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| Population | 3,433 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 27 /km2 (71 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 125.73 km2 (48.54 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3713 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0567 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Aeschi bei Spiez, Diemtigen, Frutigen, Kandergrund, Kandersteg, Lauterbrunnen, Wimmis | |||||||||
| Website | www.reichenbach.ch SFSO statistics |
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Reichenbach im Kandertal
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Map of Reichenbach im Kandertal
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Reichenbach im Kandertal is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Until 1957 it was known as Reichenbach bei Frutigen.
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Reichenbach im Kandertal has an area of 125.8 km2 (48.6 sq mi). Of this area, 40% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
Reichenbach im Kandertal has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 3,433.[1] As of 2007[update], 3.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 55.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (10.7%), the local small left-wing parties (10.1%) and the FDP (9.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.3%. In Reichenbach im Kandertal about 69.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Reichenbach im Kandertal has an unemployment rate of 1.42%. As of 2005[update], there were 442 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 145 businesses involved in this sector. 381 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 64 businesses in this sector. 553 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 91 businesses in this sector.[3]
Since 1910, the nearby mountain of Niesen (altitude 2362 m) can be ascended at gradients of up to 68% via the Niesenbahn, which with a length of 3499 m is the longest funicular railway in Europe.
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