Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Kienersrüti

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
Switzerland

Elevation
  
579 m (1,900 ft)

Website
  
SFSO statistics

Postal code
  
3628

District
  
Thun

Canton
  
Bern

SFOS number
  
0871

Local time
  
Monday 4:34 PM

Population
  
48 (31 Dec 2010)

Kienersrüti

Surrounded by
  
Kirchdorf, Noflen, Uetendorf, Uttigen

Weather
  
16°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 36% Humidity

Kienersrüti is a former municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Kienersrüti merged into the municipality of Uttigen.

Contents

Map of 3628 Kienersr%C3%BCti, Switzerland

It was the third-smallest independent municipality in the canton. It is rural in character and its economy based mostly on farming. A regional popular saying names it "the one street lantern town".

Geography

Before the merger, Kienersrüti had a total area of .8 km2 (0.31 sq mi). Of this area, 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 87.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 12.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.0%. 12.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 48.6% is used for growing crops and 35.1% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.

Demographics

Kienersrüti had a population (as of 2011) of 52. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.1%. All of the population (as of 2000) speaks German.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SPS which received 30% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.3%), the local small left-wing parties (14.3%) and the Green Party (8.9%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 13.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 71.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%. In Kienersrüti about 80.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Kienersrüti has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005, there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. No one is employed in the tertiary sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

References

Kienersrüti Wikipedia