Gondiswil

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Gondiswil
municipality_name = Gondiswil
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Aarwangen
lat_d=47|lat_m=9|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=52|long_EW=E
postal_code = 4955
municipality_code = 0326
area = 9.4
elevation = 660|elevation_description=
population = 729|populationof = January 2005 | popofyear = 2005
website = www.gondiswil.ch
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neighboring_municipalities= Huttwil, Auswil, Madiswil, Reisiswil, Melchnau, Grossdietwil, Fischbach, Zell and Ufhusen.
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Gondiswil (local dialect "Gumiswil") is a municipality in the district of Aarwangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

It lies in the Oberaargau in the Swiss Plateau on the northeast boundary of the district of Aarwangen and the canton of Bern (next to the canton of Aargau).

It includes the following villages:
*Brüggenweid
*Freibach
*Haltstelle
*Staldershaus
*Schwendi

Population

The municipality is quickly losing population, due to the difficulties in the agricultural sector, the basis of the local economy (66% of local businesses are farms).

Economy and transport

Gondiswil lies on the Wolhusen–Huttwil railway and has a station.

In 1894 the Schieferkohle railway was founded. From 1918-1919, limited coal mining occurred, but the beds were too small, and the mine collapsed, leaving a small lake. In World War II, coal was again mined from the area.

Further reading

* OK BE 800 (Hrsg.): "Der Amtsbezirk Aarwangen und seine Gemeinden", 1991, ISBN 3-907012-10-0

References

*Article on Gondiswil in the "Historical Dictionary of Switzerland".

External links

*HDS|189|Gondiswil