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Spiez is a city in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Spiez has an area of 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi). Of this area, 38.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 29.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
It is located at the south bank of Lake Thun. It comprises five villages (Bäuerte): Spiez, Einigen, Hondrich, Faulensee and Spiezwiler (formerly Wyler).
Spiez has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 12,475. As of 2007[update], 7.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.0%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (1.1%) and French being third (0.8%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (21%), the Green Party (12.9%) and the FDP (11.8%).
I'm on the road to nowhere,
I left my soul at home,
you wanna come with me,
keep me company?
If i could lift my lids,
then I may see the light,
see where I may go,
you wanna go where i go?
I'm on the road to nowhere,
an' I just wanna find my somewhere,
yeah.
I'm on the road to nowhere,
I left my soul at home,
you wanna come with me,
keep me company?
I'm on the road to nowhere,
an' I just wanna find my somewhere.
I'm on the road to nowhere,
an' I just wanna find my somewhere,
yeah.
I'm on the road to nowhere
I'm on the road to nowhere
I'm on the road to nowhere
I'm on the road to nowhere
I'm on the road to nowhere
I'm on the road to nowhere