Editing Hasliberg (section)

==History==
[[File:ETH-BIB-Hasliberg-Hohfluh-LBS H1-012409.tif|thumb|left|Aerial view of Hasliberg Hohfluh (1949)]] 
[[File:TrainApproachingBruenigHasliberg.JPG|thumb|left|Brünig-Hasliberg rail road station]]
Hasliberg is first mentioned in 1358 as ''Hasle an dem berge''. The name is derived from the [[Old High German]] ''hasal'' "[[hazel]]". After 1834 it was known as ''<!--Gemeinde--> Hasleberg''. Since 1923 the spelling has been Hasliberg.<ref name=HDS/>

A few, scattered [[Roman coins]] were found in the municipality, but the earliest known settlement dates back to the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages Hasliberg was part of the [[Vogt]]ei of [[Oberhasli]] and the [[parish]] of [[Meiringen]]. In 1334 the entire Oberhasli Vogtei was acquired by [[Bern]]. For most of their history, the residents of Hasliberg raised crops in the valleys, raised cattle and horses in [[Transhumance in the Alps|seasonal alpine herding camp]] and produced cheeses from the milk. Beginning in the 14th century they began to mine [[iron ore]] from the surrounding hills and mountains. [[Blast furnace]]s were built in the Mühletal, and many residents cut timber or produced charcoal for the furnaces. They also made a small amount of money from traffic over the [[Brünig Pass]]. Beginning in the [[High Middle Ages]], the Hasliberg often fought with the neighboring municipalities of [[Lungern]] and [[Kerns, Switzerland|Kerns]] over grazing land in the high alpine meadows.<ref name=HDS/>

In 1528 the municipality, along with the entire Canton of Bern, adopted the new faith of the [[Protestant Reformation]] and the chapel in Wasserwendi was demolished. Hasliberg joined the Reformed parish of Meiringen. In 1939 a Reformed church was built in Hohfluh and in 1967 it finally became the [[parish church]] for the municipality. A Catholic chapel opened in the village in 1977.<ref name=HDS/>

The farmers of the area organized into [[Bäuert]]en or farming communities quite early. The oldest Bäuert charter dates from 1555 and defines obligations and work assignments as well as meadow borders and grazing schedules. The current municipality was created in 1834 by combining the land and residents of several [[Bäuert]]en. During the 19th century, the population grew quickly. However, limited arable land forced many residents to take up [[Putting-out system|cottage industries]] such as silk or linen weaving or wood carving. Others emigrated to the other countries, especially the United States. Construction of the [[Brünig railway line]] in 1888 and the road over to Meiringen in 1890 provided an influx of money and tourists. The Health Spa Brünig-Hasliberg opened in Hohfluh and by 1912 there were over 600 hotel rooms in the municipality.<ref name=HDS/>

Global tension leading up to the war and World War I in 1914 devastated the Hasliberg tourism industry. The Schweizerhof hotel became a mothers convalescent home and is now a rehabilitation clinic. The Viktoria in Reuti became a training center of the Protestant Church in Switzerland. The Schweizer Glaubensmission (Swiss Faith Mission) acquired the Bellevue in Hohfluh. In 1946 the Ecole d' Humanité established a boarding school in Goldern. After World War II, tourism returned to Hasliberg. A number of hotels opened and many second or vacation homes were built. Today tourism revenue provides the majority of the municipal income.<ref name=HDS/>