Hindelbank is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

[4] The earliest human traces are some possibly neolithic items have been discovered in the village.

Beginning in 1347 the village and its court passed through the hands of a number of local nobles as it was sold, divided and inherited repeatedly.

In 1406 the village was acquired by Bern and the court continued to pass through the hands of Bernese nobles.

The dairy and potato distillery in the village led to the creation, in 1888, of a yeast factory.

Good transportation links, including the motorway and the railroad, have allowed the village's population to grow rapidly.

In 1839, the rectory was converted into a teacher training school which remained in operation until it relocated to Thun in 1918.

[5] Starting in 1804, Mötschwil Lyssach and Rohrmoos (part of the Oberburg municipality) formed a school district.

Despite being located close to the railroad stations of Hindelbank and Lyssach the municipality remained largely rural and agricultural.

On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.

[8] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Hind Argent statant on a Base Or.

[12] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,857 or 92.9%) as their first language, French is the second most common (23 or 1.2%) and Portuguese is the third (17 or 0.9%).

The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][15] The church, the rectory and Hindelbank Castle are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The grounds and land surrounding the castle and the hamlet of Mötschwil are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 760 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.7%.

In the tertiary sector; 143 or 31.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 13 or 2.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 19 or 4.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 1.1% were in the information industry, 5 or 1.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 43 or 9.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 30 or 6.6% were in education and 44 or 9.6% were in health care.

[12] From the 2000 census[update], 208 or 10.4% were Roman Catholic, while 1,448 or 72.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

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 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 350 students attending classes in Hindelbank.

It has regular service to Bern, Thun, Langnau i.E., Solothurn, and Sumiswald-Grünen.