Rüti bei Lyssach

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Rüti bei Lyssach

Location of Rüti bei Lyssach

Coordinates: 47°03′N 7°35′E / 47.050°N 7.583°ECoordinates: 47°03′N 7°35′E / 47.050°N 7.583°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.29 km² (0.50 sq mi)

Elevation

523 m (1,716 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

171

• Density

130/km² (340/sq mi)

Postal code

3421

SFOS number

0422

Surrounded by

Burgdorf, Lyssach, Mötschwil, Oberburg

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

Rüti bei Lyssach is first mentioned in 1341 as Ruiti. The name comes from the Old High German word riod meaning clearing. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Count of Kyburg. In 1406, Bern gained control of it.

The village church was first mentioned in 1275. After the Protestant Reformation the village church became part of a parish in Burgdorf, but was also a filial church of the church in Kirchberg. During the Early Modern Period, it belonged to the low court of Alchenflüh but paid taxes and belonged to the military district of Burgdorf. After the 1798 French invasion, Lyssach and Rüti merged into a single municipality. Five years later, under the Act of Mediation, they divided again and Rüti became independent.

Starting in the 1960s the population grew as amelioration opened up new farming land and a freight warehousing business provided new jobs. The Binsberg neighborhood was built to house new arrivals. Farming became less important in the local economy and by 2000 almost three-quarters of the working population commuted to Bern or Burgdorf for work.

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