Bettenhausen, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°10′N 7°43′E / 47.167°N 7.717°ECoordinates: 47°10′N 7°43′E / 47.167°N 7.717°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Oberaargau | |
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| • Mayor | Andreas Rhyn-Willi | |
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| • Total | 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 660 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3366 | |
| SFOS number | 0973 | |
| Surrounded by | Bollodingen, Herzogenbuchsee, Oberönz, Thörigen | |
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Bettenhausen is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Bollodingen was merged with Bettenhausen.
Bettenhausen is first mentioned in 1335 as Bettenhusen.
A few scattered neolithic artifacts have been found in the municipality, from prehistoric settlements in the Aare valley. During the Middle Ages the village was part of the lands of the Freiherr of Aarburg. In 1429 he sold the village to the town of Burgdorf. In 1509 Burgdord bought the Ernizhaldenwald (Ernizhalden Forest) which was incorporated into the municipality and today is called the Bettenhausenwald.
Until 1833 Bettenhausen and Thörigen shared a school house. After that date they split into two independent school districts. In 1967 Bollodingen joined the Betternhausen school and in 2011 Bollodingen was absorbed into the political municipality. Secondary students travel to Herzogenbuchsee for school.
Today the vast majority of residents commute to jobs outside the municipality. About one third of the jobs inside its borders are in agriculture.
Bettenhausen has an area of 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi). As of the 2005/06 survey, a total of 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) or 66.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi) or 23.1% is forested. Of rest of the municipality 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 9.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.
From the same survey, housing and buildings made up 6.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 50.8% is used for growing crops and 15.7% is pasturage. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality consists of the village of Bettenhausen and scattered farms surrounding the village. It is part of the Herzogenbuchsee parish.
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