Trub
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Trub is one of the largest municipalities
of Switzerland
(62 km²) in size, but not in population. It is located in the Emmental
region of the canton
of Bern in the administrative district of Emmental
.
Trub has an area, , of 62.03 km² (23.9 sq mi). Of this area, 25.1 km² (9.7 sq mi) or 40.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.74 km² (13.4 sq mi) or 56.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.43 km² (0.552126086787325 sq mi) or 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.49 km² (0.189190057710342 sq mi) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.21 km² (0.0810814533044324 sq mi) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. 53.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for growing crops and 24.9% is pastures and 13.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 72.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party
(7.7%), the SPS
(7.5%) and the FDP
(3.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 53.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.3%. In Trub about 57.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Trub has an unemployment rate of 1.01%. , there were 454 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 150 businesses involved in this sector. 74 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 18 businesses in this sector. 141 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 29 businesses in this sector.
Today, Trub has just under 1,500 inhabitants (2007), but as a result of centuries of emigration from the Emmental
region, over 43,000 people are registered as citizens of Trub and about 1 in 160 Swiss citizens trace their ancestry back to this community, one of them being the 2002 Nobel Chemistry laureate, Kurt Wüthrich
. The main attraction of the Fankhauser farm house in Trub dates back to 1601 and is the origin of the Fankhauser and Funkhouser families, which have since migrated to Virginia, United States as well as the Frankhouser family in Pennsylvania, United States.
Some of the Amish of the United States emigrated from the Trub region.
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...
of 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....
(62 km²) in size, but not in population. It is located in the Emmental
Emmental
For the cheese made in the region, see Emmental .The Emmental is a region in west central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern. It is a hilly landscape comprising the basins of the Emme and Ilfis rivers. The region is mostly devoted to farming, particularly dairy farming...
region of 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 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....
.
Geography
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. 53.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for growing crops and 24.9% is pastures and 13.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
Demographics
Trub 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 -11.2%. Most of the population speaks German (99.5%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.1%) and Swedish being third ( 0.1%).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 72.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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:...
(7.7%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(7.5%) and 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....
(3.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 53.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.3%. In Trub about 57.3% 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...
).
Trub has an unemployment rate of 1.01%. , there were 454 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 150 businesses involved in this sector. 74 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 18 businesses in this sector. 141 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 29 businesses in this sector.
Today, Trub has just under 1,500 inhabitants (2007), but as a result of centuries of emigration from the Emmental
Emmental
For the cheese made in the region, see Emmental .The Emmental is a region in west central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern. It is a hilly landscape comprising the basins of the Emme and Ilfis rivers. The region is mostly devoted to farming, particularly dairy farming...
region, over 43,000 people are registered as citizens of Trub and about 1 in 160 Swiss citizens trace their ancestry back to this community, one of them being the 2002 Nobel Chemistry laureate, Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss chemist and Nobel Chemistry laureate.-Biography:Born in Aarberg, Switzerland, Wüthrich was educated in chemistry, physics, and mathematics at the University of Berne before pursuing his Ph.D. under the direction of Silvio Fallab at the University of Basel, awarded in 1964...
. The main attraction of the Fankhauser farm house in Trub dates back to 1601 and is the origin of the Fankhauser and Funkhouser families, which have since migrated to Virginia, United States as well as the Frankhouser family in Pennsylvania, United States.
Some of the Amish of the United States emigrated from the Trub region.