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Kienersrüti
Kienersrüti
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Kienersrüti
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Berne
District	Seftigen
Area
• Total	0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	579 m (1,900 ft)
Population (December 2007)
• Total	50
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3628
SFOS number	0871
ISO 3166 code	CH-BE
Surrounded by	Kirchdorf, Noflen, Uetendorf, Uttigen
Website	website missing ;

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Kienersrüti is a municipality in the district of Seftigen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

It is the third-smallest independent municipality in the canton. It is rural in character and its economy based mostly on farming. A regional popular saying names it "the one street lantern town".

Geography

Kienersrüti has an area of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 82.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.8% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.3%) is settled.^[1]

Demographics

Kienersrüti has a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 50, all Swiss. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.1%. All of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SPS which received 30% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.3%), the local small left-wing parties (14.3%) and the Green Party (8.9%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 13.5% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 71.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kienersrüti about 80.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Kienersrüti has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005^[update], there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. No one is employed in the tertiary sector.^[1] The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

year	population
1764	43
1850	91
1870	108
1900	48
1950	79
2000	52

References

^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Jul-2009
^ Kienersrüti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

External links

http://www.thun-west.ch/region/kienersrueti.htm (in German)

Template:Municipalities of the district of Seftigen

[SFSO-1] Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Jul-2009

[HDS-2] Kienersrüti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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[2]

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+[[File:Karte Gemeinde Kienersrüti 2007.png|thumb|Kienersrüti]]
 '''Kienersrüti''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Seftigen (district)|Seftigen]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Bern (canton)|Bern]] in [[Switzerland]].
 It is the third-smallest independent [[municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the canton. It is rural in character and its economy based mostly on farming. A regional popular saying names it "the one street lantern town".
+==Geography==
+Kienersrüti has an area of {{km2 to mi2|0.8|abbr=on}}.  Of this area, 82.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.8% is forested.  The rest of the land, (5.3%) is settled.<ref name=SFSO/>
+==Demographics==
+Kienersrüti has a population ({{as of|2007|lc=on}}) of 50, all Swiss.  Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.1%.  All of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German.
+In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] which received 30% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] (29.3%), the local small left-wing parties (14.3%) and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (8.9%).
+The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 13.5% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 71.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%.  The entire Swiss population is generally well educated.  In Kienersrüti about 80.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').
+Kienersrüti has an unemployment rate of 0%.  {{as of|2005}}, there were 24 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 6 businesses involved in this sector.  1 person is employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there is 1 business in this sector.  No one is employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]].<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 14-Jul-2009</ref>
+The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|494|Kienersrüti}}</ref>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! year
+! population
+|-
+| 1764
+|  43
+|-
+| 1850
+|  91
+|-
+| 1870
+|  108
+|-
+| 1900
+|  48
+|-
+| 1950
+|  79
+|-
+| 2000
+|  52
+|-
+|}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
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 [[de:Kienersrüti]]