Mühlethurnen

Mühlethurnen
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Bern-Mittelland 46°49′N 7°30′E / 46.817°N 7.500°E / 46.817; 7.500Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°30′E / 46.817°N 7.500°E / 46.817; 7.500
Population	1,372 (Dec 2012)[1]
- Density	473 /km2 (1,225 /sq mi)
Area	2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)[2]
Elevation	573 m (1,880 ft)
Postal code	3127
SFOS number	0876
Surrounded by	Kirchdorf, Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf, Mühledorf, Riggisberg
Website	www.muehlethurnen.ch SFSO statistics
Mühlethurnen
Location of Mühlethurnen

Mühlethurnen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Mühlethurnen has an area of 2.9 km² (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

It is located in the Gürbetal (Gürbe valley) on the slope of Längenberg mountain. The municipality includes the village of Mühlethurnen, the hamlets of Mühlebach and Pontel-Freudberg and several isolated houses.

Demographics

Mühlethurnen has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 1,372.^[1] As of 2007, 2.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (96.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 29.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.8%), the Green Party (16.9%) and the FDP (12.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.4%. In Mühlethurnen about 82.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Mühlethurnen has an unemployment rate of 0.87%. As of 2005, there were 41 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 92 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 98 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 24 businesses in this sector.^[3] The historical population is given in the following table:^[4]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mühlethurnen.

• Mühlethurnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

References

v t e Municipalities in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district, Switzerland Allmendingen Arni Bäriswil Belp Bern Biglen Bolligen Bowil Bremgarten bei Bern Brenzikofen Clavaleyres Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee Diemerswil Ferenbalm Fraubrunnen Frauenkappelen Freimettigen Gelterfingen Gerzensee Golaten Grosshöchstetten Guggisberg Gurbrü Häutligen Herbligen Iffwil Ittigen Jaberg Jegenstorf Kaufdorf Kehrsatz Kiesen Kirchdorf Kirchenthurnen Kirchlindach Köniz Konolfingen Kriechenwil Landiswil Laupen Linden Lohnstorf Mattstetten Meikirch Mirchel Moosseedorf Mühleberg Mühledorf Mühlethurnen Münchenbuchsee Münchenwiler Münsingen Muri bei Bern Neuenegg Niederhünigen Niedermuhlern Noflen Oberbalm Oberdiessbach Oberhünigen Oberthal Oppligen Ostermundigen Riggisberg Rubigen Rüeggisberg Rümligen Rüschegg Schlosswil Schwarzenburg Stettlen Tägertschi Toffen Urtenen-Schönbühl Vechigen Wald Walkringen Wichtrach Wiggiswil Wileroltigen Wohlen bei Bern Worb Zäziwil Zollikofen Zuzwil Canton of Bern Districts of Canton Bern Municipalities of the canton of Bern