Ballmoos

Former municipality of Switzerland

Coat of arms

Ballmoos

Location of Ballmoos

Coordinates: 47°2′N 7°28′E / 47.033°N 7.467°ECoordinates: 47°2′N 7°28′E / 47.033°N 7.467°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.5 km² (0.6 sq mi)

Elevation

567 m (1,860 ft)

Population (December 2007)

• Total

• Density

37/km² (95/sq mi)

Postal code

3303

SFOS number

0531

Surrounded by

Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, Jegenstorf, Urtenen-Schönbühl, Wiggiswil, Zuzwil

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Ballmoos was a municipality in the district of Fraubrunnen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Ballmoos merged into the municipality of Jegenstorf.

Ballmoos is first mentioned in 1270 as Banemos. Several Bronze Age artifacts have been found in the area, but there is no evidence of a settlement. A family of Ministerialis, unfree knights, that served the House of Kyburg came from Ballmoos. The major land owner was the Order of St. John in Münchenbuchsee. Following the secularization of the monasteries (1528), Ballmoos became part of the Landvogtei of Münchenbuchsee. Following the Act of Mediation in 1803, it became part of the District of Fraubrunnen.

Ballmoos has an area of 1.5 km² (0.58 sq mi). Of this area, 73.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers).

Ballmoos consists entirely of individual houses scattered throughout the borders of the municipality.

Ballmoos has a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 55, all Swiss citizens. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.4%), with the rest speaking French.

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.7%), the Green Party (13.7%) and the CVP (1.6%).

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