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Hindelbank
Hindelbank
Municipality
	Hindelbank
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hindelbank
	Hindelbank Hindelbank
	Coordinates: 47°3′N 7°32′E / 47.050°N 7.533°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Emmental
Area
• Total	6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	2,496
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3324
SFOS number	0409
ISO 3166 code	CH-BE
Surrounded by	Bäriswil, Kernenried, Krauchthal, Lyssach, Mattstetten, Münchringen
Website	www.hindelbank.ch ; SFSO statistics

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Hindelbank is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Mötschwil merged into Hindelbank.^[3]

History

Hindelbank is first mentioned in 1275 as Hundelwanc.^[4]

The earliest human traces are some possibly neolithic items have been discovered in the village. The remains of a Roman era settlement were discovered at Lindachfeld. The village formed the center of a small lower court. Beginning in 1347 the village and its court passed through the hands of a number of local nobles as it was sold, divided and inherited repeatedly. In 1406 the village was acquired by Bern and the court continued to pass through the hands of Bernese nobles. After the 1798 French invasion, under the Helvetic Republic the local court was dissolved. Five years later, under the Act of Mediation, it became part of the district of Burgdorf.^[4]

The village church was first mentioned in 1275. The old church was replaced with a new building in 1514-18. The church tower was built almost a century and a half later in 1666-68. After a fire in 1911, the building was repaired and renovated. Two monumental tombs were carved in the church by Johann August Nahl.^[4]

The village converted to mechanized farming relatively early. In 1878 the regional Dampfdresch-Genossenschaft or steam farming cooperative was established in the village. The dairy and potato distillery in the village led to the creation, in 1888, of a yeast factory. Several other factories opened as well, including a biscuit factory in 1920, a gravel mine in 1960 and a laundry. In the 1960s a freight yard opened which took advantage of the nearby A1 motorway. Good transportation links, including the motorway and the railroad, have allowed the village's population to grow rapidly. While several factories were built in the early 20th century, in the later half century the population grew while industry remained constant. Today many residents commute to jobs in neighboring towns.^[4]

The first village school opened in 1662, while the current schoolhouse was built in 1903. In 1839, the rectory was converted into a teacher training school which remained in operation until it relocated to Thun in 1918.^[4]

In 1721-25 Schultheiss Hieronymus von Erlach built an elegant manor house known as Hindelbank Castle near the ruins of the old castle in Wiler. During the 18th century the castle became an internationally renowned center of high society. In 1866 Robert von Erlach sold the castle's lands to a private party, while the castle was sold to the Canton of Bern. The canton built a poorhouse and in 1896 a women's prison on the castle grounds. The castle was used as an administrative center.^[4]

Mötschwil

Mötschwil was first mentioned in 1328 as Mötschwile. Until 1910 it was known as Mötschwil-Schleumen.^[5]

The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a La Tène cemetery. Politically and judicially, the village of Mötschwil, Schleumen and Grüt were part of the village of Alchenflüh. However, they were part of the parish of Hindelbank and part of the military district of Zollikofen. In 1331 Fraubrunnen Abbey became one of the large land owners in the villages.^[5]

Starting in 1804, Mötschwil Lyssach and Rohrmoos (part of the Oberburg municipality) formed a school district. They built a school in the settlement of Kreuzweg in 1806. Despite being located close to the railroad stations of Hindelbank and Lyssach the municipality remained largely rural and agricultural.^[5]

Geography

Hindelbank has an area of 9.7 km² (3.75 sq mi).^[6] Of this area, 4.09 km² (1.58 sq mi) or 60.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.49 km² (0.58 sq mi) or 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1 km² (0.42 sq mi) or 16.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.^[7]

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 51.4% is used for growing crops and 8.9% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.^[7]

Hindelbank includes the Ribbon road village of Hindelbank and the women's prison in Wiler.

