Konolfingen
Ballenbüel
Konolfingen ( berndt. also Chnoflige [ χnɔfliɡə ] called ) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Geography
Konolfingen is approximately in the middle between Bern, Thun, Langnau and Burgdorf. Geographically located in the still Kiesental, the 660 meter high Konolfingen is often referred to as the gateway to the Emmental. The municipality offers are the hamlets and villages Herolfingen, Hürnberg, Ursellen, Ballenbüel and Hötschigen.
History
The history of the municipality Konolfingen is still young. It was only in 1933 resulted from the merger of the two communities and Gysenstein Stalden im Emmental today Konolfingen which also gives the District's name. But already in 1148 appeared the first time the name on Chonolfingen. Gysenstein 1226 first mentioned as Gisenstein.
On the territory of the former municipality Stalden is the Hünigen castle.
In connection with Konolfingen also the name of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's is often called, was born in 1921 in the Reformed Presbytery of Stalden.
Population
Policy
The voting shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 32.0%, 17.0% BDP, SP 16.2%, FDP 7.1%, EPP 6.9%, 6.6%, GPS, EDU 4.6 %, glp 4.1%, CVP 1.8%.
Sister City
- Počátky, Czech Republic
Personalities
- Alfred Fankhauser (1890-1973), writer, dialect poet, journalist and astrologer
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990), writer, playwright, painter
- Walter Stucki (1888-1963), politician and diplomat