Röthenbach im Emmental
Encyclopedia
Röthenbach im Emmental is a municipality
in the administrative district of Emmental
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Röthenbach im Emmental has an area, , of 36.79 km² (14.2 sq mi). Of this area, 16.05 km² (6.2 sq mi) or 43.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.34 km² (7.5 sq mi) or 52.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.21 km² (0.467183611896967 sq mi) or 3.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km² (0.065637366960731 sq mi) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km² (9.9 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. 50.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.9% is used for growing crops and 27.9% is pastures and 10.6% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Röthenbach valley and includes the core village of Röthenbach which the parish church
. Also part of the municipality are the hamlets
of Ober- and Niederei, and scattered farm houses. The borders also include a mountain, the 1546 m (5,072.2 ft) Honegg. The municipality is divided into nine sections (Kreise), each of which elect one member of the town council.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 73.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (11.2%), the FDP
(3.6%) and the SPS
(3.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 54.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.9%. In Röthenbach about 59.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Röthenbach has an unemployment rate of 0.9%. , there were 369 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 120 businesses involved in this sector. 75 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 141 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 37 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 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
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. 50.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.9% is used for growing crops and 27.9% is pastures and 10.6% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Röthenbach valley and includes the core village of Röthenbach which the parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
. Also part of the municipality 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 Ober- and Niederei, and scattered farm houses. The borders also include a mountain, the 1546 m (5,072.2 ft) Honegg. The municipality is divided into nine sections (Kreise), each of which elect one member of the town council.
Demographics
Röthenbach has a population (as of ) of . , 1.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.4%. Most of the population speaks German (98.8%), with Macedonian being second most common ( 0.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.2%).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 73.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (11.2%), 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....
(3.6%) and the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(3.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 54.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.9%. In Röthenbach about 59.5% 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...
).
Röthenbach has an unemployment rate of 0.9%. , there were 369 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 120 businesses involved in this sector. 75 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 141 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 37 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 909 |
| 1850 | 1,701 |
| 1900 | 1,525 |
| 1950 | 1,451 |
| 2000 | 1,262 |