Frauenkappelen
Encyclopedia
Frauenkappelen is a municipality
in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
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Frauenkappelen has an area, , of 9.27 km² (3.6 sq mi). Of this area, 3.92 km² (1.5 sq mi) or 42.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.81 km² (1.5 sq mi) or 41.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.63 km² (0.243244359913297 sq mi) or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.86 km² (0.33204785638958 sq mi) or 9.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km² (17.3 acre) or 0.8% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. 40.5% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 28.6% is used for growing crops and 12.3% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
It is located on a terrace between Lake Wohlen
and the Gäbelbach. It includes the village of Frauenkappelen, several small hamlets
and scattered individual houses.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 44.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(17.1%), the FDP
(14.5%) and the Green Party
(10.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Frauenkappelen about 83.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Frauenkappelen has an unemployment rate of 0.86%. , there were 80 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 232 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 20 businesses in this sector. 319 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district
Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)
Bern-Mittelland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Bern in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
Frauenkappelen is first mentioned in 1158 as Capela. In 1574 the town became a parishParish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
.
Geography
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. 40.5% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 28.6% is used for growing crops and 12.3% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
It is located on a terrace between Lake Wohlen
Lake Wohlen
Lake Wohlen is a reservoir in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface is approximately 3.65 km² and its maximum depth is 20 m. It lies between the towns of Bremgarten bei Bern and Mühleberg. Lake Wohlen was completed in 1920....
and the Gäbelbach. It includes the village of Frauenkappelen, several small hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
and scattered individual houses.
Demographics
Frauenkappelen has a population (as of ) of . , 6.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.2%. Most of the population speaks German (94.8%), with French being second most common ( 1.5%) and Albanian being third ( 0.7%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 44.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(17.1%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(14.5%) and the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(10.4%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.2%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Frauenkappelen about 83.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Frauenkappelen has an unemployment rate of 0.86%. , there were 80 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 232 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 20 businesses in this sector. 319 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 32 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 302 |
| 1850 | 720 |
| 1880 | 614 |
| 1900 | 620 |
| 1950 | 568 |
| 2000 | 1,280 |