Golaten is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

[3] The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are Roman era bricks and pottery fragments which were found near the Wittenberg farm.

During the Protestant Reformation both municipalities converted to the new faith and Golaten remained part of the Kerzers parish.

In 1793, it fought with the neighboring communities, in the Canton of Fribourg, over the Golatenmoos moor.

[3] Today about half of the population of the municipality commute to jobs in Kerzers or Bern.

[5] There are two towns within the municipality, Golaten and Lachen and multiple small groups of farm houses (ex.

Golaten lies in the Swiss plateau on the reservoir Niederried, which makes it a good area for waterfowl.

On the southeastern edge of the municipality the Aare and Saane rivers flow together.

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable a Horse Shoe Argent.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (312 or 94.3%) as their first language, Albanian is the second most common (9 or 2.7%) and Portuguese is the third (4 or 1.2%).

In the federal election, a total of 117 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.5%.

In the tertiary sector; 14 or 63.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 9.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 3 or 13.6% were in education.

[19] From the 2000 census[update], 267 or 80.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 11 or 3.3% were Roman Catholic.

This 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.

[20] During the 2011-12 school year, there were a total of 8 students attending classes in Golaten.