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| Population | 474 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 135 /km2 (351 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 510 m (1,673 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3313 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0534 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Etzelkofen, Fraubrunnen, Limpach, Mülchi, Schalunen | |||||||||
| Website | www.buerenzumhof.ch SFSO statistics |
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Büren zum Hof is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Büren zum Hof is first mentioned in 1249 as Burron.[3] There is a Hallstatt era burial mound in the municipality which indicates that the area was inhabitated much earlier. In the earliest mention of the village, the major land holder is listed as the Knight von Schüpfen. In 1255 some of the land was given to the nearby Fraubrunnen Abbey. Over the following century, the Abbey grew to hold most of the farms in the village and the right to dispense the low justice (day to day, minor crimes and trials). Following the Secularization of the monasteries (1528), it became part of the Landvogtei of Fraubrunnen.
Büren zum Hof has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi). Of this area, 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi) or 73.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads).[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. 17.8% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 65.5% is used for growing crops and 7.6% is pastures.[4]
It is located on the east end of the Rapperswil Plateau and includes the village of Büren zum Hof, and the house clusters of Kapf, Speichhüsli and Neu Dorzenmatten.
Büren zum Hof has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 474.[1] As of 2007[update], 2.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.6%), the Green Party (16.4%) and the FDP (8.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.1%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Büren zum Hof about 87% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Büren zum Hof has an unemployment rate of 0.69%. As of 2005[update], there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 22 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 203 |
| 1850 | 457 |
| 1900 | 319 |
| 1920 | 282 |
| 1950 | 339 |
| 2000 | 431 |