Seftigen
Seftigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Geography
Seftigen is located on 578 m above sea level. M., 7.5 km west-northwest of the city of Thun (air line). The village is located in a wide valley at the extreme southern edge of the heights of the Belpberg between the valleys of the Gürbe in the west and the Aare river in the east, on the border of the Bernese Oberland.
The area of 3.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the broad Aaresenke between Bern and Thun. The central part of the municipality is occupied by a Talfurche which ensures a relatively flat connection from the middle Gürbental in the Aare Valley. This valley floor separates the mountain ( 696 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Seftigen ) in the north, which belongs geographically to the heights of Belpberg, from the height of Widerhueb (up to 673 m above sea level. M. ) in the south, which the moraine landscape of the West Lake Thun Office belongs. In the far east the area extends to the edge of the Limpachtälchens, which opens to the river Aare.
To the west of the municipality of soil extends in the intensively farmed plane of the central Gürbetal that here at an altitude of 560 m above sea level. M. lies. The plain is traversed in the field of Seftigen of the channeled Müsche. In the West, the municipal boundary runs along a dirt road, which is located approximately in the middle of the approximately 1.5 km wide valley. From the municipality surface 1997 15 % came from settlements, 16 % of forest and woody plants and 68 % to agriculture; slightly less than 1 % was unproductive land.
To Seftigen the settlement include Allmendfeld ( 567 m above sea level. M. ) in the middle of the Gürbetalebene Burgi stone Wattenwil train station, various individual farms. Neighboring communities of Seftigen are Noflen, Uetendorf, Gurzelen and Burgi stone.
History
Single finds from the Roman period show a very early settlement of the municipality of Seftigen. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1244 under the name Seftinges. Later, the names Soft Inge ( 1254 ) published, Sophtigen ( 1276), Seftingen ( 1277 ) and Sofftingun ( 1295). The etymology of the name is obscure.
In the Middle Ages Seftigen was the property of the lords of Burgi stone. Later, several changes of ownership took place: the village was incumbent rule successively to the families Muenzer, of Wattenwyl and von Graffenried; also the top hospital in Bern had rights in the village. Under Bernese rule Seftigen was from 1388 the center of the district court Seftigen, which until 1798 had stock. The district court Seftigen was one of the four altbernischen district courts and covered about the area now Amtsbezirks Seftigen and the western part of the administrative district of Thun. In 1714, numerous houses were pulled by fire affected.
After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) Seftigen belonged 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. However, the headquarters was moved in 1803 by Seftigen to Belp. The village was pfarrgenössig in earlier times to Kirchdorf. In 1664 it was assigned to the neighboring church Gurzelen. During firing of the Church of Kirchdorf in 1871 the church Rödel were destroyed.
Population
With 2163 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Seftigen belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Bern. Of the residents 97.0 % are German, 0.6 % and 0.3 % speak Serbo-Croatian albanischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Seftigen amounted in 1850 to 676 inhabitants, 1900 to 603 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased continuously, with high growth rates were recorded especially in the 1970s and 1980s. 1970 lived 1232 people in Seftigen.
Policy
The voting shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 33.9 %, 18.3% BDP, SP 15.5%, 6.7% EPP, GPS 5.8%, FDP 5.2%, 5.0 glp %, EDU 3.4%, CVP 1.6%, SD 1.1%.
Economy
Seftigen was up in the middle of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, agriculture and dairy farming and cattle breeding a certain role in the occupational structure of the population. Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. In Seftigen (including a mushroom grower ), a computer and peripherals wholesaling business, a pharmaceutical and a building materials wholesaler and metal construction companies, the electrical industry and mechanical workshops are now several horticultural companies represented. Total resident in Seftigen over 50 companies. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly around Thun, partially also in the agglomeration of Bern.
Traffic
The community is conveniently technically quite well developed. It lies on the main road from Thun to Schwarzburg respectively by the Guerbetal to Bern. The nearest links to the motorway A6 ( Bern- Thun) is located approximately 6 km from the town center. On August 14, 1901, the Gürbetalbahn of Bern was taken to the station Burgi stone Wattenwil ( half in the municipality of Seftigen ) in operation. Approximately one year later, on November 1, 1902, the opening of the sequel was to Thun with the Seftigen station in the town center.
Community partnerships
- Kovářov, Czech Republic, since 1992
Attractions
The most famous monument in Seftigen is the Chefeli, which formerly served as a real prison tower. Further, various characteristic houses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the Bernese style in the old town. The oldest farmhouse dates from 1680. Seftigen does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish Gurzelen.