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| Population | 293 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 105 /km2 (271 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3306 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0537 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Brunnenthal (SO), Büren zum Hof, Fraubrunnen, Grafenried, Iffwil, Messen (SO), Mülchi, Scheunen | |||||||||
| Website | Etzelkofen.ch SFSO statistics |
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Etzelkofen
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Etzelkofen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Etzelkofen is first mentioned in 1302 as villa Ezenchoven.[3]
Etzelkofen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi). Of this area, 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) or 59.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 35.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.15 km2 (37 acres) or 5.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. 35.6% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 42.3% is used for growing crops and 15.3% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.[4]
It is located on the Rapperswil plateau.
Etzelkofen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 293.[1] As of 2007[update], 1.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (99.2%), with English being second most common ( 0.6%) and French being third ( 0.3%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (14.9%), the SPS (10%) and the Green Party (9.6%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Etzelkofen about 0% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Etzelkofen has an unemployment rate of 1.75%. As of 2005[update], there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 36 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 15 businesses in this sector.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 152 |
| 1850 | 353 |
| 1900 | 275 |
| 1941 | 253 |
| 1950 | 267 |
| 2000 | 358 |