On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Burgdorf, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.^[8]

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Hind Argent statant on a Base Or.^[9]

Demographics

Hindelbank has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 2,519.^[10] As of 2010^[update], 7.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals.^[11] Over the last 10 years (2000-2010) the population has changed at a rate of 7.2%. Migration accounted for 0.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 3.5%.^[12]

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (1,857 or 92.9%) as their first language, French is the second most common (23 or 1.2%) and Portuguese is the third (17 or 0.9%). There are 12 people who speak Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh.^[13]

As of 2008^[update], the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The population was made up of 924 Swiss men (45.0% of the population) and 88 (4.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 969 Swiss women (47.2%) and 73 (3.6%) non-Swiss women.^[11] Of the population in the municipality, 428 or about 21.4% were born in Hindelbank and lived there in 2000. There were 947 or 47.4% who were born in the same canton, while 322 or 16.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 219 or 11.0% were born outside of Switzerland.^[13]

As of 2010^[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.6%.^[12]

As of 2000^[update], there were 793 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 996 married individuals, 111 widows or widowers and 100 individuals who are divorced.^[13]

As of 2000^[update], there were 236 households that consist of only one person and 50 households with five or more people. In 2000^[update], a total of 784 apartments (92.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 41 apartments (4.8%) were seasonally occupied and 23 apartments (2.7%) were empty.^[14] As of 2010^[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 1 new units per 1000 residents.^[12] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2011^[update], was 0.5%.

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[4]^[15]

Heritage sites of national significance

The church, the rectory and Hindelbank Castle are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The grounds and land surrounding the castle and the hamlet of Mötschwil are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.^[16]

Hindelbank village church
Hindelbank rectory
Hindelbank Castle

Politics

In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 33.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (19%), the Social Democratic Party (SP) (14.8%) and the Green Party (6.2%). In the federal election, a total of 760 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.7%.^[17]

Economy

As of 2011^[update], Hindelbank had an unemployment rate of 2.18%. As of 2008^[update], there were a total of 820 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 57 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 172 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 24 businesses in this sector. 591 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 81 businesses in this sector.^[12]

In 2008^[update] there were a total of 650 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 36, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 158 of which 44 or (27.8%) were in manufacturing, 49 or (31.0%) were in mining and 61 (38.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 456. In the tertiary sector; 143 or 31.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 13 or 2.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 19 or 4.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 1.1% were in the information industry, 5 or 1.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 43 or 9.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 30 or 6.6% were in education and 44 or 9.6% were in health care.^[18]

In 2000^[update], there were 444 workers who commuted into the municipality and 780 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.^[19] Of the working population, 20.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 49.4% used a private car.^[12]

Religion

From the 2000 census^[update], 208 or 10.4% were Roman Catholic, while 1,448 or 72.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 17 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.85% of the population), and there were 180 individuals (or about 9.00% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 6 individuals (or about 0.30% of the population) who were Jewish, and 51 (or about 2.55% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 7 individuals who were Buddhist, 13 individuals who were Hindu and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 104 (or about 5.20% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 54 individuals (or about 2.70% of the population) did not answer the question.^[13]

Education

In Hindelbank about 864 or (43.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 250 or (12.5%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 250 who completed tertiary schooling, 73.2% were Swiss men, 18.4% were Swiss women, 4.0% were non-Swiss men and 4.4% were non-Swiss women.^[13]

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.^[20]

During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 350 students attending classes in Hindelbank. There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 37 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 2.7% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 5.4% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 6 primary classes and 126 students. Of the primary students, 17.5% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 13.5% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During the same year, there were 11 lower secondary classes with a total of 187 students. There were 7.0% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 7.0% have a different mother language than the classroom language.^[21]

As of 2000^[update], there were 111 students in Hindelbank who came from another municipality, while 54 residents attended schools outside the municipality.^[19]

Hindelbank is home to the Gemeindebibliothek Hindelbank (municipal library of Hindelbank). The library has (as of 2008^[update]) 5,400 books or other media, and loaned out 5,095 items in the same year. It was open a total of 360 days with average of 7.5 hours per week during that year.^[22]

Transportation

The municipality has a railway station, Hindelbank, on the Olten–Bern line. It has regular service to Bern, Thun, Langnau i.E., Solothurn, and Sumiswald-Grünen.

