Mühlethurnen

Mühlethurnen
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Bern-Mittelland 46°49′N 7°30′E / 46.817°N 7.5°E / 46.817; 7.5Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°30′E / 46.817°N 7.5°E / 46.817; 7.5
Population	1,359 (Dec 2010)[1]
- Density	469 /km2 (1,214 /sq mi)
Area	2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)[2]
Elevation	573 m (1,880 ft)
Postal code	3127
SFOS number	0876
Surrounded by	Kirchdorf, Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf, Mühledorf, Riggisberg
Website	www.muehlethurnen.ch SFSO statistics
Mühlethurnen
Map of Mühlethurnen

Mühlethurnen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Mühlethurnen has an area of 2.9 km² (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

It is located in the Gürbetal (Gürbe valley) on the slope of Längenberg mountain. The municipality includes the village of Mühlethurnen, the hamlets of Mühlebach and Pontel-Freudberg and several isolated houses.

Demographics

Mühlethurnen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 1,359.^[1] As of 2007^[update], 2.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (96.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 29.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.8%), the Green Party (16.9%) and the FDP (12.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.4%. In Mühlethurnen about 82.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Mühlethurnen has an unemployment rate of 0.87%. As of 2005^[update], there were 41 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 92 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 98 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 24 businesses in this sector.^[3] The historical population is given in the following table:^[4]

year	population
764	231
1850	642
1900	648
1950	700
2000	1,290

External links

• Mühlethurnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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} Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Jul-2009
4. ^ Mühlethurnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.