Kallnach
Encyclopedia
Kallnach is a municipality
in the Seeland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
of the Rhône Glacier
at the edge of the Grosses Moos. It lies on the road from Lyss
through Aarberg
to Kerzers
. It has a train station on the Broyetallinie (which connects Aarberg and Kerzers).
The remains of a Roman road
which connected the settlements of Aventicum
and Petinesca
have been found in the Aspi. Excavations in 1989 revealed remains which have been variously interpreted as a restaurant, a customs office, or a horse-changing station. In the seventh century, Romans still lived in the area of today's Kallnach, as evidenced by their remains and graves.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. 11.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 67.4% is used for growing crops and 6.5% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was SVP
which received 47.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(17.8%), the FDP
(10.4%) and the Green
(9.2%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.6% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%.The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kallnach about 80.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Kallnach has an unemployment rate of 0.93%. , there were 117 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 42 businesses involved in this agricultural sector. 134 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this manufacturing sector. 352 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 35 businesses in the services sector.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Seeland administrative district
Seeland (administrative district)
Seeland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Seeland administrative region. It contains 46 municipalities with an area of and a population of 67,209....
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Bern in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Sights
Kallnach is considered the longest Straßendorf (a village that lies almost entirely along a single road) in Switzerland. It stretches along the foot of a moraineMoraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...
of the Rhône Glacier
Rhône Glacier
The Rhone Glacier, or sometimes Rhône Glacier is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais...
at the edge of the Grosses Moos. It lies on the road from Lyss
Lyss
Lyss is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipality of Busswil bei Büren was merged with Lyss.-Geography:...
through Aarberg
Aarberg
Aarberg is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Aarberg lies 20 kilometers from Bern above the Aar River...
to Kerzers
Kerzers
Kerzers is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its French name is Chiètres.-External links:*...
. It has a train station on the Broyetallinie (which connects Aarberg and Kerzers).
The remains of a Roman road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
which connected the settlements of Aventicum
Aventicum
Aventicum was the largest town and capital of Roman Switzerland . Its remains are beside the modern town of Avenches....
and Petinesca
Petinesca
Petinesca is an archeological site on the territory of Studen, a community of the Canton of Bern, in Switzerland, where Celtic and Roman vestiges were found.-Celtic and Roman vestiges:...
have been found in the Aspi. Excavations in 1989 revealed remains which have been variously interpreted as a restaurant, a customs office, or a horse-changing station. In the seventh century, Romans still lived in the area of today's Kallnach, as evidenced by their remains and graves.
Geography
Kallnach has an area, , of 10.66 km² (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 8.05 km² (3.1 sq mi) or 75.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.34 km² (0.517376892513997 sq mi) or 12.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.96 km² (0.370658072248834 sq mi) or 9.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.21 km² (0.0810814533044324 sq mi) or 2.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.06 km² (14.8 acre) or 0.6% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. 11.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 67.4% is used for growing crops and 6.5% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
Demographics
Kallnach has a population (as of ) of . , 7.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has not grown at all. Most of the population speaks German (96.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.8%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 47.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(17.8%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(10.4%) and the Green
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(9.2%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.6% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.5%.The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kallnach about 80.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Kallnach has an unemployment rate of 0.93%. , there were 117 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 42 businesses involved in this agricultural sector. 134 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this manufacturing sector. 352 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 35 businesses in the services sector.