Oberönz

Oberönz was a municipality in the district of Wangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Oberönz
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Oberönz
Oberönz Show map of Switzerland Oberönz Show map of Canton of Bern
Coordinates: 47°11′N 7°42′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Wangen
Area
• Total	2.97 km^2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	941
• Density	320/km^2 (820/sq mi)
Postal code	3363
SFOS number	984
Surrounded by	Aeschi (SO), Bettenhausen, Bollodingen, Herzogenbuchsee, Niederönz, Seeberg, Steinhof (SO)
Website	www.oberoenz.ch SFSO statistics

On January 1, 2008, the municipality of Oberönz became part of the municipality of Herzogenbuchsee.[1]

History

Oberönz is first mentioned in 1246 as Onza.[2]

Geography

Oberönz has an area of 3 km² (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 48.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.8% is forested. The rest of the land, (13.7%) is settled.[3]

Demographics

Before the merger, Oberönz has a population of 941. As of 2007, 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (90.8%), with Turkish being second most common (3.6%) and Albanian being third (2.3%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (25.7%), the FDP (14.5%) and the Green Party (7.1%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.9%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Oberönz about 76.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Oberönz had an unemployment rate of 1.46%. As of 2005, there were 23 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 187 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 39 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[2]

year	population
1764	254
1850	385
1900	327
1950	403
2000	880

References

1. BSG 152.01 / BAG 07-139 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Die Justizkommission des Grossen Rats des Kantons Bern (Justice Commission of the High Council of Canton Bern) decision of 16 October 2007. (in German) accessed 16 July 2009
2. Oberönz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 21-Jul-2009

External links

• Oberönz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.