Wimmis, Bern One Place Study

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

Contents 1 Wimmis, Bern One Place Study 1.1 Name 1.2 Geography 1.2.1 Geographical Location 1.2.2 Neighboring Communities 1.2.3 Community Structure 1.3 History 1.4 Castle 1.5 Population 1.6 Church 1.7 Cemeteries 1.8 Resources 2 Sources

Wimmis, Bern One Place Study

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Name

Wimmis was first mentioned in 994 as Windemis.^[1]

Geography

Wimmis

Continent: Europe

Country: Switzerland

Canton: Bern

GPS Coordinates: 46.666667, 7.633333

Elevation: 728.9 m or 2391.4 feet

Geographical Location

Wimmis 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.^[2]

Neighboring Communities

Neighboring communities are (clockwise starting from the north): Spiez, Aeschi bei Spiez, Reichenbach im Kandertal, Diemtigen, Erlenbach im Simmental, and Reutigen.

Community Structure

The municipality has 1 part (the settlement type is given in parenthesis):

• Wimmis (village)

History

Castle

Wimmis Castle is a castle which was built above the village in the 12th or 13th century by the Lords of Wimmis or Strättligen.

Population

Year	Residents
1764	573
1850	1,353
1860	1,278
1870	1,328
1880	1,347
1888	1,242
1900	1,423
1910	1,310
1920	1,471
1930	1,429
1941	1,681
1950	1,736
1960	1,756
1970	1,833
1980	1,969
1990	2,096
2000	2,314
2010	2,366
2020	2,609

^[3]

Church

Wimmis Church

According to the 2000 Census, the majority of the population of Wimmis (about 76.5%) belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 9.1% were Roman Catholic. The remaining 14.4% 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.^[4]

Resources

• Canton of Bern Record Books
• Index of Record books available for Canton of Bern
• Register of Swiss Surnames
• Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
• State Archive of Bern

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimmis : accessed 1 January 2023). "Wimmis".
2. ↑ Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmental : accessed 1 January 2023). "Simmental".
3. ↑ Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimmis : accessed 1 January 2023). "Wimmis".
4. ↑ FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Switzerland_Cemeteries : 1 January 2023), "Switzerland Cemeteries".