Zwieselberg

Zwieselberg
Country Switzerland Canton Bern District Thun 46°42′N 7°37′E / 46.700°N 7.617°E / 46.700; 7.617Coordinates: 46°42′N 7°37′E / 46.700°N 7.617°E / 46.700; 7.617
Population	282 (Dec 2012)[1]
- Density	115 /km2 (297 /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
Zwieselberg
Location of Zwieselberg

Zwieselberg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

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]

Demographics

Zwieselberg has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 282.^[1] As of 2007, 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) 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, 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]

References

v t e Municipalities in the Thun administrative district, Switzerland Amsoldingen Blumenstein Buchholterberg Burgistein Eriz Fahrni Forst-Längenbühl Gurzelen Heiligenschwendi Heimberg Hilterfingen Homberg Horrenbach-Buchen Oberhofen am Thunersee Oberlangenegg Pohlern Reutigen Schwendibach Seftigen Sigriswil Steffisburg Stocken-Höfen Teuffenthal Thierachern Thun Uebeschi Uetendorf Unterlangenegg Uttigen Wachseldorn Wattenwil Zwieselberg Canton of Bern Districts of Canton Bern Municipalities of the canton of Bern