References

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hindelbank in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mötschwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
^ Flags of the World.com accessed 04-September-2012
^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Statistical office of the Canton of Bern Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 4 January 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 04-September-2012
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000 Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 2 February 2011
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 28 January 2011
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2014-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2011 Election Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 8 May 2012
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3 Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 28 January 2011
^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb (in German) accessed 24 June 2010
^ EDK/CDIP/IDES (2010). Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 24 June 2010.
^ Schuljahr 2010/11 pdf document(in German) accessed 4 January 2012
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, list of libraries (in German) accessed 14 May 2010

External links

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

[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v18-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v18-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[3] "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[HDS-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hindelbank in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Motschwil-5] Mötschwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[Arealstatistik-6] Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen

[BFS_land-7] Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010

[Mutation-8] Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011

[9] Flags of the World.com accessed 04-September-2012

[Stat2020_BE-10] "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[BE_Stat-11] Statistical office of the Canton of Bern Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 4 January 2012

[SFSO-12] Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 04-September-2012

[STAT2000-13] STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000 Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 2 February 2011

[Housing-14] Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 28 January 2011

[15] Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2014-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011

[16] "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[election_2011-17] Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2011 Election Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 8 May 2012

[18] Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3 Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 28 January 2011

[commuter-19] Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb (in German) accessed 24 June 2010

[20] EDK/CDIP/IDES (2010). Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 24 June 2010.

[School-21] Schuljahr 2010/11 pdf document(in German) accessed 4 January 2012

[22] Swiss Federal Statistical Office, list of libraries (in German) accessed 14 May 2010

