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Uttigen
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Uttigen
Total population
2,179
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Uttigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Kienersrüti merged into the municipality of Uttigen.
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History
Uttigen was first mentioned in 894 as Utingun. The village church was destroyed in a fire in 1536 and not rebuilt. After the fire, Uttigen became part of the parish of Kirchdorf, though the villagers fought the change until 1579 when they were granted a cemetery.
Geography
After the merger Uttigen has an area of . Before the merger Uttigen had an area of . As of 2012, a total of or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.5% is forested. The rest of the municipality is or 18.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.0% is either rivers or lakes. During the same year, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 30.5% is used for growing crops and 14.4% is pasturage, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Seftigen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Thun.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Bern
- Heimberg1.3 mi away · pop. 6,585
- Jaberg1.7 mi away · pop. 252
- Noflen BE1.8 mi away · pop. 299
- Kiesen1.8 mi away · pop. 742
- Oppligen2 mi away · pop. 665
- Brenzikofen2.3 mi away · pop. 519
- Gurzelen2.5 mi away · pop. 829
- Thierachern2.7 mi away · pop. 2,401
- Mühledorf BE3.1 mi away · pop. 264
- Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach3.2 mi away · pop. 378
- Mühlethurnen3.6 mi away · pop. 1,378
- Fahrni bei Thun4.2 mi away · pop. 715
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 Uttigen
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 885
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,104
- Wikidata
- Q66120
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771