Bühler
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Bühler |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| image_photo | Buehler preghejo 042.JPG |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Bühler COA.svg |
| canton | Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
| iso-code-region | CH-AR |
| district | n.a. |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 9055 |
| municipality_code | 3021 |
| area | 5.61 |
| elevation | 828 |
| population | 1652 |
| website | www.buehlerar.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Gais, Schlatt-Haslen (AI), Speicher, Teufen, Trogen |
| :: |
| subject_name = Bühler | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Buehler preghejo 042.JPG | imagepath_coa = CHE Bühler COA.svg |pixel_coa= | canton = Appenzell Ausserrhoden | iso-code-region = CH-AR | district = n.a. |coordinates = | postal_code = 9055 | municipality_code = 3021 | area = 5.61 | elevation = 828|elevation_description= | population = 1652 |populationof = December 2008 | popofyear = 2008 | website = www.buehlerar.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Gais, Schlatt-Haslen (AI), Speicher, Teufen, Trogen | twintowns = |}} Bühler () is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
History
Bühler is first mentioned in 1479 as Ullrich Büllershoff.
Geography
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Bühler has an area, , of 5.6 km2. Of this area, 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Appenzell Mittelland on the north side of the Rotbachtal. It consists of the village of Bühler and scattered hamlets and factories.
Demographics
Bühler has a population () of 1,652, of which about 23.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (84.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.6%) and Serbo-Croat being third ( 2.7%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
In the 2007 federal election the FDP received 65.6% of the vote.
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bühler about 65.3% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Bühler has an unemployment rate of 1.19%. , there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 24 businesses involved in this sector. 517 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 32 businesses in this sector. 170 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 45 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: |align=left | 1734 | 1167 | 1850 | 1281 | 1880 | 1611 | 1900 | 1625 | 1950 | 1222 | 1970 | 1700 | 2000 | 1598
Transport
Bühler is linked to the city of St. Gallen and Appenzell by the Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen railway, a narrow-gauge road-side railway line. The line operates two trains per hour throughout the day, with three trains per hour during peak periods. Services are operated by Appenzell Railways for S-Bahn St. Gallen. There are two stations within the municipality, and . The journey from to Bühler takes 23 minutes.
References
References
- link. (2011-06-12 {{in lang). de accessed 15 September 2009
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (January 5, 2016 accessed 15-Sep-2009)
- The age distribution, {{as of. 2000. link. (2009-09-13 {{in lang). de accessed 15 September 2009
- {{HDS. 1300. Bühler
- (2023-09-15). "Trogen - St. Gallen – Appenzell (timetable)". Bundesamt für Verkehr.
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