What is the population of Gelterfingen, Bern?

Gelterfingen has a population of approximately 286 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Gelterfingen, Bern located?

Gelterfingen is located in Bern, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 46.8416°, 7.5168°.

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Gelterfingen

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Gelterfingen

Total population

286

Elevation552 m

Land area3.5 km²

Coordinates46.84°, 7.52°

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Elevation

552 m

Area

3.5 km²

Official website

www.gelterfingen.ch

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Overview

Gelterfingen is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Gelterfingen, Mühledorf and Noflen merged into the municipality of Kirchdorf.

History & geography

History

Gelterfingen is first mentioned in 1345 as Geltolfingen. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are several Hallstatt graves which were discovered at Hole. During the Middle Ages Gelterfingen was owned by the Freiherr von Kramburg. In 1373 it was acquired by the Knights Hospitaller at Münchenbuchsee Commandery. In 1528, Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation, secularized the Commandery and acquired all its lands including Gelterfingen. Under Bernese control it was combined into a court with Kramburg and placed into the Seftigen district. The swampy valley floor of the Gürbetal forced the village farmers to raise their crops on the surrounding hills. The valley floor was only used as a pasture. The Gürbe and Müsche river correction projects (1855–1911) and a drainage project in (1942–51) opened up rich farm land on the valley floor. The construction of a station on the Gürbetal Railroad in the village helped open up the village. Today the about half of the working residents commute to jobs outside the municipality. The main industry in the municipality is cabbage cultivation and other farming.

Geography

Gelterfingen has an area of . As of 2012, a total of or 69.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.1% is forested. The rest of the municipality is or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes. During the same year, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. A total of 22.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 39.8% is used for growing crops and 27.8% is pasturage, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Seftigen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.

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