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- | map			=
- | languages		= German
  | canton		= Bern
  | iso-code-region 	= CH-BE
  | district		= [[Emmental (administrative district)|Emmental]]
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  | municipality_code	= 0409
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  | places		=
  | demonym		=
- | neighboring_municipalities= [[Bäriswil, Bern|Bäriswil]], [[Kernenried]], [[Krauchthal]], [[Lyssach]], [[Mattstetten]], [[Mötschwil]], [[Münchrigen]]
+ | neighboring_municipalities= [[Bäriswil, Bern|Bäriswil]], [[Kernenried]], [[Krauchthal]], [[Lyssach]], [[Mattstetten]], [[Münchringen]]
  | twintowns		=
 |}}
-'''Hindelbank''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the administrative district of [[Emmental (administrative district)|Emmental]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Bern (canton)|Bern]] in [[Switzerland]].
+'''Hindelbank''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the administrative district of [[Emmental (administrative district)|Emmental]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Canton of Bern|Bern]] in [[Switzerland]]. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of [[Mötschwil]] merged into Hindelbank.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch/de/home |title=Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden |year=2021 | work=bfs.admin.ch | publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office |accessdate= 26 January 2021}}</ref>
 ==History==
-[[File:Hindelbank Grabmal Totale.jpg|thumb|left|Monumental tomb for Hironymus von Erlach who died in 1748. On the floor is the tomb of Maria Magdalena Langhans, the wife of a pastor, who dies in 1751. Both tombs are the work of Johann August Nahl.]]
+[[File:Hindelbank Grabmal Totale.jpg|thumb|left|Monumental tomb for Hironymus von Erlach who died in 1748. On the floor is the tomb of Maria Magdalena Langhans, the wife of a pastor, who died in 1751. Both tombs are the work of Johann August Nahl.]]
-[[File:Grabmal der Liebe2.jpg|thumb|left|Tomb of Maria Magdalena Langhans by Johann August Nahl.]]
+[[File:Grabmal der Liebe2.jpg|thumb|left|Tomb of Maria Magdalena Langhans by Johann August Nahl]]
 Hindelbank is first mentioned in 1275 as ''Hundelwanc''.<ref name=HDS/>
-The earliest human traces are some possibly [[neolithic]] items have been discovered in the village.  The remains of a [[Switzerland in the Roman era|Roman era]] settlement were discovered at Lindachfeld.  The village formed the center of a small [[High, middle and low justice|lower court]].  Beginning in 1347 the village and its court passed through the hands of a number of local nobles as it was sold, divided and inherited repeatedly.  In 1406 the village was acquired by [[Bern]] and the court continued to pass through the hands of Bernese nobles.  After the [[French_invasion_of_Switzerland#Collapse|1798 French invasion]], under the [[Helvetic Republic]] the local court was dissolved.  Five years later, under the [[Act of Mediation]], it became part of the district of [[Burgdorf, Switzerland|Burgdorf]].<ref name=HDS/>
+The earliest human traces are some possibly [[neolithic]] items have been discovered in the village.  The remains of a [[Switzerland in the Roman era|Roman era]] settlement were discovered at Lindachfeld. The village formed the center of a small [[High, middle and low justice|lower court]]. Beginning in 1347 the village and its court passed through the hands of a number of local nobles as it was sold, divided and inherited repeatedly. In 1406 the village was acquired by [[Bern]] and the court continued to pass through the hands of Bernese nobles. After the [[French invasion of Switzerland#Collapse|1798 French invasion]], under the [[Helvetic Republic]] the local court was dissolved. Five years later, under the [[Act of Mediation]], it became part of the district of [[Burgdorf, Switzerland|Burgdorf]].<ref name=HDS/>
-The village church was first mentioned in 1275.  The old church was replaced with a new building in 1514-18.  The church tower was built almost a century and a half later in 1666-68.  After a fire in 1911, the building was repaired and renovated.  Two monumental tombs were carved in the church by Johann August Nahl.<ref name=HDS/>
+The village church was first mentioned in 1275. The old church was replaced with a new building in 1514-18.  The church tower was built almost a century and a half later in 1666-68. After a fire in 1911, the building was repaired and renovated. Two monumental tombs were carved in the church by Johann August Nahl.<ref name=HDS/>
-The village converted to mechanized farming relatively early.  In 1878 the regional ''Dampfdresch-Genossenschaft'' or steam farming cooperative was established in the village.  The dairy and potato distillery in the village led to the creation, in 1888, of a yeast factory.  Several other factories opened as well, including a biscuit factory in 1920, a gravel mine in 1960 and a laundry.  In 1960's a freight yard opened which took advantage of the nearby [[A1 motorway (Switzerland)|A1 motorway]].  Good transportation links, including the motorway and the railroad, have allowed the village's population to grow rapidly.  While several factories were built in the early 20th century, in the later half century the population grew while industry remained constant.  Today many residents commute to jobs in neighboring towns.<ref name=HDS/>
+The village converted to mechanized farming relatively early.  In 1878 the regional ''Dampfdresch-Genossenschaft'' or steam farming cooperative was established in the village. The dairy and potato distillery in the village led to the creation, in 1888, of a yeast factory. Several other factories opened as well, including a biscuit factory in 1920, a gravel mine in 1960 and a laundry. In the 1960s a freight yard opened which took advantage of the nearby [[A1 motorway (Switzerland)|A1 motorway]]. Good transportation links, including the motorway and the railroad, have allowed the village's population to grow rapidly. While several factories were built in the early 20th century, in the later half century the population grew while industry remained constant. Today many residents commute to jobs in neighboring towns.<ref name=HDS/>
-The first village school opened in 1662, while the current schoolhouse was built in 1903.  In 1839, the [[rectory]] was converted into a teacher training school which remained in operation until it relocated to [[Thun]] in 1918.<ref name=HDS/>
+The first village school opened in 1662, while the current schoolhouse was built in 1903. In 1839, the [[rectory]] was converted into a teacher training school which remained in operation until it relocated to [[Thun]] in 1918.<ref name=HDS/>
-In 1721-25 [[Schultheiss]] Hieronymus von Erlach built an elegant manor house known as [[Hindelbank Castle]] near the ruins of the old castle in Wiler.  During the 18th century the castle became an internationally renowned center of high society.  In 1866 Robert von Erlach sold the castle's lands to a private party, while the castle was sold to the Canton of Bern.  The canton built a poorhouse and in 1896 a women's prison on the castle grounds.  The castle was used as an administrative center.<ref name=HDS/>
