Schwendibach

Schwendibach
Coat of arms
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Location of Schwendibach
Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°39′E / 46.767°N 7.650°E / 46.767; 7.650Coordinates: 46°46′N 7°39′E / 46.767°N 7.650°E / 46.767; 7.650
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Thun
Government
• Mayor	Roland Amstutz
Area
• Total	1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation	880 m (2,890 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	240
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Postal code	3624
SFOS number	0937
Surrounded by	Homberg, Steffisburg, Thun
Website	www.schwendibach.ch SFSO statistics

Schwendibach is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Schwendibach is first mentioned in 1388 as Swendibach.

The area was gradually settled as small farms cleared the land during the Late Middle Ages. The land was originally owned by the Count of Kyburg. After the defeat of the Austrian backed Kyburgs in the Burgdorferkrieg, in 1384 the Kyburg lands were acquired by the city of Bern. Throughout its history it formed a chapelry with Goldiwil (now a village in Thun) in the parish of Thun. Traditionally the residents farmed, raised dairy cattle, produced cheese or cut timber. Today about two-thirds of the residents commute to jobs in nearby cities, while the remainder generally work on small farms. By 2004 the community no longer had a school. The kindergarten moved to Buchen and the primary school went to Homberg. After 2004 the municipal administration moved into the empty school house.

Schwendibach has an area of 1.5 km² (0.58 sq mi). As of the 2004 survey, a total of 1.04 km² (0.40 sq mi) or 69.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.31 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 20.7% is forested. Of rest of the municipality 0.16 km² (0.062 sq mi) or 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads).

From the same survey, housing and buildings made up 6.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 10.0% is used for growing crops and 56.7% is pasturage, while 2.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located on the northern slope of the Grüsisberg. It consists of the small village of Schwendibach and scattered hamlets and farm houses.

On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Thun, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Thun.