Rüti bei Lyssach
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Rüti bei Lyssach is a
municipality in the
Swiss district of
Burgdorf in the
canton of
Berne.
Rüti bei Lyssach is located at 532 meters above sea level, 4 kilometers
as the crow flies west of the district capital
Burgdorf. The small agricultural village is situated in a
copse on the southern edge of the
floodplain of the
Emme on the base of the
molasse of the
Swiss plateau.
The area of 1.3 km² includes a cragged portion of the plateau. Most of it consists of the
dell of Rüti, which is drained by a creek into the Emme. The dell is surrounded by several mountains
Räbberg and
Binzberg in the north,
Büelhölzli in the west, and
Schneiteberg in the south. The highest in Rüti bei Lyssach is located on the northern slop of Schneiteberg with 590 meters above sea level. To the east the territory of the municipality reaches to the
embankment of the
Rohrmishubel. In
1997, 9% of the municipality's territory was urban, 11% was forrested, and the remaining 80% were in agricultural use.
Rüti bei Lyssach is neighbored by
Lyssach, Burgdorf,
Oberburg and
Mötschwil.
With 156 inhabitants Rüti bei Lyssach is one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Berne. 97.4% of the inhabitants speak
German, 0.6% speak
French, and another 0.6% speak
Spanish. In
1850, 132 people lived in the village, in
1900, there were 128. During the
20th century, the population oscillated between 100 and 140 inhabitants, in the last few years the population has been growing.
In the second half of the 19th century,
agriculture was the most important economic sector. Today,
tillage,
pomiculture, and
stock-breeding are still very important for the population of the village. Besides the
primary sector, there are very few jobs in Rüti bei Lyssach. Many inhabitants commute to Burgdorf.
Rüti bei Lyssach is situated just 500 meters away from the old road from
Berne via
Hindelbank to Burgdorf. The nearest connection to the
A1, which goes from Berne to
Zürich, is about 3 kilometers away from the center of the village. A bus line of the
Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG connects Rüti bei Lyssach to
Bolligen and Burgdorf.
The village was first documented in
1346 under the name
Rüti. The name cames from the
Old High German word
riod meaning
clearing. In the
Middle Ages, the village belonged to the
Count of Kyburg. In
1406, Berne gained control of it.
