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Wald
Wald
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Wald
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Bern-Mittelland
Area
• Total	13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation (Zimmerwald)	840 m (2,760 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	1,177
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3086
SFOS number	0888
ISO 3166 code	CH-BE
Localities	Englisberg (with Kühlewil and Unterer Wald), Zimmerwald (with Willishalten, "Bei der Kirche", Niederhäusern, Winzenried, Oberer Wald, Waldhof, Obermuhlern, Egg, Bumishus)
Surrounded by	Belp, Kehrsatz, Köniz, Niedermuhlern, Oberbalm, Toffen
Website	http://www.wald-be.ch ; SFSO statistics

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Wald is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History

On January 2004 it incorporated the two independent municipalities of Zimmerwald and Englisberg.

Englisberg, population: 201
Zimmerwald, population: 870

Englisberg is first mentioned in 1166 as Endlisperc.^[3]

Zimmerwald was first mentioned in 1296 as Zymmerwalt. Until 1902 it was officially known as Obermuhlern und Zimmerwald.^[4]

Englisberg

Englisberg first appears in a historic record with the Kyburg Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feudal overlord) family of Englisberg. By the 15th century Bernese patrician families owned the village and surrounding Herrschaft. The right to hold court in the Herrschaft was sold to the villagers in 1570 and then split into 70 shares. This situation remained until the 18th century, when Bernese patricians bought the majority of the shares back. It was originally part of the parish of Belp, but in 1699 became an independent parish.^[3]

The village economy always relied on agriculture. However, by 1900 fewer workers were needed on the farms and the population began to decline. A poorhouse opened in 1890 and eventually became the Kühlewil nursing home, which is now a major employer in the village.^[3]

Zimmerwald

The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are several neolithic artifacts found at Äppenacker. Roman era artifacts and a lime kiln have been discovered scattered around the municipal area. The village and surrounding lands were owned by several Bernese families as well as Interlaken Abbey, Köniz and Münchenbuchsee Commanderys and the Obere Spital in Bern. In 1528 Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation, secularized the monasteries and acquired their estates, including Zimmerwald. The village was combined to form the court of Obermuhlern and Zimmerwald in the Seftigen District. Until 1697 it was part of the large parish of Belp, then it formed an independent parish with the parish church in Zimmerwald.^[4]

In 1641 the wealthy Bernese Werdt family built a hunting lodge in the village. In 1860 the Pension Beau Séjour was built in the park near the lodge. The Pension became famous, when in 1915, the Zimmerwald Conference was held there. The Zimmerwald Conference was the first of three international socialist conferences convened by anti-militarist socialist parties from countries that were originally neutral during World War I. The Zimmerwald movement grew out of the conferences. The delegates included Lenin and Leon Trotsky. Eventually the Pension was demolished and no trace remains of the building.^[4]

In 1956 the University of Bern opened the Zimmerwald Observatory in the municipality. In 1988 a satellite monitoring station was added. Today, the village economy still relies mostly on farming and raising livestock.^[4]

Geography

Wald has an area of 13.3 km² (5.14 sq mi).^[5] As of 2012, a total of 9.9 km² (3.8 sq mi) or 74.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.55 km² (0.98 sq mi) or 19.2% is forested. The rest of the municipality is 0.83 km² (0.32 sq mi) or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads).^[6]

During the same year, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. A total of 17.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.1% is used for growing crops and 32.7% is pasturage, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.^[6]

On 1 January 2004 the former municipalities of Englisberg and Zimmerwald merged into the municipality of Wald (BE).^[7]

On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Seftigen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.^[7]

Demographics

Wald has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 1,160.^[8] As of 2012^[update], 5.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Between the last 2 years (2010-2012) the population changed at a rate of 0.8%. Migration accounted for -0.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.9%.^[9]

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.7%) as their first language, French is the second most common (0.6%) and Italian is the third (0.5%). ^[9]

As of 2008^[update], the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population was made up of 550 Swiss men (46.8% of the population) and 24 (2.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 568 Swiss women (48.3%) and 33 (2.8%) non-Swiss women.^[10]

As of 2012^[update], children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 20.2% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 59.0% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.9%.^[9]

