Arni, Bern

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

Until 1983 was the official community name Arni; then the canton abbreviation BE was to help distinguish from Aargau village of Arni, which has since formed his own political community, added.

Geography

Arni is located at 849 m above sea level. Level, 16 km east of the capital of the canton of Bern ( straight line ). The farming village extends in a high valley on Biglenbach, at the edge of Arnimooses, in the Molassehöhen between the Aare valley to the west and the Emmental in the east.

The area of ​​10.4 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the hill country east of the Aare valley. The central part of the area is occupied by the high valley of Arni with a 500 m wide flat valley floor ( Arnimoos ). The valley opens to the west and is drained by the Biglenbach, which rises on the northern slopes of the Blasenflue just outside the municipal area. On its southern side of the valley and is flanked Chapf (up to 960 m asl. ) From the heights of Rotiholz ​​(M. to 934 m above sea level. ); while the Nünhaupt ( 986 m above sea level. M. ), the woody Geissrüggen ( 1,032 m above sea level. M. ) and the Ätzlischwand form the northern end of the valley ( 1,041 m above sea level with. M. the highest elevation of Arni ). These mountain ranges, all western foothills of the Blasenflue exhibit a characteristic relief: they are subdivided by numerous short valleys and projecting ridge (called harrows ). To the west of the municipality extends to the bottom edge of Biglen. From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 5% on settlements, 26 % of forest and shrubs and 69% to agriculture.

At Arni include several hamlets and numerous groups of farms and individual farms, which are spread over the entire area. These include:

  • Arnisäge ( 822 m above sea level. M. ) on Biglenbach on the western edge of the Arnimooses
  • Hämlismatt ( 841 m above sea level. M. ), in the northern side of the valley trough
  • Firs (901 m above sea level. M. ) on the pass at the transition into the Goldbachtal
  • Lütiwil (880 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slope of the height of Nünhaupt
  • Red ( 814 m above sea level. M. ) on a hillside overlooking Biglen
  • Kleinrot (818 m above sea level. M. ) on a hillside overlooking Biglen

Neighboring communities of Arni are Landiswil, Oberthal, Grosshöchstetten, Biglen Walk and rings.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1185 under the name of Arne; 1359 Arni is handed down. The place name is derived from the Old High German word arnahi (maple grove ).

Since the Middle Ages Arni was subordinate to the Emmental District Court Ranflüh. In 1399, the village came to power Signau, which was converted in 1529 into a Bernese bailiff; Of trial was Konolfingen. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged Arni during the Helvetic Republic to the district Höchstetten and from 1803 to Oberamt Konolfingen, which was given the status of an office district with the new cantonal constitution of 1831. Arni does not have its own church; it belongs to the parish Biglen.

Population

With 937 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Arni one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Bern. Of the residents 97.0 % are German, 0.6 % speak Serbo-Croatian and 0.5 % French ( as of 2000). The population of Arni amounted in 1850 to 1331 inhabitants, 1900 or 1124 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased to 1980 from 902 persons, with a significant decrease was observed particularly during the 1960s. Since then, a slight increase in population was recorded again.

Policy

The voting shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 52.7 %, 15.2% BDP, SP 7.3%, 6.1%, GPS, FDP 4.2%, 3.3%, glp, EPP 3.1 %, EDU 3.0%, SD 1.4%, 1.2% PNOS, CVP 0.1%.

Economy

Arni was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the dairy and livestock, and forestry have an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In Arni today operations of the wood processing ( sawmills, carpentry ), the construction industry, the agricultural machinery manufacturing and dairies are represented. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the larger towns in the area and in the Aare valley.

Traffic

The community is located off of the larger passage axes; the main access is from Biglen. Due to the post bus trips which operate on routes from Biglen on the Moosegg and Biglen to Lützelflüh, Arni is connected to the public transport network.

Personalities

  • Hans Baumgartner, ( c. 1927-2011 ), shoemaker and original village, leaving his fortune to the community for the purpose of road repair
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