Freimettigen facts for kids
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Freimettigen
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 Freimettigen
Location in Switzerland
Freimettigen
Location in Canton of Bern
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Bern-Mittelland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 461 |
| • Density | 155.7/km2 (403.4/sq mi) |
| Postal code |
3510
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| Surrounded by | Häutligen, Konolfingen, Linden, Niederhünigen, Oberdiessbach |
Freimettigen is a small town, also called a municipality, in Switzerland. It is located in the Bern-Mittelland area within the canton of Bern. It's a quiet place where many people live and work.
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History of Freimettigen
Freimettigen was first written about in the year 1282. Back then, its name was Vrimuotingen.
The oldest signs of people living here are some Bronze Age jewelry. These ancient treasures were found in 1910. In the Middle Ages, Freimettigen was part of a local lordship called Hünigen. During the 1200s and 1300s, two important places, Interlaken Monastery and Fraubrunnen Abbey, bought land in the village. Later, in 1528, the city of Bern took over these lands. This happened when Bern changed the monasteries into non-religious places.
Freimettigen has always been part of the church area of Oberdiessbach. For a long time, the village has been mostly a farming area. Many people here are still dairy farmers. A railway station connects Freimettigen to bigger cities like Burgdorf and Thun. This makes it easy for people to travel for work, especially to Bern or Thun.
Geography and Landscape
Freimettigen covers an area of about 2.2 square kilometers (0.85 square miles). A large part of this land, about 63.7%, is used for farming. This includes fields for crops and pastures for animals. Forests cover about 29.8% of the area. The rest, about 5.8%, has buildings and roads.
The town is built on the north-west side of a hill called Kurzenberg. Part of it also lies in the Kiesen Valley. Freimettigen includes the main village, a smaller settlement called Dessikofen, and many scattered farmhouses. A "hamlet" is a very small village, even smaller than a regular village.
In 2010, Freimettigen became part of a new administrative area. This new area is called Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.
Town Symbol: Coat of Arms
The blazon (official description) of Freimettigen's coat of arms is simple. It shows a red shield with a silver cross. This cross looks like two lines crossing diagonally, forming an "X" shape.
People and Population
As of 2011, Freimettigen had a population of 434 people. Over the past ten years, the number of people living here has changed only a little.
Most people in Freimettigen speak German. About 94% of the population uses German as their main language. Some people also speak Spanish or English.
In 2011, about 25% of the population were children and teenagers (under 20 years old). About 62% were adults (20 to 64 years old). The remaining 13% were seniors (over 64 years old).
Here is a chart showing how the population of Freimettigen has changed over time:
Economy and Jobs
In 2011, the unemployment rate in Freimettigen was very low, at 0.75%. This means almost everyone who wanted a job had one.
Most jobs in Freimettigen are in the primary economic sector. This sector includes jobs like farming and forestry. In 2008, 36 people worked in this area, mostly in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector, which includes manufacturing.
The tertiary sector had 21 jobs. This sector includes services like shops, restaurants, and education. Many people who live in Freimettigen travel to other towns for work. About 15.8% use public transport, and 48.8% drive their own cars.
Religion in Freimettigen
Based on information from the year 2000, most people in Freimettigen belong to the Swiss Reformed Church. This is a type of Protestant church. About 78.5% of the population were part of this church.
A smaller number, about 6.2%, were Roman Catholic. There were also some people who belonged to other Christian churches. A few people were Islamic. About 3.6% of the population did not belong to any church.
Education System
In Freimettigen, many adults have completed higher levels of education. About 41% have finished non-mandatory high school. Another 16.7% have gone on to university or a specialized college.
The school system in the Canton of Bern starts with one year of optional Kindergarten. After that, students attend six years of Primary school. Then, they go to three years of lower Secondary school. In secondary school, students are grouped based on their skills. After this, they can choose to continue their studies or start an apprenticeship (learning a trade on the job).
During the 2010-2011 school year, 47 students attended classes in Freimettigen. There was one kindergarten class with 12 students. The town also had one primary class with 25 students. For lower secondary school, there was one class with 10 students. Some students in Freimettigen also attend schools in other towns.
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A wide view of Freimettigen.
See also
In Spanish: Freimettigen para niños