As of 2010^[update], there were 118 households that consist of only one person and 33 households with five or more people.^[11] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2013^[update], was 0.9%. In 2011, single family homes made up 48.5% of the total housing in the municipality.^[12]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[13]^[14]

Politics

In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 36.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (18.0%), the Social Democratic Party (SP) (12.5%) and the Green Party (7.8%). In the federal election, a total of 812 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 59.8%.^[15]

Economy

As of 2011^[update], Wald had an unemployment rate of 1.04%. As of 2011^[update], there were a total of 498 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 164 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 8 businesses in this sector. 318 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 63 businesses in this sector.^[9]

In 2008^[update] there were a total of 343 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 122, of which 113 were in agriculture and 9 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 10 of which 9 or (90.0%) were in manufacturing and 1 was in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 211. In the tertiary sector; 10 or 4.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 2.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 10 or 4.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 1.4% were technical professionals or scientists, and 160 or 75.8% were in health care.^[16] Of the working population, 18.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 45.5% used a private car.^[9]

In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Wald making 150,000 CHF was 12.7%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 18.7%.^[17] For comparison, the average rate for the entire canton in the same year, was 14.2% and 22.0%, while the nationwide average was 12.3% and 21.1% respectively.^[18]

In 2009 there were a total of 533 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 188 made over 75,000 CHF per year. There were 5 people who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Wald was 119,159 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF.^[19]

In 2011 a total of 0.4% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government.^[20]

Religion

In 2000 about 83.2% of the population belonged to a Protestant church, 9.4% were Roman Catholic and 5.2% had no religious affiliation.^[9]

Education

In Wald about 57.6% of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 27% have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[9]

The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.^[21]

During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 84 students attending classes in Wald. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 18 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 11.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 5.6% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 3 primary classes and 66 students. Of the primary students, 6.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 10.6% have a different mother language than the classroom language.^[22]

References

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Englisberg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Zimmerwald in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010
^ ^a ^b Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 13 December 2014
^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 6 May 2014
^ Statistical office of the Canton of Bern Template:De icon accessed 4 January 2012
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Haushaltsgrösse Template:De icon accessed 8 May 2013
^ Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2011 accessed 17 June 2013
^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Template:De icon accessed 29 January 2011
^ Wald (BE) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2011 Election Template:De icon accessed 8 May 2012
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3 Template:De icon accessed 28 January 2011
^ Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Steuerbelastung, 2011 Politische Gemeinden Template:De icon accessed 15 May 2013
^ Swiss Federal Tax Administration - Grafische Darstellung der Steuerbelastung 2011 in den Kantonen Template:De icon Template:Fr icon accessed 17 June 2013
^ Federal Tax Administration Report Direkte Bundessteuer - Natürliche Personen - Gemeinden - Steuerjahr 2009 Template:De icon Template:Fr icon accessed 15 May 2013
^ Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Bezüger/-innen von Sozialhilfeleistungen (Sozialhilfeempfänger/-innen), 2011 accessed 18 June 2013
^ EDK/CDIP/IDES (2010). Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^ Schuljahr 2011/12 pdf document Template:De icon accessed 9 May 2013

External links

Englisberg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v18-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v18-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[HDS_Englisberg-3] Englisberg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Zimmer-4] Zimmerwald in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[Arealstatistik-5] Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen

[BFS_land-6] Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010

[Mutation-7] Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 13 December 2014

[Stat2020_BE-8] "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[SFSO-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 6 May 2014

[BE_Stat-10] Statistical office of the Canton of Bern Template:De icon accessed 4 January 2012

[11] Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Haushaltsgrösse Template:De icon accessed 8 May 2013

[12] Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2011 accessed 17 June 2013

[13] Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Template:De icon accessed 29 January 2011

[HDS_Wald-14] Wald (BE) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[election_2011-15] Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2011 Election Template:De icon accessed 8 May 2012

[16] Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3 Template:De icon accessed 28 January 2011

[17] Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Steuerbelastung, 2011 Politische Gemeinden Template:De icon accessed 15 May 2013

[18] Swiss Federal Tax Administration - Grafische Darstellung der Steuerbelastung 2011 in den Kantonen Template:De icon Template:Fr icon accessed 17 June 2013

[19] Federal Tax Administration Report Direkte Bundessteuer - Natürliche Personen - Gemeinden - Steuerjahr 2009 Template:De icon Template:Fr icon accessed 15 May 2013

[20] Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Bezüger/-innen von Sozialhilfeleistungen (Sozialhilfeempfänger/-innen), 2011 accessed 18 June 2013

[21] EDK/CDIP/IDES (2010). Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 24 June 2010.

