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34-553: Diessbach has a reformed church, and is the center of the parish which includes the municipalities Busswil bei Büren , Büetigen and Dotzigen as well. The earliest traces of human settlement come from the mesolithic and neolithic eras. Scattered Bronze Age items and a La Tene era grave have also been found. During the Roman era there was an estate at Schwerzi-Maueracker and small settlements at Moosacker and Schaliberg. The town first appeared in historical sources in 1244, under

68-455: A hotel or restaurant, 3 or 5.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 12.7% were in education and 10 or 18.2% were in health care. In 2000, there were 133 workers who commuted into the municipality and 325 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.4 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 6.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 63% used

102-547: A legal umbrella before the federal government and represents the church in international relations. Except for the Evangelical-Methodist Church, which covers all of Switzerland, the member churches are restricted to a certain territory. The president of the PCS is Rita Famos . The Reformation spread primarily into the cities of Switzerland, which was then composed of loosely connected cantons . Breakthroughs began in

136-509: A private car. From the 2000 census, 78 or 9.0% were Roman Catholic , while 646 or 74.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 2 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.23% of the population), and there were 106 individuals (or about 12.30% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 5 (or about 0.58% of the population) who were Islamic . 49 (or about 5.68% of

170-410: A total of 322 apartments (93.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 11 apartments (3.2%) were seasonally occupied and 10 apartments (2.9%) were empty. As of 2010, the construction rate of new housing units was 11.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2011, was 1.47%. The historical population is given in the following chart: In the 2011 federal election

204-470: 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 . During the 2009-10 school year, there were a total of 107 students attending classes in Diessbach bei Büren. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 19 students in

238-550: Is only loosening gradually in the present. . In cities where the Reformed faith became leading theology, several confessions were written, some of them: In the mid-19th century, opposition to liberal theology and interventions by the state led to secessions in several cantonal churches. One of these secessionist churches still exists today, the Evangelical Free Church of Geneva , founded in 1849, while two others reunited with

272-401: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.03 km (0.78 sq mi) or 32.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.49 km (0.19 sq mi) or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of

306-637: The Conservative Democratic Party (BDP). In the 2011 election, the two neophyte parties BDP and Green Liberal Party (GLP) were successful, each receiving 5.4% of the popular vote. Both the GLP and the BDP have gained the required five seats to form their own parliamentary groups , suggesting a split of the centrist CVP/EVP/glp group . All other major parties lost votes, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for

340-680: The Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States . Voter turnout was 49.1%, compared to 48.9% in 2007. At the last election, in 2007 , the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the highest share of the vote ever recorded for a single party in Switzerland, with 29% of the vote. Soon after, a moderate faction split from the SVP, forming

374-648: The 1520s in Zurich under Zwingli , in Bern in 1528 under Berchtold Haller , and in Basel in 1529 under Johannes Oecolampadius. After the death of Zwingli in 1531, the Reformation continued. The French-speaking cities Neuchâtel , Geneva and Lausanne changed to the Reformation ten years later under William Farel and John Calvin coming from France. The Zwingli and Calvin branches had each their theological distinctions, but in 1549 under

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408-606: The 7th or 8th century. It was first mentioned as St. John's Church in 1244. Beginning in the early 19th century, the farmers in Diessbach switched to raising dairy cows. By 1830 there were two large dairies in the municipality. There are a few small factories which produce watch parts and wood or metal buildings. Even though there is no rail station in the municipality, many workers commute to Lyss for their jobs. The municipality has its own primary school. Diessbach bei Büren has an area of 6.33 km (2.44 sq mi). Of this area, 3.76 km (1.45 sq mi) or 59.6%

442-491: The Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland), was formed to serve as a legal umbrella before the federal government and represent the church in international relations. The ordination of women is allowed in all member churches. As with most mainline European denominations, the Protestant Church in Switzerland has many member churches that permit prayer services or blessings for same-sex civil unions. As early as 1999,

476-737: The National Council, while the Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland and Swiss Party of Labour lost their single seats. Other minor groups which gathered more than 0.1% of the popular vote are: the Swiss Pirate Party (0.48%), the Swiss Democrats (0.20%), parteifrei.ch (0.19%) and Tierpartei Schweiz (0.15%). The elections of the Council of States are done by a plurality voting system . 27 out of 46 seats were determined on

510-638: The Reformed Church in Aargau has also allowed for prayer services to celebrate same-sex couples. To date, seven other Swiss Reformed churches, including Bern-Jura-Solothurn, Graubünden, Schaffhausen, Ticino, Thurgau, Vaud, and Zürich, have allowed the blessing of same-sex unions for same-sex civil unions. In August 2019 with the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich the first church of

544-509: The Reformed churches in St. Gallen, Fribourg, and Lucerne had allowed church celebration services for same-sex couples. The Reformed Church in Aargau has also permitted prayer services of thanksgiving to celebrate a same-sex civil union. The Reformed Church of Vaud, in 2013, also permitted prayer services as a way for same-sex couples to celebrate their civil union. Other member churches that allow either prayer services or blessings for same-sex union are

578-689: The Swiss Reformed Church allowed the blessing of same-sex marriages and the Swiss Reformed Church allowed blessing of same-sex marriages for their member churches. Organizationally, the Reformed Churches in Switzerland remain separate, cantonal units. The German churches are more in the Zwinglian tradition; the French more in the Calvinist tradition. They are governed synodically and their relation to

