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| Population | 1,277 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 35 /km2 (90 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 36.79 km2 (14.20 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 824 m (2,703 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3538 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0904 | |||||||||
| Localities | Dorf, Gauchern, Oberei | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bowil, Buchholterberg, Eggiwil, Eriz, Linden, Oberlangenegg, Schangnau, Signau, Wachseldorn | |||||||||
| Website | www.roethenbach.ch SFSO statistics |
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Röthenbach im Emmental
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Röthenbach im Emmental is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Röthenbach is first mentioned in 1148 as Rochembac.[3]
Röthenbach im Emmental has an area, as of 2009[update], of 36.79 km2 (14.20 sq mi). Of this area, 16.05 km2 (6.20 sq mi) or 43.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi) or 52.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.21 km2 (0.47 sq mi) or 3.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. 50.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.9% is used for growing crops and 27.9% is pastures and 10.6% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
The municipality is located in the Röthenbach valley and includes the core village of Röthenbach which the parish church. Also part of the municipality are the hamlets of Ober- and Niederei, and scattered farm houses. The borders also include a mountain, the 1,546 m (5,072 ft) Honegg. The municipality is divided into nine sections (Kreise), each of which elect one member of the town council.
Röthenbach has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 1,277.[1] As of 2007[update], 1.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.8%), with Macedonian being second most common ( 0.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.2%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 73.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (11.2%), the FDP (3.6%) and the SPS (3.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 54.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.9%. In Röthenbach about 59.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Röthenbach has an unemployment rate of 0.9%. As of 2005[update], there were 369 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 120 businesses involved in this sector. 75 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 141 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 37 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 909 |
| 1850 | 1,701 |
| 1900 | 1,525 |
| 1950 | 1,451 |
| 2000 | 1,262 |