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 '''Wald''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)|Bern-Mittelland administrative district]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Bern (canton)|Bern]] in [[Switzerland]].
-[[File:Zimmerwald entrance.jpg|thumb|village entrance of Zimmerwald]]
-[[File:Zimmerwald beausejour.jpg|thumb|Hotel und Pension de Beau Séjour, Zimmerwald, dated 1865]]
-[[File:Zimmerwald Stimmungsbild mit Kirche.jpg|thumb|church of Zimmerwald, view towards Belpberg and Alps]]
-[[File:Zimmerwald Friedhof.jpg|thumb|church of Zimmerwald with adjoining municipal cemetery]]
-[[File:Zimmerwald Wirtshaus zum Leuen.jpg|thumb|the "Leuen", the local tavern and inn of Zimmerwald, built in 1840]]
-[[File:Zimmerwald Obermuhlern Brönni Bezirk.jpg|thumb|hamlet of Brönni, Obermuhlern, village of Zimmerwald]]
 ==History==
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 *[[Zimmerwald]], population: 870
-Englisberg is first mentioned in 1166 as ''Endlisperc''.<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|487|Englisberg}}</ref>
+Englisberg is first mentioned in 1166 as ''Endlisperc''.<ref name=HDS_Englisberg>{{HDS|487|Englisberg}}</ref>
+Zimmerwald was first mentioned in 1296 as ''Zymmerwalt''.  Until 1902 it was officially known as ''Obermuhlern und Zimmerwald''.<ref name=HDS_Zimmer>{{HDS|510|Zimmerwald}}</ref>
+===Englisberg===
+[[File:Englisberg Speicher Nr.4 (3).jpg|thumb|left|Granary in Englisberg]]
+Englisberg first appears in a historic record with the [[House of Kyburg|Kyburg]] [[Ministerialis]] (unfree knights in the service of a [[feudal]] overlord) family of Englisberg.  By the 15th century [[Bern]]ese [[Patrician (post-Roman Europe)|patrician]] families owned the village and surrounding ''[[Herrschaft (territory)|Herrschaft]]''.  The right to hold court in the ''Herrschaft'' was sold to the villagers in 1570 and then split into 70 shares.  This situation remained until the 18th century, when Bernese patricians bought the majority of the shares back.  It was originally part of the [[parish]] of Belp, but in 1699 became an independent parish.<ref name=HDS_Englisberg/>
+The village economy always relied on agriculture.  However, by 1900 fewer workers were needed on the farms and the population began to decline.  A [[poorhouse]] opened in 1890 and eventually became the Kühlewil nursing home, which is now a major employer in the village.<ref name=HDS_Englisberg/>
+===Zimmerwald===
+[[File:Zimmerwald beausejour.jpg|thumb|Hotel und Pension de Beau Séjour, Zimmerwald, dated 1865]]
+The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are several [[neolithic]] artifacts found at Äppenacker.  [[Switzerland in the Roman era|Roman era]] artifacts and a [[lime kiln]] have been discovered scattered around the municipal area.  The village and surrounding lands were owned by several Bernese families as well as [[Interlaken Abbey]], [[Köniz]] and [[Münchenbuchsee Commandery]]s and the Obere Spital in Bern.  In 1528 Bern adopted the new faith of the [[Protestant Reformation]], secularized the monasteries and acquired their estates, including Zimmerwald.  The village was combined to form the court of Obermuhlern and Zimmerwald in the Seftigen District.  Until 1697 it was part of the large parish of Belp, then it formed an independent parish with the [[parish church]] in Zimmerwald.<ref name=HDS_Zimmer/>
+In 1641 the wealthy Bernese Werdt family built a hunting lodge in the village.  In 1860 the Pension Beau Séjour was built in the park near the lodge.  The Pension became famous, when in 1915, the [[Zimmerwald Conference]] was held there.  The Zimmerwald Conference was the first of three international socialist conferences convened by anti-militarist socialist parties from countries that were originally neutral during [[World War I]].  The Zimmerwald movement grew out of the conferences.  The delegates included [[Lenin]] and [[Leon Trotsky]].  Eventually the Pension was demolished and no trace remains of the building.<ref name=HDS_Zimmer/>
+In 1956 the [[University of Bern]] opened the [[Zimmerwald Observatory]] in the municipality.  In 1988 a satellite monitoring station was added.  Today, the village economy still relies mostly on farming and raising livestock.<ref name=HDS_Zimmer/>
 ==Geography==
+[[File:Zimmerwald Obermuhlern Brönni Bezirk.jpg|thumb|Hamlet of Brönni, Obermuhlern, village of Zimmerwald]]
-Wald has an area of {{convert|13.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.  Of this area, 74% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.3% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
+Wald has an area of {{Swiss area|0888|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|0888|QUELLE}}<!--13.28 - 13.28 km2-->  As of 2012, a total of {{convert|9.9|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 74.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|2.55|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 19.2% is forested.   The rest of the municipality is {{convert|0.83|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads).<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{de icon}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>
