Rapperswil, Berne
Encyclopedia
Rapperswil is a municipality
in the Seeland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
. It lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital Bern
and stretches between the valleys of the Limpach in the north and the Lyss in the south.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was SVP
which received 45.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(18.8%), the FDP
(11.9%) and the Green Party
(10.2%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.7% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.1%. In Rapperswil (BE) about 80.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Rapperswil (BE) has an unemployment rate of 0.63%. , there were 192 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 68 businesses involved in this sector. 247 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 26 businesses in this sector. 260 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 61 businesses in this sector.
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....
. It lies 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital Bern
Geography
Rapperswil has an area of 18.2 km² (7 sq mi). Of this area, 62.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers). It lies on the Swiss PlateauSwiss 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...
and stretches between the valleys of the Limpach in the north and the Lyss in the south.
Demographics
Rapperswil has a population (as of ) of . , 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.2%. Most of the population speaks German (95.4%), with French being second most common ( 1.4%) and Albanian being third ( 0.7%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was 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 45.9% 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....
(18.8%), 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....
(11.9%) 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:...
(10.2%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.7% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.1%. In Rapperswil (BE) about 80.6% 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...
).
Rapperswil (BE) has an unemployment rate of 0.63%. , there were 192 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 68 businesses involved in this sector. 247 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 26 businesses in this sector. 260 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 61 businesses in this sector.
Communities
There are ten communities within the municipality:- Rapperswil (521 m (1,709.3 ft)), at the entrance of the Wilbach stream, with the hamlet Habanger (515 m (1,689.6 ft)) west of the Wilbach, population 583.
- Wierezwil (521 m (1,709.3 ft)) on the western plateau, with the hamlet Rüberi (523 m (1,715.9 ft)), population 164.
- Frauchwil (503 m (1,650.3 ft)) in the valley of the Hohschwerzibach stream, population 81.
- Zimlisberg (527 m (1,729 ft)) on the eastern plateau, with the hamlet Holzhäusern (522 m (1,712.6 ft)), population 121.
- Bittwil (552 m (1,811 ft)) on the plateau south of the Limpach, population 68.
- Vogelsang (539 m (1,768.4 ft)) in a clearing in the Buechwald forest, population 58.
- Seewil (554 m (1,817.6 ft)) on the plateau between the Hardwald forest and Äckenberg, population 209.
- Dieterswil (562 m (1,843.8 ft)) on the plateau north of Äckenberg, population 262.
- Moosaffoltern (584 m (1,916 ft)) on the plateau south of Oberholzes, in the Moossee valley, population 90.
- Lätti (540 m (1,771.7 ft)) in the northern valley branch of the Moossee valley, population 449.