Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee facts for kids
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Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee
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 Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee
Location in Switzerland
Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee
Location in Canton of Bern
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Wangen | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 338 | |
| • Density | 161/km2 (417/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
3373
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| Surrounded by | Heimenhausen, Inkwil, Niederönz, Walliswil bei Wangen, Wangenried, Wanzwil | |
Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee was a small town, also known as a municipality, located in Switzerland. It was part of the Wangen district in the canton of Bern. On January 1, 2009, Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee joined with another town called Wanzwil. Both became part of the larger municipality of Heimenhausen.
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About Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee
Where it Was Located
Before it merged with Heimenhausen, Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee covered an area of about 2.1 square kilometers. That's about 0.8 square miles. A big part of this land, 58%, was used for farming. This means people grew crops or raised animals there.
About 31.2% of the area was covered by forests. The remaining 10.2% of the land had buildings or roads. A very small part, 0.5%, was made up of things like rivers or mountains that couldn't be used for farming or building.
Who Lived There
In 2007, before the merger, Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee had 338 people living there. Only a small number, about 1.2%, were from other countries. Over the ten years before 2007, the number of people living in the town slowly went down.
Most people in Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee spoke German. About 98.7% of the population used German as their main language. A very small number spoke French (0.6%) or Italian (0.3%).
Education and Jobs
The people in Röthenbach bei Herzogenbuchsee were generally well-educated. About 75.8% of adults, aged 25 to 64, had finished high school or gone on to higher education. This could be a university or a special college.
The town had a low unemployment rate, which means most people who wanted to work had jobs. In 2005, there were 25 people working in farming. This is called the primary economic sector. There were also 18 people working in factories or making things. This is the secondary sector. Finally, 30 people worked in services, like shops or offices. This is known as the tertiary sector.
Political Choices
In the 2007 election, the most popular political group was the SVP. They received almost half of all the votes, about 49.1%. Political parties are groups of people who share similar ideas about how the country should be run. Other popular parties included the SPS, the FDP, and the CSP.
