Kienersrüti

Kienersrüti was until December 31, 2013 municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Kiensrüti merged on 1 January 2014 the municipality Uttigen.

Geography

Kienersrüti is located on 579 m above sea level. M., 7 km north- west of the city of Thun (air line). The farming village extends on a ridge of the southern foothills of the Belpberg, between the Limpachtälchen in the west and in the east Aareniederung.

The area of ​​0.8 km ² only just large municipal area includes a portion of the Aare Valley between Bern and Thun. The western boundary runs along the canalized Limpachs. From here, the communal land extends eastwards across the flat, formerly marshy valley to the ridge of Kienersrüti, which was formed by glacial Aaregletscher. With 600 meters above sea level. M. is achieved the highest elevation of the community in the woods of Limpachhubels. From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 5% on settlements, 12% of forest and shrubs and 83 % to agriculture.

To Kienersrüti include some farm groups and individual farms. Neighboring communities of Kienersrüti were up on December 31, 2013 Kirchdorf ( BE), Uttigen, Uetendorf and Noflen.

Population

With 51 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Kienersrüti one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Bern. Of the inhabitants of respondents to the 2000 census, all German as a mother tongue. The population of Kienersrüti amounted in 1850 to 91 inhabitants, in 1900 only 48 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased to 1950 again to 79 people. Since then, a population decline of almost 40 % was recorded by strong emigration.

Economy

Kienersrüti still lives by agriculture, especially from agriculture and animal husbandry. Outside the primary sector no jobs in the village are available. Some of the working population commuters who work mainly in the larger towns in the area and around Thun.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares, the main access is from Uttigen. The nearest links to the motorway A 6 ( Bern - Thun) is located about 5 km from the center. Kienersrüti has no connection to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village took place only in 1676 under the name Kienersrütte. Later, the spellings Kiener Rütti ( 1739 ) and Kienersreuti (1838 ) published. The place name refers to a clearing ( Old High German Riod ) Kiener family.

The area was formerly part of Kienersrüti sphere of the Barons of Kramburg. Under Bernese rule ( since the Reformation, 1528) it was the district court Seftigen assumed, while the ecclesiastical rights ( Tenth ) held the canons of Amsoldingen. In 1742 Kienersrüti was an independent municipality. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged Kienersrüti during the Helvetic Republic to the District Seftigen and from 1803 to Oberamt Seftigen, which was given the status of an office district with the new cantonal constitution of 1831. Today, the village is working closely with the neighboring community Uttigen.

Attractions

Among the attractions of the place is one of The bake house, which was restored in 1996. In the groups of farms, typical farmhouses of the Bernese style from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved. Kienersrüti does not own a house of God, it belongs to the parish church village.