Schwarzhäusern
Encyclopedia
Schwarzhäusern is a municipality
in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Schwarzhäusern lies in the Oberaargau
in the Swiss plateau
north of the Aare.
At the southern end of the municipality the Aare has a reservoir created by the hydroelectric plant of Wynau
.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 53.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(21.7%), the FDP
(9.1%) and the local small left-wing parties (5.7%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18%. In Schwarzhäusern about 80.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Schwarzhäusern has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. , there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 66 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 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 Oberaargau administrative district 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
Schwarzhäusern has an area of 3.8 km² (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 53.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers).Schwarzhäusern lies in the Oberaargau
Oberaargau
The Oberaargau is the region that encompasses the upper watershed of the Aar River in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On the north, lie the Jura Mountains, and on the south the hills leading to the Emmental...
in the 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...
north of the Aare.
At the southern end of the municipality the Aare has a reservoir created by the hydroelectric plant of Wynau
Wynau
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.
Demographics
Schwarzhäusern has a population (as of ) of . , 1.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.8%. Most of the population speaks German (97.5%), with French being second most common ( 0.9%) and Serbo-Croatian 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 53.6% 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....
(21.7%), 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....
(9.1%) and the local small left-wing parties (5.7%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18%. In Schwarzhäusern about 80.8% 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...
).
Schwarzhäusern has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. , there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 66 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.
Further reading
- OK BE 800 (Hrsg.): Der Amtsbezirk Aarwangen und seine Gemeinden, 1991, ISBN 3-9070-1210-0