Lyssach

Lyssach
Hotel Lyssach in Lyssach village
Coat of arms
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Location of Lyssach
Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°35′E / 47.067°N 7.583°E / 47.067; 7.583Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°35′E / 47.067°N 7.583°E / 47.067; 7.583
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Emmental
Area
• Total	6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,422
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Postal code	3421
SFOS number	0415
Surrounded by	Burgdorf, Fraubrunnen, Hindelbank, Kernenried, Kirchberg, Mötschwil, Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh, Rüti bei Lyssach
Website	www.lyssach.ch SFSO statistics

Lyssach is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Lyssach is first mentioned in 894 as Lihsacho and as Lissacho in 1255.

The oldest trace of a settlement is Hallstatt grave mounds in the Birchiwald. The village is first mentioned in a donation document from 894 where a noble lady, Pirin, donated land in the village to the Abbey of St. Gall. While the Abbey was a major landholder in the village, politically, religiously and socially it was part of the village of Alchenflüh. Between the 13th and 15th centuries, the Kyburgs and various monasteries acquired land in the village. In 1429 and 1481 Bern bought out many of the land holders. Following Bern's acceptance of the Protestant Reformation in 1528, the remaining ecclesiastical properties were taken by Bern when the monasteries were secularized.

Beginning in the 17th century, Lyssach, Aefligen, Rüdtligen and Ruti formed a school cooperative which built a schoolhouse in Rüdtligen. In 1775, Lyssach built their own schoolhouse, that they shared with Ruti until 1804. During the 18th century, the chaussee or highway from Bern to Zurich passed through the village. In 1857 a station and railroad further connected the village with the rest of the country. The population and economy expanded rapidly after 1965 when the A1 motorway was built near the village. New housing developments, schools, sewers and a commercial zone were all built to handle the growing population. Lyssach has grown into a regional business and economic center.