Willadingen

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

The small community has always been politically, economically and religiously dependent on Koppigen.

The close connection to Koppigen probably came about under Peter of Thorberg who bought land in the village from Ulrich of Urtinen in 1374.

After his death in 1397, the Thorberg Charterhouse, which he had helped found, inherited all of his land.

[5] The municipality is located along the Ösch river, on the border with the Canton of Solothurn.

It consists of the village of Willadingen, the hamlets of Mösli and Moosgasse and the new housing development of Lischmatt.

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

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Bull Sable horned and hoofed Or.

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The entire village of Willadingen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 98 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 59.8%.

In the tertiary sector; 1 was in trade, sale or the repair of motor vehicles and 4 were in a hotel or restaurant.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 9 or 5.3% were Roman Catholic, while 153 or 89.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Barn and farmhouse in Willadingen
Aerial view of Koppigen. The small village of Willadingen is visible on the left side of Koppigen.
Barn over the Ösch river in Willadingen
Houses in Willadingen