Treiten

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Treiten

Location of Treiten

Coordinates: 47°0′N 7°9′E / 47.000°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 47°0′N 7°9′E / 47.000°N 7.150°E

Country

Area

• Total

4.76 km² (1.84 sq mi)

Elevation

442 m (1,450 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

433

• Density

91/km² (240/sq mi)

Postal code

3226

SFOS number

0500

Surrounded by

Brüttelen, Finsterhennen, Kallnach, Kerzers (FR), Müntschemier

Website

http://www.treiten.ch
SFSO statistics

Treiten (French: Treiteron) is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Treiten is first mentioned in 1221 as Treiton.

The five hills around the village were the site of a number of Mesolithic camps. A number of Neolithic and Bronze Age items have been discovered at Buchholz, Ryfflirain-Riederen and Kanalmühle. Fragments of Roman era bricks were found in the Grammetwald. The village was originally part of the Herrschaft of Erlach. In 1474 the entire Herrschaft was acquired by Bern. Under Bernese rule, Treiten was part of the Ins court in the Erlach district. In 1852 the political municipality and the Bürgergemeinde of Treiten merged into a single body.

The agricultural village grew up along the Ins-Aarberg road. In 1647 the Aarberg canal was dug through the village. Almost ten years later, in 1656, a mill was built on the canal. The Jura water correction project of 1874-83 drained the marshy Grosses Moos and Treiten was assigned 155 hectares (380 acres) of the newly arable land. Between 1945 and 1972 several plans were developed to build the Grosses Moos Intercontinental Airport in the municipalities of Treiten and Finsterhennen. The project was eventually abandoned and the area of the proposed airport reverted to farm land.

Treiten has an area of 4.76 km² (1.84 sq mi). Of this area, 3.46 km² (1.34 sq mi) or 72.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.81 km² (0.31 sq mi) or 17.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.

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