Aefligen
Aefligen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aefligen  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Emmental |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 497 m (1,631 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,089 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3426 |
| SFOS number | 0401 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Bätterkinden, Fraubrunnen, Kirchberg, Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh, Utzenstorf |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Aefligen is a municipality in the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
The first mention of the town is in 1261 when it was known as Efflingen.[3] During the 13th Century, the nearby Fraubrunnen Abbey became independent of the local nobility and brought Aefligen with them. By 1297 the neighboring villages were administered from Aefligen. However, it was far from fully independent. The Low justice court (petty crimes and punishments) for Aefligen was in Bätterkinden, it belonged to the county of Landshut and was part of the parish of Kirchberg. Around 1510-14 Landshut lost the rights to Aefligen and it became a vogtie of Bern.
Starting in the 14th Century, conflicts began between Aefligen and neighboring villages and the Abbey over shared fields and woods. It wasn't until 1847 that Aefligen acquired its own woods, when the Rüdtligerwald became part of the community. In 1856 part of Moos joined Aefligen.
In 1838 the first bridge over the Emme River was completed which increased traffic through the community. In 1875 a railroad station of the Burgdorf-Solothurn-Bahn was built in Aefligen. Despite the construction of a fabric factory (1866–1920), foundry (1945) and a precision machining factory (1954) the community economy remained based on farming throughout the 20th Century.[3]
Geography
Aefligen has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 70.0% is used for agricultural purposes, whileTemplate:Km2 to mi2 or 3.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 22.7% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 4.4% is either rivers or lakes and Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.5% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.5% of the area. 3.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 57.1% is used for growing crops and 11.3% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Demographics
Aefligen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,103.[5] As of 2007[update], the population included 4.6% which were foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.1%), with Turkish being second most common ( 0.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 191 |
| 1850 | 483 |
| 1900 | 490 |
| 1950 | 739 |
| 1990 | 1,020 |
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (25.7%), the FDP (8.9%) and the Green Party (8.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.9% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Aefligen about 72.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Aefligen has an unemployment rate of 1.2%. As of 2005[update], there were 49 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 101 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 10 businesses in this sector. 148 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 34 businesses in this sector.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Aefligen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 02-Jun-2009
External links
- Aefligen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
