Bäriswil, Bern
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| Coordinates: 47°1′N 7°32′E / 47.017°N 7.533°ECoordinates: 47°1′N 7°32′E / 47.017°N 7.533°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Bern-Mittelland | |
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| • Total | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,023 | |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3323 | |
| SFOS number | 0403 | |
| Surrounded by | Hindelbank, Krauchthal, Mattstetten | |
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Bäriswil is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Bäriswil is first mentioned in 861 as Perolteswilare when the Abbey of St. Gall acquired land and farms in Bäriswil. In 1310 it was mentioned as Berolswile.
Hallstatt era grave mounds have been discovered at Mittelberg and Kriegsholz.
Starting in the 14th century, various Bernese patrician families owned the village and surrounding lands. In 1720, Hieronymus of Erlach acquired the village and merged it into the Herrschaft of Hindelbank.
The village has remained mostly agricultural. During the 18th century it became slightly industrialized with a pottery factory and a sanding or cutting wheel plant. Starting in the 1960s it developed into a commuter town for the city of Bern. Today, the economy is dominated by small businesses and commuters.
Bäriswil has an area of 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi). Of this area, 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 46.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi) or 42.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 34.8% is used for growing crops and 8.4% is pastures, while 3.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.
It consists of the village of Bäriswil and several scattered farm houses.
On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Burgdorf, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.
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