Hermiswil facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hermiswil
Former municipality of Switzerland
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Hermiswil Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Hermiswil Location in Canton of Bern Show map of Canton of Bern
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Oberaargau
Area
• Total	1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation	494 m (1,621 ft)
Population  (Dec 2014)
• Total	102
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postal code	3475
Surrounded by	Bollodingen, Ochlenberg, Seeberg, Steinhof (SO)

Hermiswil was a small town, also called a municipality, in Switzerland. It was located in the Bern region, which is like a state or canton. Hermiswil was part of the Oberaargau administrative district. On January 1, 2016, Hermiswil joined with the nearby town of Seeberg.

History of Hermiswil

Hermiswil was first mentioned in old records in the year 1289. Back then, it was called Hermanswile.

During the 1200s and 1300s, the land around Hermiswil was given by the Kyburg family to another family called vom Stein. In 1466, the city of Solothurn took over all the vom Stein family's lands, including Hermiswil.

Later, in 1665, a special agreement called the Wyniger Vertrag gave the village to Bern. Hermiswil was then managed by officials from Bollodingen and a local governor (called a Landvogt) from Wangen. People in Hermiswil who were Roman Catholic were guided by the Reformed church in Herzogenbuchsee.

Even though Hermiswil was located near two important travel routes, it stayed a small farming community. One route was a road from Bern to Aargau. The other was a railway line built in 1857, connecting Olten to Bern.

Where is Hermiswil?

Hermiswil is located in a valley called the Önz valley.

As of 2009, Hermiswil covered an area of about 23.35 square kilometers (about 9 square miles). A large part of this land, about 61.1%, was used for farming. Forests covered about 33.7% of the area. About 5.1% of the land had buildings or roads. A very small part, 0.2%, was rivers or lakes.

Most of the built-up areas were houses and other buildings. Roads and other ways to travel made up a smaller part. A lot of the forested land was dense forest. Some areas also had orchards or small groups of trees. For farming, people grew crops and used land for pastures where animals could graze.

People of Hermiswil

In 2014, Hermiswil had a population of 102 people. As of 2007, about 3.2% of the people living there were from other countries. Over the last 10 years, the number of people living in Hermiswil has gone down by about 8.7%.

Most people in Hermiswil (about 99%) spoke German in the year 2000. A very small number spoke Rhaeto-romance.

In the 2007 local election, the most popular political group was the SVP. They received about 41.1% of the votes. Other popular groups included local left-wing parties, the SPS, and the Green Party.

Looking at the age of people in 2000:

• Children and teenagers (0–19 years old) made up about 23.8% of the population.
• Adults (20–64 years old) made up about 63.4%.
• Seniors (over 64 years old) made up about 12.9%.

Most people in Switzerland are well-educated. In Hermiswil, about 82.5% of adults (between 25-64 years old) had finished either high school or gone on to higher education, like a university.

Hermiswil had a very low unemployment rate of 0.94%. This means almost everyone who wanted a job had one.

In 2005, there were 14 people working in the primary economic sector. This sector includes jobs like farming and fishing. There were 5 businesses in this area. Only 2 people worked in the secondary sector, which includes manufacturing and building. There was 1 business in this sector. The tertiary sector, which includes services like shops and offices, employed 20 people. There were 4 businesses in this sector.

The table below shows how the population of Hermiswil has changed over many years:

See also

In Spanish: Hermiswil para niños