Thun (administrative district)
Thun District Verwaltungskreis Thun | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Bern |
| Capital | Thun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 322 km2 (124 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 103,233 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 30 |
Thun District in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland was created on 1 January 2010.[1] It is part of the Oberland administrative region. It contains 31 municipalities with an area of 321.90 km2 (124.29 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2008[update]) of 103,233.
| Coat of arms | Name | Population (31 December 2020)[2] | Area in km² |
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 | Amsoldingen | 800 | 4.70 |
 | Blumenstein | 1,236 | 15.52 |
 | Buchholterberg | 1,519 | 15.33 |
 | Burgistein | 1,093 | 7.53 |
 | Eriz | 485 | 21.78 |
 | Fahrni | 811 | 6.67 |
 | Forst-Längenbühl | 769 | 4.50 |
 | Gurzelen | 884 | 4.54 |
 | Heiligenschwendi | 725 | 5.55 |
 | Heimberg | 6,968 | 5.42 |
 | Hilterfingen | 4,094 | 2.83 |
 | Homberg | 510 | 6.51 |
 | Horrenbach-Buchen | 226 | 20.43 |
 | Oberhofen am Thunersee | 2,445 | 2.72 |
 | Oberlangenegg | 483 | 9.12 |
 | Stocken-Höfen | 1,041 | 14.22 |
 | Pohlern | 232 | 9.89 |
 | Reutigen | 1,023 | 13.71 |
 | Seftigen | 2,147 | 3.89 |
 | Sigriswil | 4,847 | 55.41 |
 | Steffisburg | 15,991 | 13.35 |
 | Teuffenthal | 160 | 4.52 |
 | Thierachern | 2,514 | 7.51 |
 | Thun | 43,476 | 21.57 |
 | Uebeschi | 718 | 4.40 |
 | Uetendorf | 5,830 | 10.15 |
 | Unterlangenegg | 1,018 | 6.80 |
 | Uttigen | 2,153 | 3.81 |
 | Wachseldorn | 229 | 3.52 |
 | Wattenwil | 3,060 | 14.54 |
| Total | 107,809 | 321.90 |
Mergers
[edit]- On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Niederstocken, Oberstocken and Höfen merged into the municipality of Stocken-Höfen and the former municipality of Kienersrüti merged into the municipality of Uttigen.[3]
- On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg.
- On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of Zwieselberg merged into the municipality of Reutigen.
References
[edit]- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 2776. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 13 December 2014
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