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Welcome to the Emmental. The early Iseli Family were mainly farmers. Based on church records dating to the mid 1500's, it appears that the greatest concentrations of "founding" Iseli families were in Kirchberg. Although we do not have any direct evidence, it seems likely that the first families of Hasle came from Kirchberg, following the river upstream to rude but more affordable farmland. By the end of the 1500's, the Hasle Iseli also "colonized" Lützelflüh. In the 1600's, Iseli's also moved to Rüegsau and Walkringen.