What is the population of Lohnstorf, Bern?

Lohnstorf has a population of approximately 225 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Lohnstorf, Bern located?

Lohnstorf is located in Bern, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 46.8071°, 7.5098°.

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Lohnstorf

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Total population

225

Elevation554 m

Land area1.79 km²

Coordinates46.81°, 7.51°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

554 m

Area

1.79 km²

Official website

www.lohnstorf.ch

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Overview

Lohnstorf is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf and Mühlethurnen merged to form the municipality of Thurnen.

History & geography

History

Lohnstorf is first mentioned in 1148 as Lonestrof. In 1279 it was mentioned as Lonstorf. The oldest trace of a settlement is in Brühl, where the ruins of a Roman era settlement were found. By the 13th-14th century a number of Bernese patrician families owned land and rights in the village and surrounding farms. One of the landowners was Anna Seiler, who established a hospital in Bern and in 1354 willed her landholdings to support the hospital. Today she is remembered with the Anna Seiler Fountain in Bern. In 1343, the von Blankenburg family donated Kirchenthurnen and the surrounding land, which probably included Lohnstorf, to Interlaken Monastery. In 1528 Bern accepted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and forcibly secularized the monastery and its lands, including Lohnstorf. Throughout its history, Lohnstorf has been part of the large parish of Thurnen which is centered in Kirchenthurnen. The Gürbe river correction projects of 1855-1911 helped drain the marshy valley floor and opened up farmland. Today, agriculture is the major industry in the municipality, though about two-thirds of the work force commute to jobs in surrounding towns and cities. Students from Lohnstorf travel to the school in Mühlethurnen.

Geography

Lohnstorf has an area of . As of 2012, a total of or 92.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 1.7% is forested. The rest of the municipality is or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes. During the same year, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 57.8% is used for growing crops and 29.4% is pasturage, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops and 2.2% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

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