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| Population | 167 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 128 /km2 (333 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 523 m (1,716 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3421 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0422 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Burgdorf, Lyssach, Mötschwil, Oberburg | |||||||||
| Website | bei Lyssach.ch Rüti bei Lyssach.ch SFSO statistics |
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Rüti bei Lyssach
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Rüti bei Lyssach is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Rüti bei Lyssach is located at 532 meters (1,745 ft) above sea level, 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) as the crow flies west of the district capital Burgdorf. Rüti bei Lyssach has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi). Of this area, 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 84.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.15 km2 (37 acres) or 11.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads).[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. 11.6% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 70.5% is used for growing crops and 11.6% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.[3] The small agricultural village is situated in a copse on the southern edge of the floodplain of the Emme on the base of the molasse of the Swiss plateau.
The area includes a cragged portion of the plateau. Most of it consists of the dell of Rüti, which is drained by a creek into the Emme. The dell is surrounded by several mountains Räbberg and Binzberg in the north, Büelhölzli in the west, and Schneiteberg in the south. The highest point in Rüti bei Lyssach is located on the northern slop of Schneiteberg with 590 meters (1,940 ft) above sea level. To the east the territory of the municipality reaches to the embankment of the Rohrmishubel. Rüti bei Lyssach is neighbored by Lyssach, Burgdorf, Oberburg and Mötschwil.
With a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 167[1], Rüti bei Lyssach is one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Bern. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.4%), with French being second most common ( 0.6%) and Spanish being third ( 0.6%). Everyone in the village is a Swiss citizen.[4]
In 1850, 132 people lived in the village, in 1900, there were 128. During the 20th century, the population oscillated between 100 and 140 inhabitants.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (18.4%), the Green Party (8.7%) and the FDP (7.5%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.8% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.2%. In Rüti bei Lyssach about 84.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
In the second half of the 19th century, agriculture was the most important economic sector. Today, tillage, pomiculture, and stock-breeding are still very important for the population of the village. Besides the primary sector, there are very few jobs in Rüti bei Lyssach. Many inhabitants commute to Burgdorf.
Rüti bei Lyssach has an unemployment rate of 0.82%. As of 2005[update], there were 31 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector. 3 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[4]
Rüti bei Lyssach is situated just 500 meters away from the old road from Bern via Hindelbank to Burgdorf. The nearest connection to the A1, which goes from Bern to Zürich, is about 3 kilometers away from the center of the village. A bus line of the Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG connects Rüti bei Lyssach to Bolligen and Burgdorf.
The village was first documented in 1346 under the name Rüti. The name cames from the Old High German word riod meaning clearing. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Count of Kyburg. In 1406, Bern gained control of it.