+In 1721-25 [[Schultheiss]] Hieronymus von Erlach built an elegant manor house known as [[Hindelbank Castle]] near the ruins of the old castle in Wiler. During the 18th century the castle became an internationally renowned center of high society. In 1866 Robert von Erlach sold the castle's lands to a private party, while the castle was sold to the Canton of Bern. The canton built a poorhouse and in 1896 a women's prison on the castle grounds. The castle was used as an administrative center.<ref name=HDS/>
+===Mötschwil===
+Mötschwil was first mentioned in 1328 as ''Mötschwile''. Until 1910 it was known as Mötschwil-Schleumen.<ref name=HDS_Motschwil>{{HDS|253|Mötschwil}}</ref>
+The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a [[La Tene culture|La Tène]] cemetery. Politically and judicially, the village of Mötschwil, Schleumen and Grüt were part of the village of [[Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh|Alchenflüh]]. However, they were part of the [[parish]] of Hindelbank and part of the military district of [[Zollikofen]]. In 1331 [[Fraubrunnen Abbey]] became one of the large land owners in the villages.<ref name=HDS_Motschwil/>
+Starting in 1804, Mötschwil [[Lyssach]] and Rohrmoos (part of the [[Oberburg, Bern|Oberburg]] municipality) formed a school district. They built a school in the settlement of Kreuzweg in 1806. Despite being located close to the railroad stations of Hindelbank and Lyssach the municipality remained largely rural and agricultural.<ref name=HDS_Motschwil/>
 ==Geography==
 [[File:Hindelbank 052.jpg|thumb|Entrance to the village]]
-Hindelbank has an area of {{Swiss area|0409|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|0409|QUELLE}}<!--6.73 - 6.72 km2-->  Of this area, {{convert|4.09|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 60.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|1.49|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 22.1% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, {{convert|1.1|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 16.3% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.03|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and {{convert|0.01|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.1% is unproductive land.<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 {{de icon}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>
+[[File:ETH-BIB-Hindelbank aus 300 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-002825.tif|thumb|Aerial view by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1922)]]
+Hindelbank has an area of {{Swiss area|0409|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|0409|QUELLE}}<!--6.73 - 6.72 km2-->  Of this area, {{convert|4.09|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 60.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|1.49|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 22.1% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, {{convert|1.1|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 16.3% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.03|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and {{convert|0.01|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.1% is unproductive land.<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, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.4%.  Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests.  Of the agricultural land, 51.4% is used for growing crops and  8.9% is pastures.  All the water in the municipality is flowing water.<ref name=BFS_land/>
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 Hindelbank includes the [[Ribbon development|Ribbon road village]] of Hindelbank and the women's prison in Wiler.
-On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Burgdorf, the municipality's former district, was dissolved.  On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.<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] {{de icon}} accessed 4 April 2011</ref>
+On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Burgdorf, the municipality's former district, was dissolved.  On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.<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 ''Azure a Hind Argent stantant on a Base Or.''<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-be075.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 04-September-2012</ref>
+The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Azure a Hind Argent statant on a Base Or.''<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-be075.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 04-September-2012</ref>
 ==Demographics==
 [[File:Hindelbank faktrabdomo 067.jpg|thumb|Half-timbered house in Hindelbank]]
 [[File:Hindelbank vilaghocentro 066.jpg|thumb|Hindelbank village center]]
-Hindelbank has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-BE}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0409}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}}  {{as of|2010}}, 7.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals.<ref name=BE_Stat>[http://www.fin.be.ch/de/index/finanzen/finanzen/publikationen/wohnbevoelkerung.html Statistical office of the Canton of Bern] {{de icon}} accessed 4 January 2012</ref>  Over the last 10 years (2000-2010) the population has changed at a rate of 7.2%.  Migration accounted for 0.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 3.5%.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 04-September-2012</ref>
+Hindelbank has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-BE}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BE|0409}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}}  {{as of|2010}}, 7.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals.<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=2012-02-15 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 4 January 2012</ref>  Over the last 10 years (2000-2010) the population has changed at a rate of 7.2%.  Migration accounted for 0.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 3.5%.<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=2016-01-05 }} accessed 04-September-2012</ref>
 Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[German language|German]] (1,857 or 92.9%) as their first language, [[French language|French]] is the second most common (23 or 1.2%) and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] is the third (17 or 0.9%).  There are 12 people who speak [[Italian language|Italian]] and 1 person who speaks [[Romansh language|Romansh]].<ref name=STAT2000/>
 {{as of|2008}}, the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.  The population was made up of 924 Swiss men (45.0% of the population) and 88 (4.3%) non-Swiss men.  There were 969 Swiss women (47.2%) and 73 (3.6%) non-Swiss women.<ref name="BE_Stat"/>  Of the population in the municipality, 428 or about 21.4% were born in Hindelbank and lived there in 2000.  There were 947 or 47.4% who were born in the same canton, while 322 or 16.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 219 or 11.0% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/>
 {{as of|2010}}, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.6%.<ref name=SFSO/>
