Untersteckholz
Untersteckholz was a municipality in the district of Aarwangen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, Untersteckholz merged into Langenthal.[1]
Geography
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Housing and buildings comprised 2.1% of the built-up area, and transportation infrastructure comprised 3.2%. 17.7% of the land area is heavily forested, and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.5% is used for growing crops and 14.1% is pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.[2]
Demographics
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In the 2007 election, the most popular party was the SVP, which received 65.3% of the vote. The following three most popular parties were the FDP (11.3%), the Green Party (11.1%) and the local small left-wing parties (5.9%).
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Untersteckholz has an unemployment rate of 0.17%. since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 58 people were employed in the primary economic sector, and about 14 businesses were involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector, and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector.[3]
References
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