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Affoltern im Emmental
Affoltern im Emmental (High Alemannic: Affoutere) is a municipality in the district of Trachselwald in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Affoltern is first mentioned in 1261/63 as Affolterra.
The oldest trace of a settlement in the area comes from the Middle Ages. The village church of St. Michael was first mentioned in 1275. It remained a local chapel until 1484 when the Teutonic Knights Commandry of Sumiswald provided funding for a permanent parish priest. In 1528, Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and Affoltern converted. However, the Commandry retained patronage rights over the church until 1698.
By the 18th century, many local farmers were raising cattle for meat and milk in the rolling Emmental hills. In 1764, the cheese exporting company Pionierbauern Sommer was founded in the municipality. It remained in business for over a century before closing in 1869. A cheese co-op opened in 1844 to support the local dairy farmers. In the early 20th century, the municipality remained fairly isolated and cheese producers and exporters began to leave for other communities. Today, about one-third of the jobs in Affoltern are in agriculture, with the rest being in small manufacturers and service companies. In 1990, a dairy center with cheesemaking demonstrations opened.
Affoltern im Emmental has an area of 11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi). As of the 2005/06 survey, a total of 8.32 km2 (3.21 mi2) or 72.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.27 km2 (0.88 mi2) or 19.7% is forested. Of the rest of the municipality, 0.87 km2 (0.34 mi2) or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
From the same survey, housing and buildings made up 4.3%, and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 42.2% is used for growing crops and 28.7% is pasturage, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
As indicated by the name, Affoltern i.E. is situated in the Emmental. It is bordered by Walterswil, Dürrenroth, Sumiswald, Rüegsau, Heimiswil and Wynigen. The well-known mountain Lueg is located in Affoltern. The hamlets of Weier, Rinderbach, Eggerdingen, Heiligenland, and Hirsegg belong to Affoltern im Emmental.
On 31 December 2009, Amtsbezirk Trachselwald, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.
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Affoltern im Emmental
Affoltern im Emmental (High Alemannic: Affoutere) is a municipality in the district of Trachselwald in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Affoltern is first mentioned in 1261/63 as Affolterra.
The oldest trace of a settlement in the area comes from the Middle Ages. The village church of St. Michael was first mentioned in 1275. It remained a local chapel until 1484 when the Teutonic Knights Commandry of Sumiswald provided funding for a permanent parish priest. In 1528, Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and Affoltern converted. However, the Commandry retained patronage rights over the church until 1698.
By the 18th century, many local farmers were raising cattle for meat and milk in the rolling Emmental hills. In 1764, the cheese exporting company Pionierbauern Sommer was founded in the municipality. It remained in business for over a century before closing in 1869. A cheese co-op opened in 1844 to support the local dairy farmers. In the early 20th century, the municipality remained fairly isolated and cheese producers and exporters began to leave for other communities. Today, about one-third of the jobs in Affoltern are in agriculture, with the rest being in small manufacturers and service companies. In 1990, a dairy center with cheesemaking demonstrations opened.
Affoltern im Emmental has an area of 11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi). As of the 2005/06 survey, a total of 8.32 km2 (3.21 mi2) or 72.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.27 km2 (0.88 mi2) or 19.7% is forested. Of the rest of the municipality, 0.87 km2 (0.34 mi2) or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
From the same survey, housing and buildings made up 4.3%, and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 42.2% is used for growing crops and 28.7% is pasturage, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
As indicated by the name, Affoltern i.E. is situated in the Emmental. It is bordered by Walterswil, Dürrenroth, Sumiswald, Rüegsau, Heimiswil and Wynigen. The well-known mountain Lueg is located in Affoltern. The hamlets of Weier, Rinderbach, Eggerdingen, Heiligenland, and Hirsegg belong to Affoltern im Emmental.
On 31 December 2009, Amtsbezirk Trachselwald, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.
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