Niedermuhlern
| Niedermuhlern | ||||||||||
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| Population | 461 (Dec 2012)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 64 /km2 (166 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 829 m (2,720 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3087 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0877 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Oberbalm, Rüeggisberg, Toffen, Wald | |||||||||
| Website | Niedermuhlern.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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Niedermuhlern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Niedermuhlern is first mentioned in 1241 as Muolerrun.[3]
Geography
Niedermuhlern has an area, as of 2009, of 7.25 square kilometers (2.80 sq mi). Of this area, 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi) or 75.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) or 17.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads).[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 14.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.6% is used for growing crops and 33.8% is pastures.[4]
The municipality is located on a plateau of Längenberg mountain. It includes the village of Niedermuhlern, the hamlets of Ober- and Niederblacken, Bachmühle, Fallenbach and individual houses.
Demographics
Niedermuhlern has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 461.[1] As of 2007, 1.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (99.6%), with French being second most common ( 0.2%) and Spanish being third ( 0.2%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17%), the FDP (12%) and the local small left-wing parties (10.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.4%. In Niedermuhlern about 72.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Niedermuhlern has an unemployment rate of 1.1%. As of 2005, there were 122 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 39 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 54 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 347 |
| 1850 | 831 |
| 1900 | 631 |
| 1950 | 580 |
| 2000 | 523 |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niedermuhlern. |
- Niedermuhlern in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 August 2013
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Niedermuhlern in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Jul-2009
