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Münchenwiler
Münchenwiler (french: Villars-Les-Moines) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Münchenwiler is first mentioned in 1080-81 as ''Vilar''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Vilar les Moinos. ''. In 1080-81 the village was given by the brothers Gerold and Rudolf de Vilar to Cluny Abbey. Shortly thereafter a priory was founded, which served as a way station for pilgrims on the Way of St. James. The Priory church was built in 1100, using spolia from the Roman ruins at Avenches. The small priory community normally consisted of a prior and two to four monks. The priory suffered during the local wars of the 14th and 15th centuries. It was damaged during the Battle of Laupen in 1339. Over a century later, in 1448, it was damaged again during the Freiburgkrieg between the emergent city-states of Bern and Fribourg. In 1476 it was damaged a third time during the Burgundian Wars. During the 15th century, the small prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Münchenwiler Castle Apr 2011
Münchenwiler (french: Villars-Les-Moines) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Münchenwiler is first mentioned in 1080-81 as ''Vilar''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Vilar les Moinos. ''. In 1080-81 the village was given by the brothers Gerold and Rudolf de Vilar to Cluny Abbey. Shortly thereafter a priory was founded, which served as a way station for pilgrims on the Way of St. James. The Priory church was built in 1100, using spolia from the Roman ruins at Avenches. The small priory community normally consisted of a prior and two to four monks. The priory suffered during the local wars of the 14th and 15th centuries. It was damaged during the Battle of Laupen in 1339. Over a century later, in 1448, it was damaged again during the Freiburgkrieg between the emergent city-states of Bern and Fribourg. In 1476 it was damaged a third time during the Burgundian Wars. During the 15th century, the small priory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern-Mittelland (administrative District)
Bern-Mittelland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region. It contains 75 municipalities with an area of and a population () of . It is made up of the valley of the rivers Aare and Emme, some of the foothills of the Bernese Alps, as well as the plain around the capital Bern, and has many small farms and hilly forested regions with small to mid-sized towns scattered throughout. It is perhaps best known by foreigners and visitors for the Emmental. The classic Swiss cheese with holes Emmentaler comes from this region's forests and pastures, of hilly and low mountainous countryside in the range. Municipalities Mergers and name changes *On 1 January 2011 the former municipalities of Albligen and Wahlern merged to form the new municipality of Schwarzenburg. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courlevon
Courlevon is a former municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen, and Salvenach merged into Murten/Morat. History Courlevon is first mentioned in 1214 as ''Curlivin''. Geography Courlevon had an area, , of . Of this area, or 57.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Out of the forested land, 35.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cressier, Fribourg
Cressier (; frp, Cressiér, or ) is a municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Cressier is first mentioned in 1080 as ''Crisei''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Grissach'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Cressier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murten/Morat
Murten (German) or Morat ( French, ; frp, Morât ) is a bilingual municipality and a city in the See district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is located on the southern shores of Lake Morat (also known as Lake Murten). Morat is situated between Neuchâtel and Fribourg and is the capital of the See/Lac District of the canton of Fribourg. It is one of the municipalities with a majority (about 75%) of German speakers in the predominantly French-speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 1975 the former municipality of Burg bei Murten merged into the municipality of Murten.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 It was followed on 1 January 1991 by the former municipality of |
Salvenach
Salvenach (French language, French name: Salvagny; frp, Cervagné ) is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of See (district of Fribourg), See in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. It was one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten. History Salvenach is first mentioned in 1179 as ''Salvegnez''. Geography Salvenach had an area of Of this area, or 70.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.9% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morat (Fribourg)
Murten (German) or Morat ( French, ; frp, Morât ) is a bilingual municipality and a city in the See district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is located on the southern shores of Lake Morat (also known as Lake Murten). Morat is situated between Neuchâtel and Fribourg and is the capital of the See/Lac District of the canton of Fribourg. It is one of the municipalities with a majority (about 75%) of German speakers in the predominantly French-speaking Canton of Fribourg. On 1 January 1975 the former municipality of Burg bei Murten merged into the municipality of Murten.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 It was followed on 1 January 1991 by the former municipality of |
Bern (canton)
The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the canton, displayed on a red-yellow background. Comprising ten districts, Bern is the second-largest canton by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it is surrounded by eleven cantons. It borders the canton of Jura and the canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the canton of Neuchâtel, the canton of Fribourg and canton of Vaud. To the south lies the canton of Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau. The geography of the canton includes a large share of all three natural regions of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains (the Bernese Jura), the Swiss Plateau (the Bernese Mittelland) and the Alps (the Bernese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courgevaux
Courgevaux (; frp, Corgevâlx ; german: Gurwolf) is a municipality in the district of See or district du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Courgevaux is first mentioned in 1055 as ''Corgivul''. Geography Courgevaux has an area, , of . Of this area, or 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.0%. Out of the forested land, 23.5% of the total land area is heavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College (canon Law)
A college, in the canon law of the Catholic Church, canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, is a collection ( la, collegium) of persons united together for a common object so as to form one body. The members are consequently said to be incorporated, or to form a corporation. History Collegium (ancient Rome), Colleges existed among the Romans and Greeks from the earliest times. The Roman law, Roman laws required at least three persons for constituting a college. Legal Incorporation (business), incorporation was made, at least in some cases, by decrees of the Roman Senate, Senate, edicts of the Roman emperor, emperor, or by special laws. There were, however, general laws under which colleges could be formed by private persons, and if the authorities judged that the members had conformed to the letter and spirit of these laws, they had incontestable rights as ''collegia legitima''; if the requisites were not adhered to they could be suppressed by administrative act. The colleges could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgundian Wars
The Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) were a conflict between the Burgundian State and the Old Swiss Confederacy and its allies. Open war broke out in 1474, and the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, was defeated three times on the battlefield in the following years and was killed at the Battle of Nancy in 1477. The Duchy of Burgundy and several other Burgundian lands then became part of France, and the Burgundian Netherlands and Franche-Comté were inherited by Charles's daughter, Mary of Burgundy, and eventually passed to the House of Habsburg upon her death because of her marriage to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Background The dukes of Burgundy had succeeded, over a period of about 100 years, in establishing their rule as a strong force between the Holy Roman Empire and France. The consolidation of regional principalities with varying wealth into the Burgundian State brought great economic opportunity and wealth to the new power. In fact, a deciding factor for many elites in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
