What is the population of Siselen, Bern?

Siselen has a population of approximately 637 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Siselen, Bern located?

Siselen is located in Bern, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.0325°, 7.1883°.

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Siselen

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Siselen

Total population

637

Elevation438 m

Land area5.5 km²

Coordinates47.03°, 7.19°

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City facts

Elevation

438 m

Area

5.5 km²

Official website

www.siselen.ch

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Overview

Siselen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Siselen is first mentioned about 1160 as Sisilli. The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are scattered, individual items from the Bronze Age and a Hallstatt grave. During the Middle Ages, the village and the patronage rights over the village church were owned by the Counts of Neuchâtel-Nidau. In 1388 the village was acquired by Bern and became part of the Bernese bailiwick of Nidau. In 1803 it was transferred, against the villagers will, to the Erlach District. The village church was first mentioned in 1225. The current church of St. Silvester was built in 1500 and rebuilt or renovated several times between the 17th and 20th centuries. The village grew up along the Ins-Aarberg road. In addition to crops, the villagers tended vineyards. In 1516 they received the right to charge tolls on the Ins-Aarberg road and to use the tolls to maintain the road. A village charter was first written in 1736. The Jura water correction project of 1874 drained the marshy Grosses Moos and allowed farming of the rich soil. However, rising water levels required a second water correction project in 1970-87. The Biel-Täuffelen-Ins railroad built a station in the village in 1916. The village has remained generally agrarian, with, in 2005, nearly half of all jobs in agriculture.

Geography

Siselen has an area of . Of this area, or 73.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 17.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 70.1% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

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