Lohnstorf

Lohnstorf
Coat of arms
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Location of Lohnstorf
Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°31′E / 46.800°N 7.517°E / 46.800; 7.517Coordinates: 46°48′N 7°31′E / 46.800°N 7.517°E / 46.800; 7.517
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Bern-Mittelland
Government
• Mayor	Fritz Harri
Area
• Total	1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	235
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal code	3127
SFOS number	0874
Surrounded by	Burgistein, Kirchdorf, Mühlethurnen, Riggisberg
Website	www.lohnstorf.ch SFSO statistics

Lohnstorf is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Lohnstorf is first mentioned in 1148 as Lonestrof. In 1279 it was mentioned as Lonstorf.

The oldest trace of a settlement is in Brühl, where the ruins of a Roman era settlement were found. By the 13th-14th century a number of Bernese patrician families owned land and rights in the village and surrounding farms. One of the landowners was Anna Seiler, who established a hospital in Bern and in 1354 willed her landholdings to support the hospital. Today she is remembered with the Anna Seiler Fountain in Bern. In 1343, the von Blankenburg family donated Kirchenthurnen and the surrounding land, which probably included Lohnstorf, to Interlaken Abbey. In 1528 Bern accepted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and forcibly secularized the Abbey and its lands, including Lohnstorf.

Throughout its history, Lohnstorf has been part of the large parish of Thurnen which is centered in Kirchenthurnen.

The Gürbe river correction projects of 1855-1911 helped drain the marshy valley floor and opened up farmland. Today, agriculture is the major industry in the municipality, though about two-thirds of the work force commute to jobs in surrounding towns and cities. Students from Lohnstorf travel to the school in Mühlethurnen.

Lohnstorf has an area of 1.8 km² (0.69 sq mi). As of 2012, a total of 1.66 km² (0.64 sq mi) or 92.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.03 km² (0.012 sq mi) or 1.7% is forested. The rest of the municipality is 0.12 km² (30 acres) or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes.