{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Landiswil | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Obergoldbach-Landiswil.jpg | image_caption = View of Obergoldbach and Landiswil | imagepath_coa = CHE Landiswil COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Landiswil Flag.svg | canton = Bern | iso-code-region = CH-BE | district = Bern-Mittelland |coordinates = {{coord|46|57|N|7|41|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3434 | municipality_code = 0613 | area = 10.3 | elevation = 764|elevation_description= | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-BE|0613}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-BE}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-BE}} | website = https://www.landiswil.ch/ | mayor = Samuel Wittwer<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.landiswil.ch/behoerden/gemeinderat Gemeinderat] 2025 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 may 2026</ref>|mayor_asof=2026|mayor_party= | executive_name = Gemeinderat | executive_number_of_members = 5 | mayor_title = Gemeindepräsident |list_of_mayors = | places = Obergoldbach, Landiswil | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Arni, Lauperswil, Lützelflüh, Rüderswil, Walkringen | twintowns = Münchenbuchsee (Switzerland) |}}
'''Landiswil''' is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
==History== Landiswil is first mentioned in 1277 as ''Landoloswile''.<ref name=HDS/>
The oldest trace of a settlement are some scattered neolithic and Late Bronze Age artifacts. During the Middle Ages, the villages of Landiswil and Obergoldbach were both part of the parish of Biglen. The Durrach and Spiegelberg families from Solothurn owned the village of Landiswil until 1421 when it was given to the Niedern Spital in Bern. Obergoldbach was owned by several wealthy families from Bern, including, between 1469 and 1471, the Schultheiss Peter Kistler. In 1422 Bern combined the two villages into a single court. Then, in 1471 they combined the courts of Landiswil and Biglen and placed the new court under in the district of Konolfingen. In 1529 the combined court was placed under the authority of the Landvogt of Signau. The village of Landiswil remained part of the parish of Biglen until they built a village church in 1954. The village was home to two famous spas during the 19th century, the Tannental and the Löchlibad, but both closed by the early 20th century.<ref name=HDS/>
==Geography== Landiswil has an area of {{Swiss area|0613|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|0613|QUELLE}}<!--10.26 – 10.27 km2--> Of this area, {{convert|6.4|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 62.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|3.33|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 32.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|0.51|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 5.0% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.03|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 30.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.3% is used for growing crops and 39.8% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.<ref name=BFS_land/>
It is located in the upper Goldbach Valley and includes the villages of Landiswil and Obergoldbach as well as individual farm houses.
On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Konolfingen, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{in lang|de}} accessed 4 April 2011</ref>
==Coat of arms== The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Per pale Gules and Argent overall a Fir Tree Vert issuant from a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the same and in chief dexter letter L Or and in sinister a Mullet of the last.''<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-be191.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 1 May 2013</ref>
==Demographics== Landiswil has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-BE}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0613}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}} {{as of|2010}}, 1.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2001-2011) the population has changed at a rate of 0.8%. Migration accounted for 0.6%, while births and deaths accounted for -0.2%.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date= 5 January 2016 }} accessed 1 May 2013</ref> Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (652 or 99.5%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (2 or 0.3%) and Spanish is the third (1 or 0.2%).<ref name=STAT2000/>
{{as of|2008}}, the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The population was made up of 311 Swiss men (49.6% of the population) and 2 (0.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 306 Swiss women (48.8%) and 8 (1.3%) non-Swiss women.<ref name=BE_Stat>[http://www.fin.be.ch/de/index/finanzen/finanzen/publikationen/wohnbevoelkerung.html Statistical office of the Canton of Bern] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215012157/http://www.fin.be.ch/de/index/finanzen/finanzen/publikationen/wohnbevoelkerung.html |date=15 February 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 4 January 2012</ref> Of the population in the municipality, 329 or about 50.2% were born in Landiswil and lived there in 2000. There were 257 or 39.2% who were born in the same canton, while 28 or 4.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 8 or 1.2% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/>
