Gondiswil
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| Gondiswil | |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Berne |
| District | Aarwangen |
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| Population | 729 (January 2005) |
| - Density | 78 /km² (201 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 9.4 km² (3.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,165 ft) |
| Postal code | 4955 |
| SFOS number | 0326 |
| Surrounded by | Huttwil, Auswil, Madiswil, Reisiswil, Melchnau, Grossdietwil, Fischbach, Zell and Ufhusen. |
| Website | www.gondiswil.ch |
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Gondiswil (local dialect Gumiswil) is a municipality in the district of Aarwangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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[edit] Geography
It lies in the Oberaargau in the Swiss Plateau on the northeast boundary of the district of Aarwangen and the canton of Bern (next to the canton of Aargau).
It includes the following villages:
- Brüggenweid
- Freibach
- Haltstelle
- Staldershaus
- Schwendi
[edit] Population
The municipality is quickly losing population, due to the difficulties in the agricultural sector, the basis of the local economy (66% of local businesses are farms).
| Historical population | |
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| Year | Population |
| 1764 | 694 |
| 1850 | 1422 |
| 1900 | 1008 |
| 1950 | 958 |
| 2000 | 734 |
[edit] Economy and transport
Gondiswil lies on the Wolhusen–Huttwil railway and has a station.
In 1894 the Schieferkohle railway was founded. From 1918-1919, limited coal mining occurred, but the beds were too small, and the mine collapsed, leaving a small lake. In World War II, coal was again mined from the area.
[edit] Further reading
- OK BE 800 (Hrsg.): Der Amtsbezirk Aarwangen und seine Gemeinden, 1991, ISBN 3-907012-10-0
[edit] References
- Article on Gondiswil in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
[edit] External links
- Gondiswil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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