Mattstetten

Mattstetten

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

Geography

Matt Stetten is on 516 m above sea level. Level, 10 km north- northeast of the capital of the canton of Bern ( straight line ). The village extends into the wide -carrying of the Urtenen depression between the Rapperswil plateau in the west and the Molassehöhen of Bantigers to the southeast, on the Swiss Plateau.

The area of ​​3.8 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the central Bernese Mittelland. The larger northern part of the municipality is situated in the little valley of the Urtenentals in relief, which is flanked to the east of the main strands of the traffic, railway and motorway between Bern and Olten. In the north, the border runs through the hill Mattenbühl ( 529 m above sea level. M. ). To the south of the municipality base ( M. 662 m above sea level. ) Extends in a narrow strip on the moss in the wooded area of ​​Röduberg ( 639 m above sea level. M. ), Matt Stettenberg up to the crest of the gray wood on the 740- m above. M. the highest point of Mattstetten is achieved. From the municipality surface 1997 16 % came from settlements, 34 % of forest and woody plants, 39% in agriculture and somewhat less than 1% was unproductive land.

To Mattstetten the Neubauquartier heard in Grossacher west of Urtenen. Neighboring communities of Mattstetten are Jegenstorf, Münchringen, Hindelbank, Bäriswil, Krauchtal, Bolligen and Schönbühl.

Population

With 586 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Mattstetten one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Bern. Of the residents 97.1 % are German, 0.7 % French-speaking and 0.5 % speak Dutch ( as of 2000). The population of Mattstetten amounted in 1850 to 244 residents in 1900 to 256 inhabitants. During the 20th century the population grew steadily; 1970, counted 400 inhabitants.

Policy

The voting shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 29.3 %, 17.7 % BDP, SP 11.9 %, FDP 10.0 %, 9.4 % GPS, EDU 6.2 %, 4.7 % EPP, glp 3.6 %, CVP 3.2 %.

Economy

Matt Stetten was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the farming, fruit growing and dairy farming and forestry have an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In Mattstetten today operations of the computer science, the body shop, the transport industry and a company for roofing are represented. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the agglomeration of Bern.

Traffic

Although no through roads lead through the village, the church has good transport links. The main access is from Schönbühl. The nearest links to the A1 ( Bern- Zurich ) and A6 is located approximately 3 km from the center. On June 16, 1857 Section Herzogenbuchsee Bern - Olten- Bern the railway line was opened with a station at Mattstetten. Known throughout Switzerland was Mattstetten as the beginning of Mattstetten - Rothrist as part of Rail 2000, which was opened in December 2004. Also, the northern portal of gray wooden tunnel is in the municipal area.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1201 under the name Mahtstetten. Later, the names Mattstetin ( 1231 ) and Matstetten published ( 1257 ).

Since the Middle Ages Mattstetten formed its own little rule, which was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Kyburg. The Lords of Mattstetten held the lower courts until 1426, after which there were several changes of ownership. Under Bernese sovereignty (since 1406) the village was assigned to the district court Zollikofen. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) Matt Stetten was during the Helvetic Republic to the district Zollikofen and from 1803 to Oberamt Mrs. Fountain, received the status of an office district with the new cantonal constitution of 1831. The village does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish Jegenstorf - Urtenen.

Attractions

With its farmhouses of the Bernese country style from the 18th and 19th centuries Mattstetten has retained a character which is of national importance. In the village square there is a fountain with limestone obelisk in 1780.