.2 sq mi). Of this area, 45.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Aeschlen had an area of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (3.9%) is settled. The total area of the new municipality is 13.1 km² (5.1 sq mi).
The municipality is located in the Kiesental (Kiesen Valley) between Kurzenberg, Falkenfluh and Hube. It includes the village of Oberdiessbach and the communities of Glasholz and Hauben and since January 2010, Aeschlen.
Demographics
Oberdiessbach has a population (as of ) of . , 6.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.2%. Most of the population speaks German (95.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.9%).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 32.9% of the vote. The next three 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....
(18.9%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(15.8%) 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:...
(10.9%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.6%. In Oberdiessbach about 78% 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...
).
Oberdiessbach has an unemployment rate of 1.25%. , there were 101 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 33 businesses involved in this sector. 820 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 39 businesses in this sector. 625 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 87 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 481 |
| 1850 | 1,175 |
| 1900 | 1,281 |
| 1950 | 1,873 |
| 2000 | 2,916 |