What is the population of Pohlern, Bern?

Pohlern has a population of approximately 257 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Pohlern, Bern located?

Pohlern is located in Bern, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 46.7244°, 7.5379°.

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Pohlern

Total population

257

Elevation710 m

Land area9.87 km²

Coordinates46.72°, 7.54°

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

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City facts

Elevation

710 m

Area

9.87 km²

Official website

www.pohlern.ch

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Overview

Pohlern is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Pohlern is first mentioned in 1389 as in der Polleren. Until the Late Middle Ages Pohlern was virtually uninhabited forest in the Herrschaft of Strättligen. During the 14th century it was gradually settled under the rule of the Freiherr von Burgistein. By 1417 the Barfüsser (Franciscan mendicant) monastery in Bern owned some land and rights in the village. In 1459 it was combined with Uebeschi to form the Herrschaft of Pohlern. In 1499 and further in 1516 the Bernese patrician May family acquired parts of the village. In 1528 Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and suppressed all the monasteries, including the Barfüssers. Bern took over Pohlern and dissolved the Herrschaft. Pohlern became part of the court of Amsoldingen in the Thun District, where it remained until the district was dissolved in 2009. Today most residents either work in agriculture or commute to jobs outside the municipality. For most of its history, the village was part of the parish of Thierachern. In 1922 it was assigned to the nearby parish of Blumenstein, with which it also shares a school house.

Geography

Pohlern has an area of . As of the 2004 survey, a total of or 37.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.3% is forested. Of rest of the municipality or 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 14.4% is unproductive land. From the same survey, housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. A total of 39.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.4% is used for growing crops and 13.7% is pasturage and 20.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 9.9% is unproductive vegetation and 4.4% is too rocky for vegetation.

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