Rüderswil

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rüderswil
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
District Emmental
46°59′N 7°43′E / 46.983°N 7.717°E / 46.983; 7.717Coordinates: 46°59′N 7°43′E / 46.983°N 7.717°E / 46.983; 7.717
Population 2,376 (Dec 2012)[1]
- Density 138 /km2 (358 /sq mi)
Area 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi)[2]
Elevation 655 m (2,149 ft)
Postal code 3437
SFOS number 0905
Surrounded by Hasle bei Burgdorf, Landiswil, Lauperswil, Lützelflüh, Trachselwald
Website www.ruederswil.ch
SFSO statistics
Rüderswil

Rüderswil is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History

Rüderswil is first mentioned in 1139 as Rüderswile.[3]

Geography

Rüderswil has an area, as of 2009, of 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi). Of this area, 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) or 68.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi) or 23.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi) or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes.[4]

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. 21.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.1% is used for growing crops and 36.9% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]

The municipality is located on a terrace above the left bank of the Emme River. It includes the village of Rüderswil, parts of the villages Schwanden im Emmental, Ranflüh and Zollbrück as well as scattered houses and hamlets on both sides of the Emme. In 1889 the Wittenbachviertel (Wittenbach quarter) went to Lauperswil and in 1894 Häleschwand went to Signau.

Demographics

Rüderswil has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 2,376.[1] As of 2007, 2.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.1%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 55.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (12.2%), the local small left-wing parties (7.4%) and the FDP (6.9%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.6%. In Rüderswil about 70.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Rüderswil has an unemployment rate of 0.82%. As of 2005, there were 323 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 102 businesses involved in this sector. 190 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 36 businesses in this sector. 248 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 44 businesses in this sector.[5] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1764 1,171
1850 2,533
1900 2,370
1950 2,328
2000 2,258

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rüderswil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
  5. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 15-Jul-2009

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rüderswil.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.