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Porrentruy
Porrentruy (, fc, Poérreintru , german: Pruntrut) is a Swiss municipality and seat of the district of the same name located in the canton of Jura. Porrentruy is home to National League team, HC Ajoie. History The first trace of human presence in Porrentruy is a mesolithic tool that was found in the back yard of the Hôtel-Dieu. Scattered, individual objects have also been found from the neolithic, the late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. The first known settlement in what became Porrentruy goes back to the Roman era. In 1983, the ruins of a Gallo-Roman temple were discovered in the cemetery on the north of town, and Roman coins were found there. Near the town, a kilometer long (0.6 mile) section of the Augst- Epomanduodurum (now Mandeure) Roman road was discovered. In the back yard of the Hôtel-Dieu the charred remains of a building from the 10th or 11th century were discovered. However, the first historical mention of the name occurs in 1136 as ''Purrentru''. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porrentruy Rathaus
Porrentruy (, fc, Poérreintru , german: Pruntrut) is a Swiss municipality and seat of the district of the same name located in the canton of Jura. Porrentruy is home to National League team, HC Ajoie. History The first trace of human presence in Porrentruy is a mesolithic tool that was found in the back yard of the Hôtel-Dieu. Scattered, individual objects have also been found from the neolithic, the late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. The first known settlement in what became Porrentruy goes back to the Roman era. In 1983, the ruins of a Gallo-Roman temple were discovered in the cemetery on the north of town, and Roman coins were found there. Near the town, a kilometer long (0.6 mile) section of the Augst- Epomanduodurum (now Mandeure) Roman road was discovered. In the back yard of the Hôtel-Dieu the charred remains of a building from the 10th or 11th century were discovered. However, the first historical mention of the name occurs in 1136 as ''Purrentru''. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porrentruy (district)
Porrentruy District (, ) is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Porrentruy. The French-speaking district has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Porrentruy is divided into a total of 20 municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Gules a Fess Argent, overall a Cockatrice Or volant holding in legs and beak a Crosier of the same.'' Demographics Porrentruy has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (22,008 or 91.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,001 or 4.2%) and Italian is the third (306 or 1.3%). There are 8 people who speak Romansh. , the population was 48.8% male and 51.2% female. The population was made up of 10,585 Swiss men (43.7% of the population) and 1,243 (5.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 11,322 Swiss women (46.7%) and 1,083 (4.5%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district, 9,552 or about 39.8% were born in Porre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontenais
Fontenais is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Bressaucourt merged into the municipality of Fontenais.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 History Fontenais is first mentioned in 1148 as ''Fonteneis''.Geography Fontenais has an area of . Of this area, or 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.4% is unproductive land.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alle, Switzerland
Alle ( fc, Alle) is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Alle is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Alla''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Hall'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Alle has an area of . Of this area, or 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtedoux
Courtedoux is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. History Courtedoux is first mentioned in 814 as ''Curtis Udulphi''. Geography Courtedoux has an area of . Of this area, or 51.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.7% 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 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.9% of the area Out of the forested land, 35.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bure, Switzerland
Bure is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It lies in very close proximity to the border with France. History Bure is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Bures''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Burnen'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Bure has an area of . Of this area, or 44.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 27.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 14.4% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.7%. Power and water infrastructure as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courchavon
Courchavon is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Courchavon is first mentioned in 1279 as ''Corchavon''. Geography Courchavon has an area of . Of this area, or 30.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 60.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.7%. Out of the forested land, 59.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeuve
Coeuve is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Coeuve is first mentioned in 1136 as ''Cova''. Geography Coeuve has an area of . Of this area, or 56.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 37.9% is used for growing crops and 15.6% is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courgenay
Courgenay () is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. History Courgenay is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Corgennart''. Geography Courgenay has an area of . Of this area, or 48.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 42.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 40.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bressaucourt
Bressaucourt is a former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Porrentruy (district), Porrentruy in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Jura (canton), Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Bressaucourt merged into the municipality of Fontenais.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 History Bressaucourt is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Bersalcurt''.Geography Before the merger, Bressaucourt had a total area of . Of this area, or 41.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 53.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jura (canton)
The Republic and Canton of Jura (french: République et canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura ( , ), is the newest (founded in 1979) of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 Swiss cantons, located in the northwestern part of Switzerland. The Capital (political), capital is Delémont. It shares borders with the canton of Basel-Landschaft, the canton of Bern, the canton of Neuchatel, the canton of Solothurn, and the France, French régions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est. History The king of Burgundy donated much of the land that today makes up canton Jura to the bishop of Basel in 999. The area was a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire for more than 800 years. After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 the Jura had close ties with the Swiss Confederation. At the Congress of Vienna (1815), the Jura region became part of the canton of Bern. This act caused dissension. The Jura was French language, French-speaking and Roman Catholic, whereas the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Ajoie
HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland. HC Ajoie has won three Swiss League (SL) Championships – in 1992, 2016 and 2021. History On February 2, 2020, the team won the 2020 Swiss Cup, beating National League (NL) team HC Davos 7–3. On April 28, 2021, HC Ajoie defeated EHC Kloten in game 6 of the Swiss League The Swiss League is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League. The winners of the league each season plays a best-of-seven series against the bottom team of the NL, and if they win, th ... (SL) final and won the series 4–2 to be crowned SL champion. As a result, the team gained automatic promotion to the National League for the 2021/22 season. On July 28, 2021, the team revealed its new logo featuring three stars to honor their th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
