Landiswil

Geschichte

Landiswil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.HistoryLandiswil is first mentioned in 1277 as Landoloswile.The oldest trace of a settlement are some scattered neolithic and Late Bronze Age artifacts. During the Middle Ages, the villages of Landiswil and Obergoldbach were both part of the parish of Biglen. The Durrach and Spiegelberg families from Solothurn owned the village of Landiswil until 1421 when it was given to the Niedern Spital in Bern. Obergoldbach was owned by several wealthy families from Bern, including, between 1469 and 1471, the Schultheiss Peter Kistler. In 1422 Bern combined the two villages into a single court. Then, in 1471 they combined the courts of Landiswil and Biglen and placed the new court under in the district of Konolfingen. In 1529 the combined court was placed under the authority of the Landvogt of Signau. The village of Landiswil remained part of the parish of Biglen until they built a village church in 1954. The village was home to two famous spas during the 19th century, the Tannental and the Löchlibad, but both closed by the early 20th century.GeographyLandiswil has an area of. Of this area, 6.4km2 or 62.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.33km2 or 32.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.51km2 or 5.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03km2 or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.