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| Population | 236 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 19 /km2 (49 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 714 m (2,343 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3816 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0586 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Grindelwald, Gündlischwand, Iseltwald, Lauterbrunnen | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Bettlach (Switzerland) | |||||||||
| Website | www.luetschental.ch SFSO statistics |
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Lütschental is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Lütschental is first mentioned in 1238 as Liscinthal. In 1275 it was mentioned as Lyzental.[3]
Lütschental has an area, as of 2009[update], of 12.35 km2 (4.77 sq mi). Of this area, 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) or 22.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi) or 47.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi) or 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) or 27.6% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. 39.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 6.1% is pastures and 16.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 14.3% is unproductive vegetation and 13.3% is too rocky for vegetation.[4]
The peak of Winteregg, the highest mountain in the municipality, lies at 2,555 m (8,383 ft). Lütschental lies in a valley which extends from Interlaken to Grindelwald. The name Lütschental means "valley of the Lütschine River", which flows through it.
Lütschental belongs to the parish of Gsteig bei Interlaken.
Lütschental has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 236.[1] As of 2007[update], 4.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -11.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.4%), with Albanian being second most common (2.0%) and Dutch being third (0.4%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (20.1%), the local small left-wing parties (9.4%) and the CSP (7.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 31.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 52.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.6%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lütschental about 68.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Lütschental has an unemployment rate of 1.64%. As of 2005[update], there were 62 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 1 businesses in this sector. 30 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 198 |
| 1850 | 370 |
| 1888 | 455 |
| 1900 | 428 |
| 1950 | 267 |
| 1980 | 211 |
| 2000 | 253 |