Herbligen facts for kids
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Herbligen
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 Herbligen
Location in Switzerland
Herbligen
Location in Canton of Bern
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Bern-Mittelland |
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| • Total | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 578 m (1,896 ft) |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 593 |
| • Density | 214.9/km2 (556.5/sq mi) |
| Postal code |
3671
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| Surrounded by | Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach, Brenzikofen, Oberdiessbach, Oppligen, Wichtrach |
Herbligen is a small town, also called a municipality, in the Bern-Mittelland area of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It's a quiet place where many people live and then travel to bigger cities for work.
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History of Herbligen
Herbligen was first written about in the year 1302. But people lived in this area much earlier!
Long ago, there was a large old fort on the Eggrain and Wolfenburg hills. This shows that people settled here a very long time ago. In the Late Middle Ages, many rich people from nearby cities like Bern and Thun owned land in Herbligen.
In 1665, Herbligen and the nearby village of Brenzikofen decided to share a school. They built a schoolhouse at Helisbühl. This school was used for almost 200 years, closing in 1834. A new school was built in 1973.
Starting in the 1980s, many people who worked in Bern and Thun began moving to Herbligen. This caused a lot of new houses to be built. Today, Herbligen is mostly a "bedroom community". This means that most people who live there travel to other cities for their jobs.
Geography of Herbligen
Herbligen covers an area of about 2.7 square kilometers (1 square mile). A big part of this land, about 47.5%, is used for farming. Forests cover about 39.9% of the area. The rest, about 11.6%, has buildings and roads.
Most of the forested land is covered with thick trees. The farmland is used for growing crops and for pastures where animals graze.
The town is located in the lower Kiesen Valley. It includes the small areas called hamlets of Herbligen, Hubel, and Helisbühl. You can also find scattered farmhouses around. Herbligen is part of the church area of Oberdiessbach.
In 2010, Herbligen became part of a new administrative area called Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.
Herbligen's Coat of Arms
A coat of arms is like a special symbol or logo for a town or family. The coat of arms for Herbligen is a blue shield with a silver scythe on it. A scythe is a tool with a long curved blade, used for cutting grass or crops.
People of Herbligen (Demographics)
Herbligen has a population of about 555 people (as of December 2011). A small number of people, about 4.5%, are foreign nationals. Over the last ten years, the population has grown a little bit.
Most people in Herbligen speak German as their main language. A very small number speak French or Portuguese.
In 2008, the population was almost evenly split between males and females. About 36% of the people living in Herbligen in 2000 were born there. Many others were born in the same canton of Bern.
About 22% of the population are children and teenagers (0–19 years old). Adults (20–64 years old) make up about 61.3% of the population. Seniors (over 64 years old) make up about 16.8%.
The chart below shows how Herbligen's population has changed over many years:
Economy of Herbligen
In 2011, Herbligen had a very low unemployment rate, meaning almost everyone who wanted a job had one.
In 2008, 127 people worked in Herbligen. These jobs were in different areas:
- Primary sector: About 50 people worked in farming. This is called the primary sector because it involves getting raw materials from nature.
- Secondary sector: About 21 people worked in manufacturing (making things) and construction (building things). This is the secondary sector.
- Tertiary sector: About 56 people worked in services, like shops, restaurants, or education. This is the tertiary sector.
Many people who live in Herbligen travel to other towns for work. In 2000, 193 people left Herbligen for work, while only 34 came into the town to work. This shows that Herbligen is a "bedroom community." Most people use a private car to get to work, while some use public transportation.
Religion in Herbligen
Based on information from 2000, most people in Herbligen, about 69.8%, belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. A smaller group, about 4.8%, were Roman Catholic. Some people belonged to other Christian churches. A few people were Islamic, and some did not belong to any church.
Education in Herbligen
In Switzerland, education is very important. In Herbligen, about 42.2% of adults have finished high school (upper secondary education). About 11.4% have gone on to higher education, like a university or a specialized college.
The school system in the Canton of Bern starts with one year of optional Kindergarten. After that, students go to six years of Primary school. Then, they have three years of lower Secondary school, where students are grouped by their abilities. After secondary school, students can continue their education or start an apprenticeship (learning a trade on the job).
During the 2010-2011 school year, Herbligen had 62 students. There was one kindergarten class with 19 students and three primary classes with 43 students. Some students from Herbligen go to schools in other towns, and a few students from other towns come to school in Herbligen.
See also
In Spanish: Herbligen para niños
