Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach

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.[2]

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Coat of arms of Aeschlen
Location of Aeschlen
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Aeschlen is located in Switzerland
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Aeschlen
Aeschlen is located in Canton of Bern
Aeschlen
Aeschlen
Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°39′E / 46.833°N 7.650°E / 46.833; 7.650
CountrySwitzerland
CantonBern
DistrictKonolfingen
Area
 • Total
4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (1981-12-31)[1]
 • Total
1,516
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3672
SFOS number0601
ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
Surrounded byBleiken bei Oberdiessbach, Buchholterberg, Linden, Oberdiessbach
Websitewww.oberdiessbach.ch
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History

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Aeschlen is first mentioned in 1303 as Eschlon.[3]

Geography

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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.[4]

Demographics

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Aeschlen has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 305.[5] As of 2007, 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) 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) 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, 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.[4] The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1764 204
1850 455
1900 348
1950 321
1970 244
2000 317

References

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  1. ^ . Federal Statistical Office https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/de/. Retrieved 15 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Aeschlen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 02-Jul-2009
  5. ^ "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.
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