612-705: The Swiss Reformed Church in 1943 and 1966. An important issue to liberal theologians was the Apostles' Creed . They questioned its binding character. This caused a heated debate. Until the late 1870s, most cantonal reformed churches stopped prescribing any particular creed. In 1920 the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches ( Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund , Fédération des Eglises protestantes de Suisse , Federazione delle Chiese evangeliche della Svizzera - SEK-FEPS), with 24 member churches - 22 cantonal churches and 2 free churches (Free Church of Geneva and

646-491: The agricultural land, 51.0% is used for growing crops and 6.0% is pastures, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality is located on the northern edge of the Oberwald forest. It consists of the village of Diessbach bei Büren and the neighborhoods of Angel, Eichi and Hübeli. On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Büren, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined

680-575: The churches in Bern-Jura-Solothurn, Schaffhausen, Tessin, Thurgau, and Zürich. Like many European Protestant denominations, several of the Swiss Reformed churches have openly welcomed gay and lesbian members to celebrate their civil unions within a church context. As early as 1999, the Reformed Churches in St. Gallen, Fribourg, and Lucerne had permitted prayer and celebration services for same-sex couples to recognize their civil unions. Since then,

714-588: The first time since the 1987 elections . With 26.6% of the popular vote, the SVP is still the strongest party by a comfortable margin, but the 2011 elections marked the end of its rapid growth during the period of 1995–2007. Of the small parties (below 5 seats), the Evangelical People's Party received 2.0% of the vote (+0.4%), retaining its two seats. The Ticino League received 0.8% of the vote (+0.2%) and gains one seat, now holding two. The Christian Social Party lost one seat, but gained another to remain in

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748-601: The lead of Bullinger and Calvin they came to a common agreement in the Consensus Tigurinus (Zürich Consent), and 1566 in the Second Helvetic Confession . The German Reformed ideological center was Zurich, while the French-speaking Reformed movement bastion was Geneva. A feature of the Swiss Reformed churches in the Zwinglian tradition is their historically very close links to the cantons, which

782-601: The most popular party was the SVP which received 39.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the BDP Party (19.5%), the SPS (17.9%) and the EVP Party (6.1%). In the federal election, a total of 369 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 57.2%. As of  2011, Diessbach bei Büren had an unemployment rate of 1.07%. As of 2008, there were a total of 250 people employed in

816-513: The municipality. Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland ( PCS ), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical - Methodist Church of Switzerland. The PCS is not a church in a theological understanding, because every member is independent with its own theological and formal organisation. It serves as

850-429: The municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 10.5% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 5.3% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 4 primary classes and 72 students. During the same year, there was one lower secondary class with a total of 16 students. As of 2000, there were 47 students from Diessbach bei Büren who attended schools outside

884-410: The municipality. Of these, there were 87 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 78 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 16 businesses in this sector. 85 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 27 businesses in this sector. In 2008 there were a total of 191 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in

918-505: The name Diespah . At that time, the settlement consisted of a few farms and the church, which can be traced back to the seventh century and was also described in 1244. As part of the Strassberg holdings, Diessbach became part of Bern in 1393 along with Büren an der Aare , which became the administrative district in 1803. The current village church was built in 1858-59. However, this building had five predecessor buildings stretching back to

952-412: The newly created Verwaltungskreis Seeland. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Triple Bend wavy fimbriated Sable. The wavy stripes represent a stream ( German : bach ), making this an example of canting arms . Diessbach bei Büren has a population (as of December 2020) of 991. As of 2010, 6.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000-2010)

986-422: The population has changed at a rate of 6.2%. Migration accounted for 5.6%, while births and deaths accounted for -0.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (839 or 97.3%) as their first language, French is the second most common (9 or 1.0%) and Albanian is the third (5 or 0.6%). There are 3 people who speak Italian . As of 2008, the population was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The population

1020-605: The population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 29 individuals (or about 3.36% of the population) did not answer the question. In Diessbach bei Büren about 366 or (42.5%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 86 or (10.0%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 86 who completed tertiary schooling, 77.9% were Swiss men, 20.9% were Swiss women. The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten , followed by six years of Primary school. This

1054-419: The population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.4%. As of 2000, there were 357 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 405 married individuals, 63 widows or widowers and 37 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 90 households that consist of only one person and 33 households with five or more people. In 2000,

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1088-420: The primary sector was 64, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 72 of which 41 or (56.9%) were in manufacturing and 29 (40.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 55. In the tertiary sector; 14 or 25.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 5.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 8 or 14.5% were in

1122-548: The respective canton (in Switzerland, there are no church-state regulations at a national level) ranges from independent to close collaboration, depending on historical developments. The exception is the Evangelical-Methodist Church, which is nationally active. Reformed Churches in the Swiss cantons: International churches 2011 Swiss federal election Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011. All of

1156-505: Was made up of 420 Swiss men (47.1% of the population) and 29 (3.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 410 Swiss women (46.0%) and 3 (0.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 279 or about 32.4% were born in Diessbach bei Büren and lived there in 2000. There were 370 or 42.9% who were born in the same canton, while 139 or 16.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 46 or 5.3% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2010, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.7% of

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