{{as of|2011}}, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.7%.<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 282 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 321 married individuals, 35 widows or widowers and 17 individuals who are divorced.<ref name=STAT2000>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 – 2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809142611/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true |date= 9 August 2013 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 2 February 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 48 households that consist of only one person and 35 households with five or more people. {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 224 apartments (89.2% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 19 apartments (7.6%) were seasonally occupied and 8 apartments (3.2%) were empty.<ref name=Housing>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB – Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 – Gebäude und Wohnungen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111534/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true |date= 7 September 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref> {{as of|2010}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 1.6 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/> The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2011|alt=in 2011}}, was 2.46%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|361|Landiswil}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930162751/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true |date=30 September 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref> <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width: auto height:200 barincrement:45 PlotArea = top:20 left:35 bottom:20 right:35 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1100 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:200 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:40 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width: 35 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from:start till:1021 text:"1,021" bar:1860 from:start till:997 text:"997" bar:1870 from:start till:1065 text:"1,065" bar:1880 from:start till:980 text:"980" bar:1888 from:start till:956 text:"956" bar:1900 from:start till:883 text:"883" bar:1910 from:start till:849 text:"849" bar:1920 from:start till:890 text:"890" bar:1930 from:start till:840 text:"840" bar:1941 from:start till:809 text:"809" bar:1950 from:start till:822 text:"822" bar:1960 from:start till:767 text:"767" bar:1970 from:start till:717 text:"717" bar:1980 from:start till:708 text:"708" bar:1990 from:start till:673 text:"673" bar:2000 from:start till:655 text:"655" bar:2018 from:start till:625 text:"625" </timeline>
==Politics== In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 61.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (16%), the Social Democratic Party (SP) (6.8%) and the Green Party (4%). In the federal election, a total of 279 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.5%.<ref name=election_2011>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/05/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2011 Election] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114214422/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/05/03.html |date=14 November 2013 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 8 May 2012</ref>
==Economy== {{as of|2011|In 2011}}, Landiswil had an unemployment rate of 0.99%. {{as of|2008}}, there were a total of 264 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 182 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 61 businesses involved in this sector. 41 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 9 businesses in this sector. 41 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 323 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 37.8% of the workforce.
{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were a total of 179 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 116, of which 108 were in agriculture and 8 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 36 of which 12 or (33.3%) were in manufacturing, 1 was in mining and 23 (63.9%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 27. In the tertiary sector; 3 or 11.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 11.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 11 or 40.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 8 or 29.6% were in education.<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225013454/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=25 December 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 29 workers who commuted into the municipality and 154 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 5.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.<ref name=commuter>[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120804043150/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php |date= 4 August 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref> Of the working population, 5.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 45.8% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
==Religion== thumb|Church building in Landiswil From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 571 or 87.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 10 or 1.5% were Roman Catholic. Of the rest of the population, there were 30 individuals (or about 4.58% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Islamic. 22 (or about 3.36% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 36 individuals (or about 5.50% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/>
==Education== In Landiswil about 209 or (31.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 53 or (8.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule''). Of the 53 who completed tertiary schooling, 58.5% were Swiss men, 41.5% were Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/>
The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.<ref>{{Cite report |title=Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein |url= http://edudoc.ch/record/35128/files/Schulsystem_alle.pdf |author= EDK/CDIP/IDES |year= 2010 |access-date= 24 June 2010 }}</ref>
During the 2010–11 school year, there were a total of 66 students attending classes in Landiswil. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 10 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 10.0% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 2 primary classes and 37 students. During the same year, there was one lower secondary class with a total of 19 students.<ref name=School>[http://www.erz.be.ch/erz/de/index/direktion/organisation/generalsekretariat/statistik/schul-_und_gemeindetabellen.html Schuljahr 2010/11 pdf document]{{in lang|de}} accessed 4 January 2012</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 30 students from Landiswil who attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{HDS|361|Landiswil}}
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