Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach
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Flag of Aeschlen Flag Coat of arms of Aeschlen Coat of arms | |
| Map Location of Aeschlen | |
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| Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°39′E / 46.833°N 7.650°E / 46.833; 7.650 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Konolfingen |
| Area | |
•Total | 4.9km2 (1.9sqmi) |
| Elevation | 750m (2,460ft) |
| Population (December 2007) | |
•Total | 305 |
| •Density | 62/km2 (160/sqmi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| •Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3672 |
| SFOS number | 601 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach, Buchholterberg, Linden, Oberdiessbach |
| Website | http://www.oberdiessbach.ch/ |
Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach (officially known as Aeschlen) was a municipality in the district of Konolfingen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Aeschlen merged into the municipality of Oberdiessbach.[1]
History
[edit ]Aeschlen is first mentioned in 1303 as Eschlon.[2]
Geography
[edit ]Aeschlen had an area of 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (3.9%) is settled.[3]
Demographics
[edit ]Aeschlen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 305.[4] As of 2007[update] , 1.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -7.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update] ) speaks German (97.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update] ) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12%. In Aeschlen about 64.4% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule ).
Aeschlen has an unemployment rate of 1.3%. As of 2005[update] , there were 72 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 13 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 30 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 204 |
| 1850 | 455 |
| 1900 | 348 |
| 1950 | 321 |
| 1970 | 244 |
| 2000 | 317 |
References
[edit ]- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2775. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- 1 2 "Aeschlen" in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
- 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011年09月04日 at the Wayback Machine accessed 02-Jul-2009
- ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
External links
[edit ]- "Aeschlen" in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .