Ueberstorf

History

Ueberstorf is first mentioned in 1226 as Jeberinsdorf. In 1228 it was mentioned as Ibristorf.

Geography

Ueberstorf has an area of . Of this area, or 72.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 16.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 45.5% is used for growing crops and 26.2% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located in the Sense district, in the north-eastern corner of the canton and two-thirds of the municipality is bordered by the Canton of Bern. It is located on the Flamatt-Schwarzenburg road and consists of two village centers and a settlement around the church as well as numerous small hamlets.

Most-observed species

• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  5,182
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  4,453
• Eurasian beaver

  Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  3,523
• common frog

  Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia
  3,445
• Common Toad

  Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
  3,411
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,312
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  3,236
• Red Admiral

  Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,106

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 3.2 — 2024-05-09
  9 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
• M 4.4 — 2023-03-22
  1 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
• M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
  1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2021-12-24
  2 km WSW of Blamont, France