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

During the Late Middle Ages the portions of the village and surrounding fields were owned by a variety of nobles.

After Bern adopted the Protestant Reformation in 1528, the church came under Bernese patronage.

[4] The town was located at the intersection of the Bern-Lucerne and Burgdorf-Thun roads and was an important stop on these major routes.

In 1899 the major roads were supplemented by the Burgdorf-Thun Railway, which raised Grosshöchstetten into a more important regional transportation hub.

In 1830 the Konolfingen district recorder's office was moved to Grosshöchstetten where it remained for 17 years.

Of the rest of the land, 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi) or 24.9% is settled (buildings or roads).

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

[7] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Beech Tree Vert trunked and eradicated Gules.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (2,951 or 92.3%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (62 or 1.9%) and Albanian is the third (54 or 1.7%).

The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][14] Schlosswil Castle and the surrounding park are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

In the federal election, a total of 1,337 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.7%.

In the tertiary sector; 165 or 29.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 39 or 6.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 46 or 8.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 45 or 8.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 30 or 5.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 41 or 7.3% were in education and 129 or 22.8% were in health care.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 2,252 or 70.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 402 or 12.6% were Roman Catholic.

The wettest month was June during which time Grosshöchstetten received an average of 157 mm (6.2 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year was February with an average of 68 mm (2.7 in) of precipitation over 9.6 days.

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.

The library has (as of 2008[update]) 10,053 books or other media, and loaned out 38,053 items in the same year.