Jegenstorf
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| Population | 4,693 (Dec 2010)[2] | |||||||||
| - Density | 527 /km2 (1,366 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)[3] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3303 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0540 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Grafenried, Iffwil, Mattstetten, Münchringen, Urtenen-Schönbühl, Zauggenried, Zuzwil | |||||||||
| Website | www.jegenstorf.ch SFSO statistics |
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Jegenstorf is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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[edit] History
Jegenstorf is first mentioned in 1131 as Igistorf. In 1255 it was mentioned as Jegistorf.[4]
[edit] Geography
On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Ballmoos merged into Jegenstorf.[5]
Jegenstorf has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi). Of this area, 4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi) or 62.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) or 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 16.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.[6] The total area of the newly combined municipality is 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.3%. 19.5% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 57.4% is used for growing crops and 4.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[6]
Jegenstorf is located on the Rapperswil Plateau and includes the village of Jegenstorf and multiple new sections including; Bachtelen, Bimer, Solecht and Risere.
[edit] Demographics
Jegenstorf has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 4,693.[2] As of 2007[update], 7.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 13.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.5%), with French being second most common ( 1.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 29.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (21.2%), the FDP (17.1%) and the Green Party (11.8%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Jegenstorf about 80.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Jegenstorf has an unemployment rate of 1.36%. As of 2005[update], there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 270 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 35 businesses in this sector. 940 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 137 businesses in this sector.[7]
The historical population is given in the following table:[4]
| year | population |
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| 1680 | 484 |
| 1764 | 400 |
| 1850 | 1,062 |
| 1900 | 996 |
| 1950 | 1,245 |
| 1960 | 1,397 |
| 2000 | 3,999 |
[edit] External links
- Jegenstorf in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
[edit] References
- ^ Official website of Jegenstorf (German) accessed 20 September 2011
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Datenwürfel für Thema 01.2 - Bevölkerungsstand und -bewegung (German) accessed 29 September
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ a b Jegenstorf in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2774. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 10-Jun-2009
