Teuffenthal
Encyclopedia
Teuffenthal is a municipality
in the administrative district of Thun
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
It lies in the valley of the river Zulg, some 10 km (6.2 mi) eastward of the district capital Thun
. The municipality has no direct centre, but consists of isolated hamlets and scattered farm settlements.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 66.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (10%), the SPS
(8.7%) and the CSP
(5.7%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.2%. In Teuffenthal about 64.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Teuffenthal has an unemployment rate of 0.7%. , there were 85 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 32 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 28 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.
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 administrative district of Thun
Thun (administrative district)
Thun District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 35 municipalities with an area of and a population of 103,233....
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....
.
Geography
Teuffenthal has an area of 4.6 km² (1.8 sq mi). Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).It lies in the valley of the river Zulg, some 10 km (6.2 mi) eastward of the district capital Thun
Thun
Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....
. The municipality has no direct centre, but consists of isolated hamlets and scattered farm settlements.
Demographics
Teuffenthal has a population (as of ) of . , 1.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.7%. Most of the population speaks German (96.4%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 2.0%) and English being third ( 1.0%).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 66.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (10%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(8.7%) and the CSP
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
The Christian Social Party is a political party in Switzerland. The CSP is more social democratic than the CVP. With the moderate Christian left as its background, the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions...
(5.7%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.2%. In Teuffenthal about 64.8% 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...
).
Teuffenthal has an unemployment rate of 0.7%. , there were 85 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 32 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 28 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.