Dürrenroth

Dürrenroth
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Emmental 47°5′N 7°47′E / 47.083°N 7.783°E / 47.083; 7.783Coordinates: 47°5′N 7°47′E / 47.083°N 7.783°E / 47.083; 7.783
Population	1,076 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	76 /km2 (198 /sq mi)
Area	14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi)[2]
Elevation	698 m (2,290 ft)
Postal code	3465
SFOS number	0952
Surrounded by	Affoltern im Emmental, Huttwil, Rohrbachgraben, Sumiswald, Walterswil, Wyssachen
Twin towns	Klenci (Czech Republic)
Website	www.duerrenroth.ch SFSO statistics
Dürrenroth
Map of Dürrenroth

Dürrenroth is a municipality in the district of Trachselwald in the Swiss canton of Bern.

History

Dürrenroth is first mentioned in 1275 as Rota. In 1326 it was mentioned as Durren Rot.^[3]

Geography

Dürrenroth has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 14.12 km² (5.45 sq mi). Of this area, 9.96 km² (3.85 sq mi) or 70.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.25 km² (1.25 sq mi) or 23.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km² (0.31 sq mi) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.^[4]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. 20.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.6% is used for growing crops and 34.9% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.^[4]

The municipality is located on the Rothbach stream and includes the village of Dürrenroth on the southern valley terrace. North of the Rothbach are the hamlets of Hubberg, Hubbergschachen and Gassen. South of the Rothbach is the hamlet of Waltrigen and scattered individual farm houses.

Demographics

Dürrenroth has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 1,076.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 1.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (99.6%), with about 0.3% speaking French.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 63.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (10.1%), the SPS (6.3%) and the FDP (5.9%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 54.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dürrenroth about 76.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Dürrenroth has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. As of 2005^[update], there were 211 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 73 businesses involved in this sector. 71 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 128 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 23 businesses in this sector.^[5] The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]

year	population
1764	853
1850	1,438
1900	1,441
1950	1,330
2000	1,032

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
2. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
3. ^ ^{a b} Dürrenroth in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17-Jul-2009

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Official website (German)
• Anne-Marie Dubler: Dürrenroth in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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