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Niedermuhlern
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Niedermuhlern
Total population
471
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Niedermuhlern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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History
Niedermuhlern is first mentioned in 1241 as Muolerrun. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a prehistoric bronze ax which was discovered in Niederblacken. The remains of what appears to be a Roman era wall were discovered at Sidenberg, and an early medieval grave was found on the Sandackerhubel. By the 13th century, the portions of the village and surrounding farm land were owned by various citizens of Bern as well as the Münchenbuchsee Commandery and Frienisberg and Köniz Abbeys. The rights to hold the low court over the village passed through several owners until 1600 when Bern acquired them. Under Bernese rule the village was administered by a Schultheiss or mayor. Until 1699, it was part of the parish of Belp. In that year, it was assigned to the Zimmerwald parish. Throughout its history, the village was a rural, agricultural settlement. Today the Bern-Riggisberg PostAuto line connects it to nearby cities. In 1951, the engineer and businessman Willy Schaerer built the Sternwarte Uecht (Uecht Observatory) in Niedermuhlern. For twenty years, between 1968 until 1988, the University of Bern ran a solar observation lab in the village.
Geography
Niedermuhlern has an area of . As of 2012, a total of or 75.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.9% is forested. The rest of the municipality is or 6.1% is settled (buildings or roads). During the same year, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. A total of 14.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.6% is used for growing crops and 33.8% is pasturage.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bern
- Zimmerwald1.3 mi away
- Englisberg2.5 mi away
- Rümligen2.6 mi away · pop. 440
- Belpberg2.7 mi away · pop. 373
- Gelterfingen2.8 mi away · pop. 286
- Rüeggisberg3 mi away · pop. 1,810
- Oberbalm3.1 mi away · pop. 835
- Kirchenthurnen3.2 mi away · pop. 273
- Vehweid3.3 mi away
- Kehrsatz3.4 mi away · pop. 4,164
- Mühlethurnen3.9 mi away · pop. 1,378
- Mühledorf BE4.1 mi away · pop. 264
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Niedermuhlern
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
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Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 877
- Population (Wikidata)
- 501
- Wikidata
- Q66148
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771