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Boltigen, Bern One Place Study

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Boltigen | Därstetten | Diemtigen
Erlenbach im Simmental | Lenk im Simmental | Oberwil im Simmental
St. Stephan | Wimmis | Zweisimmen

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Boltigen, Bern One Place Study

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Name

Boltigen was first mentioned as Booltingen in 1228. The word consists of a Germanic personal name and the toponym "-ingos" meaning "descendants of".[1][2]

Geography

Boltigen
Continent: Europe
Country: Switzerland
Canton: Bern
GPS Coordinates: 46.616667, 7.383333
Elevation: 882.9 m or 2896.7 feet


Geographical Location

Boltigen is part of a string of villages along the alpine valley floor of the Simmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The Simmental comprises the municipalities of Lenk im Simmental, St. Stephan, Zweisimmen, Boltigen, Oberwil im Simmental, Därstetten, Erlenbach im Simmental, Diemtigen and Wimmis.[3]

Neighboring Communities

Neighboring communities are (clockwise starting from the north): Sense, Oberwil im Simmental, Diemtigen, Zweisimmen, Saanen, and Greyerz.

Community Structure

The municipality has 8 parts (the settlement type is given in parenthesis):

History

Population

Year Residents
1764 1,300
1850 2,149
1860 2,052
1870 1,970
1880 2,054
1888 1,906
1900 1,933
1910 1,837
1920 1,873
1930 1,740
1941 1,879
1950 1,779
1960 1,691
1970 1,519
1980 1,339
1990 1,420
2000 1,436
2010 1,364
2020 1,249
[4]

Church

Boltigen Church

According to the 2000 Census, the majority of the population of Boltigen (about 88.9%) belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 2.7% were Roman Catholic. The remaining 8.4% practiced other religions, did not belong to a church, or declined to answer.

Cemeteries

The area of land used for cemeteries in Switzerland has remained the same for many years. There is no extra ground to expand them thus forcing them to cycle through their various plots. Many cemeteries have headstones that only date back 25 years, but varies according to location. Seldom will you find a headstone dating back more than 40 years unless it is a headstone of a pastor or very prominent citizen in their town. Even in smaller, more rural communities the headstones are not older than about 30 years.[5]

Resources

Sources

  1. ↑ Swissview (https://www.bergfex.com/sommer/boltigen-jaunpass/videos/6097 : accessed 1 January 2023). "Boltigen".
  2. ↑ German toponymy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_toponymy : accessed 1 January 2023). "German toponymy".
  3. ↑ Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmental : accessed 1 January 2023). "Simmental".
  4. ↑ Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltigen : accessed 1 January 2023). "Boltigen".
  5. ↑ FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Switzerland_Cemeteries : 1 January 2023), "Switzerland Cemeteries".




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Municipality Map of Boltigen
Municipality Map of Boltigen
Boltigen Coat of Arms
Boltigen Coat of Arms
Boltigen, Bern
Boltigen, Bern
Kirche Boltigen
Kirche Boltigen
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