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Diessbach bei Büren Country Switzerland 
Canton Bern District Seeland 47°7′N 7°22′E / 47.117°N 7.367°ECoordinates: 47°7′N 7°22′E / 47.117°N 7.367°E Population 891 (Dec 2010)[1] - Density 141 /km2 (366 /sq mi) Area 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)[2] Elevation 464 m (1,522 ft) Postal code 3264 SFOS number 0385 Mayor Urs Zurbuchen Surrounded by Schnottwil, Wengi, Grossaffoltern, Lyss, Büetigen, Dotzigen, Büren an der Aare Website www.diessbach.ch
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Diessbach bei Büren is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Diessbach has a reformed church, and is the center of the parish which includes the municipalities Busswil bei Büren, Büetigen and Dotzigen as well.
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History
Church in Diessbach
The area was already settled during the Bronze Age, based on finds in various parts of the municipality of graves and settlement remains. There have also been discoveries from the time of the Roman Empire.
The town first appeared in historical sources in 1244, under the name Terra Seraphim. At that time, the settlement consisted of a few farms and the church, which can be traced back to the seventh century and was also described in 1244.
As part of the Strassberg holdings, Diessbach became part of Bern in 1393 along with Büren an der Aare, which became the administrative district in 1803.
Geography
Diessbach bei Büren has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi). Of this area, 3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi) or 59.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi) or 32.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads).[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. 31.4% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 51.0% is used for growing crops and 6.0% is pastures, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.[3]
Demographics
Diessbach bei Büren has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 891.[1] As of 2007[update], 2.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.3%), with French being second most common ( 1.0%) and Albanian being third ( 0.6%). The following historical populations are based on censuses; earlier populations are difficult to estimate.
Year Population[4] 1764 317 1850 776 1920 791 1950 798 2000 862 In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.6%), the Green Party (10.3%) and the FDP (7.9%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.5%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Diessbach bei Büren about 80.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Diessbach bei Büren has an unemployment rate of 1.14%. As of 2005[update], there were 75 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 74 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 14 businesses in this sector. 112 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 28 businesses in this sector.[5]
Further reading
- Hornerblätter, from the Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren
External links
- Diessbach bei Büren in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren Distributor of publications about Diessbach and the Büren district
References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Diessbach bei Büren in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 01-Jun-2009
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