Wiggiswil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
[4] The oldest trace of a settlement in the area comes from scattered prehistoric flint tools which were found around the Moossee.
Roman era artifacts have been discovered in Wiggiswil village and at Seerain.
[4] Throughout its history Wiggiswil has always been dependent on the neighboring village of Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee.
Even in the 21st century, the two small municipalities share a single town council.
The motorway connects Wiggiswil to the cities of Bern and Biel/Bienne, however, the village has remained mostly agricultural.
[5] During World War II, Swiss commanding general Henri Guisan sometimes used the Moospinte for secret meetings with government officials.
[4] The current restaurant is still very well regarded and the Gault Millau guide gives it a 16 out of 20 rating.
On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.
[13] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (89 or 91.8%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (3 or 3.1%) and Polish is the third (2 or 2.1%).
[15] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][16] The entire hamlet of Wiggiswil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
[13] From the 2000 census[update], 14 or 14.4% were Roman Catholic, while 62 or 63.9% 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.