Bäriswil

Geschichte

Bäriswil is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.HistoryBäriswil is first mentioned in 861 as Perolteswilare when the Abbey of St. Gall acquired land and farms in Bäriswil. In 1310 it was mentioned as Berolswile.Hallstatt era grave mounds have been discovered at Mittelberg and Kriegsholz.Starting in the 14th century, various Bernese patrician families owned the village and surrounding lands. In 1720, Hieronymus of Erlach acquired the village and merged it into the Herrschaft of Hindelbank.The village has remained mostly agricultural. During the 18th century it became slightly industrialized with a pottery factory and a sanding or cutting wheel plant. Starting in the 1960s it developed into a commuter town for the city of Bern. Today, the economy is dominated by small businesses and commuters.GeographyBäriswil has an area of. Of this area, 1.27km2 or 46.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.15km2 or 42.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33km2 or 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02km2 or 0.7% is unproductive land.