+During the same year, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%.  A total of 17.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.  Of the agricultural land, 40.1% is used for growing crops and  32.7% is pasturage, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.<ref name=BFS_land/>
+On 1 January 2004 the former municipalities of [[Englisberg]] and [[Zimmerwald]] merged into the municipality of Wald (BE).<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{de icon}} accessed 13 December 2014</ref>
+On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Seftigen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved.  On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.<ref name=Mutation/>
 ==Demographics==
+[[File:Zimmerwald entrance.jpg|thumb|Village entrance of Zimmerwald]]
-Wald has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-BE}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0888}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}}  {{as of|2007}}, 4.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.  Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.1%.  Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German  (97.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.6%) and Italian being third ( 0.5%).
+[[File:Englisberg - southwestern view.jpg|thumb|Englisberg village from the southwest]]
+Wald has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-BE}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0888}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}}  {{as of|2012}}, 5.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals.  Between the last 2 years (2010-2012) the population changed at a rate of 0.8%.  Migration accounted for -0.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.9%.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 6 May 2014</ref>
+Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[German language|German]] (97.7%) as their first language, [[French language|French]] is the second most common (0.6%) and [[Italian language|Italian]] is the third (0.5%). <ref name=SFSO/>
+{{as of|2008}}, the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.  The population was made up of 550 Swiss men (46.8% of the population) and 24 (2.0%) non-Swiss men.  There were 568 Swiss women (48.3%) and 33 (2.8%) non-Swiss women.<ref name=BE_Stat>[http://www.fin.be.ch/de/index/finanzen/finanzen/publikationen/wohnbevoelkerung.html Statistical office of the Canton of Bern] {{de icon}} accessed 4 January 2012</ref>
+{{as of|2012}}, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 20.2% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 59.0% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.9%.<ref name=SFSO/>
+{{as of|2010}}, there were 118 households that consist of only one person and 33 households with five or more people.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/04/blank/key/haushaltsgroesse.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Haushaltsgrösse] {{de icon}} accessed 8 May 2013</ref>  The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2013|alt=in 2013}}, was 0.9%.  In 2011, single family homes made up 48.5% of the total housing in the municipality.<ref>[http://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Anteil Einfamilienhäuser am gesamten Gebäudebestand, 2011] accessed 17 June 2013</ref>
+==Historic population==
+The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{de icon}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref><ref name=HDS_Wald>{{HDS|48536|Wald (BE)}}</ref>
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+  bar:1980 from: 882 till:1340 text:"458" color:EN
+  bar:1990 from: 932 till:1342 text:"410" color:EN
+  bar:2000 from: 885 till:1262 text:"377" color:EN
+  bar:2010 from: 0 till:1175 text:"1175" color:WA
+</timeline>
+==Politics==
+In the 2011 [[Swiss federal election, 2011|federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|Swiss People's Party (SVP)]] which received 36.5% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland|Conservative Democratic Party (BDP)]] (18.0%), the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party (SP)]] (12.5%) and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (7.8%).  In the federal election, a total of 812 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 59.8%.<ref name=election_2011>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/05/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2011 Election] {{de icon}} accessed 8 May 2012</ref>
+==Economy==
+[[File:Zimmerwald Wirtshaus zum Leuen.jpg|thumb|The "Leuen", the local tavern and inn of Zimmerwald, built in 1840]]
+{{as of|2011|In 2011}}, Wald had an unemployment rate of 1.04%.  {{as of|2011}}, there were a total of 498 people employed in the municipality.  Of these, there were 164 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 59 businesses involved in this sector.  16 people were employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there were 8 businesses in this sector.  318 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 63 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
