Diessbach bei Büren

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Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°22′E

Diessbach bei Büren
Canton	Bern
District	Büren
Coordinates	47°7′N 7°22′E
Population	832   (January 2005)
Area	6.30 km²
Elevation	464 m
Postal code	3264
SFOS number	0385
Mayor	Urs Zurbuchen
Website	www.diessbach.ch
Surrounded by	Schnottwil, Wengi, Grossaffoltern, Lyss, Büetigen, Dotzigen, Büren an der Aare
Diessbach bei Büren

Diessbach bei Büren is a municipality in the district of Büren, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is located in the Swiss Seeland.

Diessbach has a reformed church, and is the center of the parish which includes the municipalities Busswil bei Büren, Büetigen and Dotzigen as well.

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Further reading 4 External links

[edit] History

The area was already settled during the Bronze Age, based on finds in various parts of the municipality of graves and settlement remains. There have also been discoveries from the time of the Roman Empire.

The town first appeared in historical sources in 1244, under 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.

[edit] Demographics

The following historical populations are based on censuses; earlier populations are difficult to estimate.

Year	Population
1764	317
1850	776
1920	791
1950	798
2000	862

Diessbach is predominantly German-speaking (97.33%). A few people speak French (1.04%) and Albanian (0.58%).

[edit] Further reading

• Hornerblätter, from the Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren

[edit] External links

• Diessbach bei Büren in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Vereinigung für Heimatpflege Büren Distributor of publications about Diessbach and the Büren district