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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Kienersrüti has an area of {{km2 to mi2|0. |
Kienersrüti has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|0.74|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|0.65|abbr=on}} or 87.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|0.09|abbr=on}} or 12.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|0.02|abbr=on}} or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads).<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{de icon}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref> |
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Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.0%. 12.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 48.6% is used for growing crops and 35.1% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.<ref name=BFS_land/> |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Revision as of 00:42, 5 May 2010
Kienersrüti | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kienersrüti  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Thun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 579 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
| • 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 SFSO statistics |
Kienersrüti is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun 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, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 87.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 12.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads).[1]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.0%. 12.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 48.6% is used for growing crops and 35.1% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.[1]
Demographics
Kienersrüti has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 50.[2] 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.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[4]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 43 |
| 1850 | 91 |
| 1870 | 108 |
| 1900 | 48 |
| 1950 | 79 |
| 2000 | 52 |
References
- ^ 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 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)