-{{as of|2000}}, there were 793 people who were single and never married in the municipality.  There were 996 married individuals, 111 widows or widowers and 100 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]  {{de icon}} accessed 2 February 2011</ref>
+{{as of|2000}}, there were 793 people who were single and never married in the municipality.  There were 996 married individuals, 111 widows or widowers and 100 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/20140409212530/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=2014-04-09 }}  {{in lang|de}} accessed 2 February 2011</ref>
-{{as of|2000}}, there were 236 households that consist of only one person and 50 households with five or more people.  {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 784 apartments (92.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 41 apartments (4.8%) were seasonally occupied and 23 apartments (2.7%) 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] {{de icon}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>  {{as of|2010}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 1 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/>  The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2011|alt=in 2011}}, was 0.5%.
+{{as of|2000}}, there were 236 households that consist of only one person and 50 households with five or more people.  {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 784 apartments (92.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 41 apartments (4.8%) were seasonally occupied and 23 apartments (2.7%) 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=2014-09-07 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>  {{as of|2010}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 1 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/>  The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2011|alt=in 2011}}, was 0.5%.
-The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|246|Hindelbank}}</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] {{de icon}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref>
+The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|246|Hindelbank}}</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=2014-09-30 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref>
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 ==Heritage sites of national significance==
-The church, the [[rectory]] and [[Hindelbank Castle]] are listed as Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].  The grounds and land surrounding the castle are part of the [[Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html|title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte|year=2009|work=[http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html KGS Inventar]|publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection|language=German|accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref>
+The church, the [[rectory]] and [[Hindelbank Castle]] are listed as Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].  The grounds and land surrounding the castle and the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Mötschwil are part of the [[Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html |title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte |year=2009 |work=KGS Inventar |publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection |language=German |accessdate=25 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html |archivedate=28 June 2010 }}</ref>
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 ==Politics==
-In the 2011 [[Swiss federal election, 2011|federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|Swiss People's Party (SVP)]] which received 33.2% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland|Conservative Democratic Party (BDP)]] (19%), the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party (SP)]] (14.8%) and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (6.2%).  In the federal election, a total of 760 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 48.7%.<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] {{de icon}} accessed 8 May 2012</ref>
+In the [[2011 Swiss federal election|2011 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|Swiss People's Party (SVP)]] which received 33.2% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland|Conservative Democratic Party (BDP)]] (19%), the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party (SP)]] (14.8%) and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (6.2%).  In the federal election, a total of 760 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 48.7%.<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=2013-11-14 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 8 May 2012</ref>
 ==Economy==
 [[File:Hindelbank Volg-supermerkato 065.jpg|thumb|Volg supermarket in Hindelbank]]
 {{as of|2011|In 2011}}, Hindelbank had an unemployment rate of 2.18%.  {{as of|2008}}, there were a total of 820 people employed in the municipality.  Of these, there were 57 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 17 businesses involved in this sector.  172 people were employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there were 24 businesses in this sector.  591 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 81 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
-{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were a total of 650 [[full-time equivalent]] jobs.  The number of jobs in the primary sector was 36, all of which were in agriculture.  The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 158 of which 44 or (27.8%) were in manufacturing, 49 or (31.0%) were in mining and 61 (38.6%) were in construction.  The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 456.  In the tertiary sector; 143 or 31.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 13 or 2.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 19 or 4.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 1.1% were in the information industry, 5 or 1.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 43 or 9.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 30 or 6.6% were in education and 44 or 9.6% were in health care.<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] {{de icon}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>
+{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were a total of 650 [[full-time equivalent]] jobs.  The number of jobs in the primary sector was 36, all of which were in agriculture.  The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 158 of which 44 or (27.8%) were in manufacturing, 49 or (31.0%) were in mining and 61 (38.6%) were in construction.  The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 456.  In the tertiary sector; 143 or 31.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 13 or 2.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 19 or 4.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 1.1% were in the information industry, 5 or 1.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 43 or 9.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 30 or 6.6% were in education and 44 or 9.6% were in health care.<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=2014-12-25 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>
