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Ueberstorf Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Ueberstorf Location in Canton of Fribourg Show map of Canton of Fribourg
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Sense
Area
• Total	16.11 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation	658 m (2,159 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	2,382
• Density	147.86/km2 (382.95/sq mi)
Postal code	3182
Surrounded by	Albligen (BE), Heitenried, Köniz (BE), Neuenegg (BE), Sankt Antoni, Wahlern (BE), Wünnewil-Flamatt

Ueberstorf is a town, also called a municipality, in Switzerland. It is located in the Sense district of the Fribourg canton. Even though Fribourg mostly speaks French, most people in Ueberstorf speak German.

History of Ueberstorf

Ueberstorf is a very old place! It was first written about in the year 1226. Back then, it was called Jeberinsdorf. Two years later, in 1228, its name was recorded as Ibristorf.

Geography of Ueberstorf

Ueberstorf covers an area of about 16.13 square kilometers (6.23 square miles). A large part of this land, about 72.8%, is used for farming. Forests cover about 18.5% of the area.

About 7.4% of Ueberstorf is built up with buildings and roads. A small part, 1.2%, is made up of rivers or lakes. Only a tiny bit, 0.1%, is land that cannot be used for anything.

Most of the built-up area is for houses and other buildings (4.9%). Roads and other transport paths make up 1.9%. In the forested areas, 16.9% is dense forest. Another 1.7% has orchards or small groups of trees.

For farming, 45.5% of the land grows crops. About 26.2% is used for pastures where animals graze. A small 1.1% is for orchards or vineyards. All the water in Ueberstorf is flowing water, like rivers.

The town is in the Sense district, in the northeast part of the Fribourg canton. Two-thirds of Ueberstorf shares a border with the Canton of Bern. Ueberstorf is on the road between Flamatt and Schwarzenburg. It has two main village centers and a small settlement around its church. There are also many small hamlets (tiny villages) scattered around.

Ueberstorf's Coat of Arms

The coat of arms for Ueberstorf has a special design. It shows six vertical stripes, alternating between silver (or white) and blue. On top of these stripes, there is a red lion standing up on its back legs. This design is called Paly of Six Argent and Azure a Lion rampant Gules.

People and Population in Ueberstorf

As of December 2020, Ueberstorf has a population of 2,382 people. In 2008, about 2.7% of the people living there were not Swiss citizens. Over ten years, from 2000 to 2010, the population grew by 8.6%. New people moving in caused 2.1% of this growth. Births and deaths caused 4.5% of the change.

Most people in Ueberstorf speak German. In 2000, about 97.1% of the population (2,054 people) spoke German as their first language. French was the second most common language, spoken by 0.9% (19 people). Swedish was third, spoken by 0.3% (6 people). A few people also spoke Italian (5 people) or Romansh (3 people).

In 2008, about 50.3% of the population was male and 49.7% was female. Most residents are Swiss citizens. In 2000, about 48.7% of the people (1,030) were born in Ueberstorf. Another 14.8% (312 people) were born in the same canton. About 29.6% (625 people) were born elsewhere in Switzerland. Only 4.1% (86 people) were born outside of Switzerland.

In 2000, children and teenagers (ages 0–19) made up 23.9% of the population. Adults (ages 20–64) were 64.2%. Seniors (over 64 years old) made up 11.9%.

Also in 2000, there were 892 single people who had never been married. There were 1,039 married people. About 112 people were widows or widowers, and 72 people were divorced.

Ueberstorf had 833 private homes in 2000. Each home had about 2.5 people living in it. There were 207 homes with only one person. There were 69 homes with five or more people. Most apartments (92.4%) were lived in all the time. About 5.4% were used only at certain times of the year, and 2.2% were empty. In 2009, new homes were built at a rate of 2.6 new homes for every 1000 residents. In 2010, about 1.11% of homes were empty.

The chart below shows how Ueberstorf's population has changed over many years:

Economy and Jobs in Ueberstorf

In 2010, Ueberstorf had a low unemployment rate of 1.4%. This means most people who wanted jobs had them.

In 2008, there were 150 people working in the primary economic sector. This sector includes jobs like farming and forestry. There were 63 businesses in this area.

The secondary sector had 108 workers and 24 businesses. This sector includes jobs like manufacturing and construction.

The tertiary sector had 185 workers and 46 businesses. This sector includes jobs like services, sales, and healthcare.

Overall, 1,199 people living in Ueberstorf had jobs. About 41.5% of these workers were women.

In 2008, there were 327 full-time jobs in Ueberstorf.

• 96 jobs were in the primary sector, all in agriculture.
• 97 jobs were in the secondary sector. 30 of these were in manufacturing, and 67 were in construction.
• 134 jobs were in the tertiary sector.
  • 45 jobs were in sales or car repair.
  • 9 jobs were in moving and storing goods.
  • 18 jobs were in hotels or restaurants.
  • 1 job was in the information industry.
  • 12 jobs were in insurance or finance.
  • 7 jobs were for technical experts or scientists.
  • 12 jobs were in education.
  • 3 jobs were in healthcare.

In 2000, 103 workers came into Ueberstorf for their jobs. However, 901 workers left Ueberstorf to work in other places. This means many more people leave Ueberstorf for work than come in. About 18.9% of working people used public transport to get to work. Most people, 60.5%, used a private car.

Religion in Ueberstorf

Based on the 2000 census, most people in Ueberstorf are Christian.

• 1,281 people (60.6%) were Roman Catholic.
• 641 people (30.3%) belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
• A few people belonged to other Christian churches, like the Orthodox church (1 person) or the Christian Catholic Church (3 people).
• 71 people (3.36%) belonged to another Christian church.
• 2 people (0.09%) were Islamic.
• 4 people were Buddhist.
• 92 people (4.35%) did not belong to any church. They were either agnostic (not sure about God) or atheist (do not believe in God).
• 55 people (2.60%) did not answer the question about their religion.

Education in Ueberstorf

Education is important in Ueberstorf. About 854 people (40.4%) have finished high school (non-mandatory upper secondary education). Another 251 people (11.9%) have gone on to higher education, like university or a special college called a Fachhochschule. Of those with higher education, most were Swiss men (75.7%) or Swiss women (19.5%).

The Fribourg school system has a few steps:

• One year of optional Kindergarten.
• Six years of Primary school.
• Three years of required lower Secondary school. Students are grouped by their abilities.
• After lower Secondary, students can choose to go to a three or four-year upper Secondary school. This can be a gymnasium (which prepares them for university) or a vocational program (which teaches job skills).
• After upper Secondary, students can go to a Tertiary school or start an apprenticeship (learning a trade on the job).

In the 2010-11 school year, 221 students attended 12 classes in Ueberstorf. A total of 354 students from Ueberstorf went to school, either in town or nearby.

• There were 3 kindergarten classes with 58 students in Ueberstorf.
• The town had 9 primary classes with 163 students.
• Ueberstorf did not have lower secondary classes, but 76 students went to lower secondary school in a nearby town.
• There were no upper secondary or vocational classes in Ueberstorf. However, 20 upper secondary students and 32 upper secondary vocational students went to classes in other towns.
• Ueberstorf had no non-university Tertiary classes. But 2 non-university Tertiary students and 3 specialized Tertiary students went to classes in other towns.

In 2000, 12 students came to Ueberstorf schools from other towns. At the same time, 110 students from Ueberstorf went to schools outside the town.

See also

In Spanish: Ueberstorf para niños