Kienersrüti
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°34′E / 46.800°N 7.567°ECoordinates: 46°48′N 7°34′E / 46.800°N 7.567°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Thun | |
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| • Total | 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 579 m (1,900 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 52 | |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3628 | |
| SFOS number | 0871 | |
| Surrounded by | Kirchdorf, Noflen, Uetendorf, Uttigen | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Kienersrüti is a former 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.
It was the third-smallest independent municipality in the canton. It is rural in character and its economy based mostly on farming. A regional popular saying names it "the one street lantern town".
Before the merger, Kienersrüti had a total area of .8 km2 (0.31 sq mi). Of this area, 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 87.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 12.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.0%. 12.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 48.6% is used for growing crops and 35.1% is pastures, while 4.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.
Kienersrüti had a population (as of 2011) of 52. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.1%. All of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SPS which received 30% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.3%), the local small left-wing parties (14.3%) and the Green Party (8.9%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 13.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 71.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%. In Kienersrüti about 80.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
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