-{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 444 workers who commuted into the municipality and 780 workers who commuted away.  The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.8 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] {{de icon}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref>  Of the working population, 20.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 49.4% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
+{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 444 workers who commuted into the municipality and 780 workers who commuted away.  The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.<ref name=commuter>[https://archive.today/20120804043150/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb] {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref>  Of the working population, 20.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 49.4% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
 ==Religion==
 [[File:Hindelbank Kirche2.jpg|thumb|Hindelbank village church]]
-From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 208 or 10.4% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 1,448 or 72.4% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]].  Of the rest of the population, there were 17 [[Orthodox Christianity|members of an Orthodox church]] (or about 0.85% of the population), and there were 180 individuals (or about 9.00% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church.  There were 6 individuals (or about 0.30% of the population) who were [[Judaism|Jewish]], and 51 (or about 2.55% of the population) who were [[Islam]]ic.  There were 7 individuals who were [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], 13 individuals who were [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and 1 individual who belonged to another church.  104 (or about 5.20% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 54 individuals (or about 2.70% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/>
+From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 208 or 10.4% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 1,448 or 72.4% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]].  Of the rest of the population, there were 17 [[Orthodoxy#Christianity|members of an Orthodox church]] (or about 0.85% of the population), and there were 180 individuals (or about 9.00% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church.  There were 6 individuals (or about 0.30% of the population) who were [[Judaism|Jewish]], and 51 (or about 2.55% of the population) who were [[Islam]]ic.  There were 7 individuals who were [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], 13 individuals who were [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and 1 individual who belonged to another church.  104 (or about 5.20% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 54 individuals (or about 2.70% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/>
 ==Education==
 In Hindelbank about 864 or (43.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 250 or (12.5%) have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|university]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').  Of the 250 who completed tertiary schooling, 73.2% were Swiss men, 18.4% were Swiss women, 4.0% were non-Swiss men and 4.4% were non-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 |accessdate= 24 June 2010 }}</ref>
+During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 350 students attending classes in Hindelbank.  There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 37 students in the municipality.  Of the kindergarten students, 2.7% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 5.4% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  The municipality had 6 primary classes and 126 students.  Of the primary students, 17.5% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 13.5% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  During the same year, there were 11 lower secondary classes with a total of 187 students.  There were 7.0% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 7.0% have a different mother language than the classroom language.<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>
-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 |accessdate= 24 June 2010 }}</ref>
+{{as of|2000}}, there were 111 students in Hindelbank who came from another municipality, while 54 residents attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/>
-During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 350 students attending classes in Hindelbank.  There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 37 students in the municipality.  Of the kindergarten students, 2.7% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 5.4% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  The municipality had 6 primary classes and 126 students.  Of the primary students, 17.5% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 13.5% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  During the same year, there were 11 lower secondary classes with a total of 187 students.  There were 7.0% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 7.0% have a different mother language than the classroom language.<ref name=School>[http://www.erz.be.ch/erz/de/index/direktion/organisation/generalsekretariat/statistik/schul-_und_gemeindetabellen.html Schuljahr 2010/11 pdf document]{{de icon}} accessed 4 January 2012</ref>
+Hindelbank is home to the ''Gemeindebibliothek Hindelbank'' (municipal library of Hindelbank).  The library has ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) 5,400 books or other media, and loaned out 5,095 items in the same year.  It was open a total of 360 days with average of 7.5 hours per week during that year.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/16/02/02/data.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, list of libraries] {{in lang|de}} accessed 14 May 2010</ref>
-{{as of|2000}}, there were 111 students in Hindelbank who came from another municipality, while 54 residents attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/>
+==Transportation==
-Hindelbank is home to the ''Gemeindebibliothek Hindelbank'' (municipal library of Hindelbank).  The library has ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) 5,400 books or other media, and loaned out 5,095 items in the same year.  It was open a total of 360 days with average of 7.5 hours per week during that year.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/16/02/02/data.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, list of libraries] {{de icon}} accessed 14 May 2010</ref>
+The municipality has a railway station, {{rws|Hindelbank}}, on the [[Olten–Bern railway|Olten–Bern line]]. It has regular service to {{rws|Bern}}, {{rws|Thun}}, {{rws|Langnau i.E.}}, {{rws|Solothurn}}, and {{rws|Sumiswald-Grünen}}.
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 * {{HDS|246|Hindelbank}}
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