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| Population | 270 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 110 /km2 (284 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 660 m (2,165 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3645 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0947 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Jürg Iseli | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Amsoldingen, Höfen, Reutigen, Spiez, Thun | |||||||||
| Website | Zwieselberg.ch SFSO statistics |
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Zwieselberg
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Zwieselberg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Zwieselberg has an area of 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi). Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
Zwieselberg has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 270.[1] As of 2007[update], 0.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.9%.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (14.7%), the SPS (10.5%) and the FDP (7.1%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.6%. In Zwieselberg about 81.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Zwieselberg has an unemployment rate of 1.5%. As of 2005[update], there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 36 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 10 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.[3]