Oberried am Brienzersee
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Oberried am Brienzersee is a municipality
in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Since 1863, there has been the fireworks
factory Hans Hamberger in Oberried. In 1959, an explosion in the factory cost the lives of ten workers. Since this tragic accident, only small, separated buildings have been built.
riod, reoth ("clearing") or Swiss German
("land growing reeds and swampgrass"). The first historical mention of the site with this meaning, from 1364, used the phrase "die von Obriede" ("those from the Ried area").
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 37.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.1% is pastures and 33.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 10.4% is unproductive vegetation and 4.8% is too rocky for vegetation.
It is located in the Bernese Oberland
at the north shore of Lake Brienz
. The highest mountain in the municipality is the Tannhorn (2221 m (7,286.7 ft)). It includes the sections of Dörfli, Mehrendorf and Ebligen on the shore of the lake and then rises into the alps. In addition to the Tannhorn, the Augstmatthorn and Riederengrat as well as peaks around the Riederengrat are part of the municipality.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 35.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(17.5%), the SPS
(14.8%) and the Green Party
(12.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.8%. In Oberried am Brienzersee about 75.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Oberried am Brienzersee has an unemployment rate of 3.14%. , there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 89 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
railway, and can be reached by car and ship as well. In winter, the train tracks or canton road can sometimes be blocked because of avalanches. In such cases the ships which otherwise operate only in the summer carry passengers in the winter as well.
The bridge at Hirscherengraben on the road towards Brienz
is built so that an avalanche
will carry the bridge directly into Lake Brienz. In some winters, the bridge was destroyed several times by avalanches. The avalanches break out at Brienz Ridge, nearly 2000 m (6,561.7 ft) above sea level, and often thunder all the way into the lake (564 m (1,850.4 ft)), over a horizontal distance of only 2300 m (7,545.9 ft).
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 Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district
Interlaken-Oberhasli (administrative district)
Interlaken-Oberhasli District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 29 municipalities with an area of and a population of 48,763....
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
Oberried am Brienzersee is first mentioned in 1303 as Obirnriet.Since 1863, there has been the fireworks
Fireworks
Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
factory Hans Hamberger in Oberried. In 1959, an explosion in the factory cost the lives of ten workers. Since this tragic accident, only small, separated buildings have been built.
Origin of the name
The name means "higher Ried on Lake Brienz." In this and several other place names, the word Ried can be given two meanings: as Old High GermanOld 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...
riod, reoth ("clearing") or Swiss German
Swiss German
Swiss German is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy. Occasionally, the Alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are grouped together with Swiss German as well, especially the dialects of Liechtenstein and Austrian Vorarlberg...
("land growing reeds and swampgrass"). The first historical mention of the site with this meaning, from 1364, used the phrase "die von Obriede" ("those from the Ried area").
Geography
Oberried am Brienzersee has an area, , of 20.12 square kilometres (7.8 sq mi). Of this area, 7.69 km² (3 sq mi) or 38.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.72 km² (3.4 sq mi) or 43.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km² (0.185329036124417 sq mi) or 2.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km² (22.2 acre) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 3.06 km² (1.2 sq mi) or 15.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 37.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.1% is pastures and 33.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 10.4% is unproductive vegetation and 4.8% is too rocky for vegetation.
It is located in the Bernese Oberland
Bernese Oberland
The Bernese Oberland is the higher part of the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the southern end of the canton: The area around Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, and the valleys of the Bernese Alps .The flag of the Bernese Oberland consists of a black eagle in a gold field The Bernese Oberland (Bernese...
at the north shore of Lake Brienz
Lake Brienz
Lake Brienz is a lake just north of the Alps, in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. The lake took its name from the village Brienz on its northern shore. Interlaken and the villages Matten and Unterseen lie to the south west of the lake. The shores are steep, and there is almost no shallow water...
. The highest mountain in the municipality is the Tannhorn (2221 m (7,286.7 ft)). It includes the sections of Dörfli, Mehrendorf and Ebligen on the shore of the lake and then rises into the alps. In addition to the Tannhorn, the Augstmatthorn and Riederengrat as well as peaks around the Riederengrat are part of the municipality.
Demographics
Oberried am Brienzersee has a population (as of ) of . , 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.6%. Most of the population speaks German (94.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.0%) and Dutch being third ( 1.0%).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 35.3% 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....
(17.5%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(14.8%) 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:...
(12.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.8%. In Oberried am Brienzersee about 75.1% 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...
).
Oberried am Brienzersee has an unemployment rate of 3.14%. , there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 89 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 303 |
| 1850 | 590 |
| 1900 | 539 |
| 1950 | 653 |
| 2000 | 485 |
Transportation
Oberried is on the ZentralbahnZentralbahn
The Zentralbahn is a Swiss railway company that was created on January 1, 2005, with the merger of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg-Bahn and the Brünigbahn...
railway, and can be reached by car and ship as well. In winter, the train tracks or canton road can sometimes be blocked because of avalanches. In such cases the ships which otherwise operate only in the summer carry passengers in the winter as well.
The bridge at Hirscherengraben on the road towards Brienz
Brienz
Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.The village lies on the north bank of Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain.-History:...
is built so that an avalanche
Avalanche
An avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
will carry the bridge directly into Lake Brienz. In some winters, the bridge was destroyed several times by avalanches. The avalanches break out at Brienz Ridge, nearly 2000 m (6,561.7 ft) above sea level, and often thunder all the way into the lake (564 m (1,850.4 ft)), over a horizontal distance of only 2300 m (7,545.9 ft).