Thun (administrative district)
Thun District
Verwaltungskreis Thun | |
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District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| Capital | Thun |
| Area | |
• Total | 322 km2 (124 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 103,233 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 30 |
Thun District in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 31 municipalities with an area of 321.90 km2 (124.29 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008) of 103,233.
| Coat of arms | Name | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area in km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsoldingen | 800 | 4.70 | |
| Blumenstein | 1,236 | 15.52 | |
| Buchholterberg | 1,519 | 15.33 | |
| Burgistein | 1,093 | 7.53 | |
| Eriz | 485 | 21.78 | |
| Fahrni | 811 | 6.67 | |
| Forst-Längenbühl | 769 | 4.50 | |
| Gurzelen | 884 | 4.54 | |
| Heiligenschwendi | 725 | 5.55 | |
| Heimberg | 6,968 | 5.42 | |
| Hilterfingen | 4,094 | 2.83 | |
| Homberg | 510 | 6.51 | |
| Horrenbach-Buchen | 226 | 20.43 | |
| Oberhofen am Thunersee | 2,445 | 2.72 | |
| Oberlangenegg | 483 | 9.12 | |
| Stocken-Höfen | 1,041 | 14.22 | |
| Pohlern | 232 | 9.89 | |
| Reutigen | 1,023 | 13.71 | |
| Seftigen | 2,147 | 3.89 | |
| Sigriswil | 4,847 | 55.41 | |
| Steffisburg | 15,991 | 13.35 | |
| Teuffenthal | 160 | 4.52 | |
| Thierachern | 2,514 | 7.51 | |
| Thun | 43,476 | 21.57 | |
| Uebeschi | 718 | 4.40 | |
| Uetendorf | 5,830 | 10.15 | |
| Unterlangenegg | 1,018 | 6.80 | |
| Uttigen | 2,153 | 3.81 | |
| Wachseldorn | 229 | 3.52 | |
| Wattenwil | 3,060 | 14.54 | |
| Total | 107,809 | 321.90 |
Mergers
- On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Niederstocken, Oberstocken and Höfen merged into the municipality of Stocken-Höfen and the former municipality of Kienersrüti merged into the municipality of Uttigen.[3]
- On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg.
- On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of Zwieselberg merged into the municipality of Reutigen.
References
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 13 December 2014