+{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were a total of 343 [[full-time equivalent]] jobs.  The number of jobs in the primary sector was 122, of which 113 were in agriculture and 9 were in forestry or lumber production.  The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 10 of which 9 or (90.0%) were in manufacturing and 1 was in construction.  The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 211.  In the tertiary sector; 10 or 4.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 2.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 10 or 4.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 1.4% were technical professionals or scientists,  and 160 or 75.8% were in health care.<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3] {{de icon}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>  Of the working population, 18.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 45.5% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
+In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Wald making 150,000 [[CHF]] was 12.7%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 18.7%.<ref> [http://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Steuerbelastung, 2011 Politische Gemeinden] {{de icon}} accessed 15 May 2013</ref>  For comparison, the average rate for the entire canton in the same year, was 14.2% and 22.0%, while the nationwide average was 12.3% and 21.1% respectively.<ref>[http://www.estv2.admin.ch/d/dokumentation/zahlen_fakten/karten/sb-2011_rangliste/index-d.htm Swiss Federal Tax Administration - Grafische Darstellung der Steuerbelastung 2011 in den Kantonen] {{de icon}} {{fr icon}} accessed 17 June 2013</ref>
+In 2009 there were a total of 533 tax payers in the municipality.  Of that total, 188 made over 75,000 CHF per year.  There were 5 people who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year.  The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Wald was 119,159 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF.<ref>[http://www.estv.admin.ch/dokumentation/00075/00076/00701/01362/index.html?lang=de Federal Tax Administration Report Direkte Bundessteuer - Natürliche Personen - Gemeinden - Steuerjahr 2009] {{de icon}} {{fr icon}} accessed 15 May 2013</ref>
+In 2011 a total of 0.4% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government.<ref>[http://www.atlas.bfs.admin.ch Statistischer Atlas der Schweiz - Bezüger/-innen von Sozialhilfeleistungen (Sozialhilfeempfänger/-innen), 2011] accessed 18 June 2013</ref>
+==Religion==
+[[File:Zimmerwald Stimmungsbild mit Kirche.jpg|thumb|upright|Church of Zimmerwald, view towards Belpberg and Alps]]
+[[File:Zimmerwald Friedhof.jpg|thumb|left|Church of Zimmerwald with adjoining municipal cemetery]]
+In 2000 about 83.2% of the population belonged to a Protestant church, 9.4% were [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and 5.2% had no religious affiliation.<ref name=SFSO/>
+==Education==
-In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 50.3% of the vote.  The next two most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (11.7%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (10.9%).
+In Wald about 57.6% of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 27% have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|university]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>
+The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory [[Kindergarten]], followed by six years of Primary school.  This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.  Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an [[apprenticeship]].<ref>{{Cite report |title=Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein |url= http://edudoc.ch/record/35128/files/Schulsystem_alle.pdf |author= EDK/CDIP/IDES |year= 2010 |accessdate= 24 June 2010 }}</ref>
-The age distribution of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 52.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 28.1%.  In Wald about 84.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').
+During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 84 students attending classes in Wald.  There was one kindergarten class with a total of 18 students in the municipality.  Of the kindergarten students, 11.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 5.6% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  The municipality had 3 primary classes and 66 students.  Of the primary students, 6.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 10.6% have a different mother language than the classroom language.<ref name=School>[http://www.erz.be.ch/erz/de/index/direktion/organisation/generalsekretariat/statistik/schul-_und_gemeindetabellen.html Schuljahr 2011/12 pdf document]{{de icon}} accessed 9 May 2013</ref>
-Wald has an unemployment rate of 1.18%.  {{as of|2005}}, there were 191 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 65 businesses involved in this sector.  25 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 9 businesses in this sector.  242 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 21 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 14-Jul-2009</ref>
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