Wileroltigen

Wileroltigen
Municipal administration building of Wileroltigen
Coat of arms
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Location of Wileroltigen
Coordinates: 46°58′N 7°14′E / 46.967°N 7.233°E / 46.967; 7.233Coordinates: 46°58′N 7°14′E / 46.967°N 7.233°E / 46.967; 7.233
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Bern-Mittelland
Government
• Mayor	Fritz Stooss-Stähli
Area
• Total	4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Elevation	513 m (1,683 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	384
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postal code	3207
SFOS number	0671
Surrounded by	Ferenbalm, Golaten, Gurbrü, Kerzers (FR), Mühleberg
Website	www.wileroltigen.ch SFSO statistics

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

Wileroltigen is first mentioned in 1263 as Wiler sita prope Oltingen. The municipality was formerly known by its French name Ostranges, however, that name is no longer used.

During the Early Middle Ages the region around Wileroltigen belonged to St. Maurice's Abbey. In 962, the Abbey donated the land to Payerne Priory, which held it until the 13th century when the Herrschaft of Oltigen acquired the land. In 1412 the entire Herrschaft, including Wileroltigen, was absorbed by Bern. It was eventually combined with the villages of Gurbrü and Golaten to form a court in the bailiwick of Laupen. The village shared a bridge over the Saane/Sarine river with the village of Marfeldingen (part of the Mühleberg municipality) by 1325. During the 15th century it was replaced with a ferry. After the Act of Mediation, in 1803, Wileroltigen was assigned to the Canton of Bern despite the protests of the Canton of Fribourg.

In 1528 both Wileroltigen and the parish church at Kerzers converted to the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and the village remained part of the parish of Kerzers. However, the village St. Mary Magdalene chapel was abandoned after the Reformation. A village school opened in 1659.