Bern-Mittelland District in the
Canton of Bern
The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...
was created on 1 January 2010.
It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region. It contains 75 municipalities with an area of and a population () of .
It is made up of the valley of the rivers
Aare and
Emme Emme may refer to:
People:
* Ivan Fyodorovich Emme (1763–1839), Russian lieutenant general in the Napoleonic Wars
* Otto J. Emme, American politician and World War I veteran
* Emme Gerhard (1872–1946), American photographer
* Emme Rylan, Am ...
, some of the foothills of the
Bernese Alps, as well as the plain around the capital Bern, and has many small farms and hilly forested regions with small to mid-sized towns scattered throughout. It is perhaps best known by foreigners and visitors for the
Emmental
The Emmental ( en, Emme Valley) is a valley in west-central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern. It is a hilly landscape comprising the basins of the rivers Emme and Ilfis. The region is mostly devoted to farming, particularly dair ...
. The classic Swiss cheese with holes
Emmentaler
Emmental, Emmentaler, or Emmenthal is a yellow, medium-hard cheese that originated in the area around Emmental, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is classified as a Swiss-type or Alpine cheese.
Emmental was first mentioned in written r ...
comes from this region's forests and pastures, of hilly and low mountainous countryside in the range.
Municipalities
Mergers and name changes
*On 1 January 2011 the former municipalities of Albligen and Wahlern merged to form the new municipality of Schwarzenburg.
[Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
accessed 4 April 2011
* The municipality of
Belpberg merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Belp.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 21 December 2011
* On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach merged into the municipality of
Oberdiessbach. The former municipalities of
Büren zum Hof
Büren zum Hof is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern in Switzerland. On 1 ...
,
Etzelkofen,
Grafenried,
Limpach,
Mülchi,
Schalunen and
Zauggenried merged into the municipality of Fraubrunnen, the former municipality of
Münchringen and
Scheunen merged into the municipality of Jegenstorf.
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* The municipality of ]Tägertschi
Tägertschi is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipality of Tägertschi merged into the municipality of Münsingen.
History
Tägertschi is ...
merged on 1 January 2017 into the municipality of Münsingen
Münsingen (Highest Alemannic: ''Münsige'') is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Trimstein merged into Münsingen, and on 1 January ...
.
* On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Gelterfingen, Mühledorf and Noflen merged into the municipality of Kirchdorf.
* The municipality of Schlosswil merged on 1 January 2018 into the municipality of Grosshöchstetten.
* On 1 January 2019 the former municipality of Golaten merged into the municipality of Kallnach
Kallnach (french: Chouchignies) is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipality of Golaten merged into the municipality of Kallnach.
History
Kallnach is ...
.
* On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf and Mühlethurnen merged into the new municipality of Thurnen.
* On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Rümligen merged into Riggisberg.
Demographics
Bern-Mittelland has a population () of . , the population was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. The population was made up of 156,642 Swiss men (40.3% of the population) and 31,135 (8.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 172,829 Swiss women (44.5%) and 2,794 (0.7%) non-Swiss women.[Statistical office of the Canton of Bern]
accessed 4 January 2012
Notes and references
External links
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Districts of the canton of Bern