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Dotzigen
Dotzigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Dotzigen is first mentioned in 1182 as ''Tocingen''. The earliest trace of settlements in Dotzigen are six Hallstatt grave mounds on the Dotzigenberg. This was followed by a Roman era settlement near the current village center. During the Middle Ages it was part of the ''Herrschaft'' of Strassberg, which was acquired in 1393 by Bern. It was part of the low court of Diesbach in the bailiwick of Büren. The village church of St. Mauritius was first mentioned in 1242. After the Protestant Reformation, in 1531, it came under Bernese control and the parish was immediately dissolved. At first the village was part of the parish of Büren and then later of Diessbach. The village was along the Büren-Aarberg road and the inhabitants traded produce to those towns and operated a rest station. The Jura water correction projects of the 19th century helped prevent floodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dotzigen Bauernhaus
Dotzigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Dotzigen is first mentioned in 1182 as ''Tocingen''. The earliest trace of settlements in Dotzigen are six Hallstatt grave mounds on the Dotzigenberg. This was followed by a Roman era settlement near the current village center. During the Middle Ages it was part of the ''Herrschaft'' of Strassberg, which was acquired in 1393 by Bern. It was part of the low court of Diesbach in the bailiwick of Büren. The village church of St. Mauritius was first mentioned in 1242. After the Protestant Reformation, in 1531, it came under Bernese control and the parish was immediately dissolved. At first the village was part of the parish of Büren and then later of Diessbach. The village was along the Büren-Aarberg road and the inhabitants traded produce to those towns and operated a rest station. The Jura water correction projects of the 19th century helped prevent floodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dotzigen Schloss
Dotzigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Dotzigen is first mentioned in 1182 as ''Tocingen''. The earliest trace of settlements in Dotzigen are six Hallstatt grave mounds on the Dotzigenberg. This was followed by a Roman era settlement near the current village center. During the Middle Ages it was part of the ''Herrschaft'' of Strassberg, which was acquired in 1393 by Bern. It was part of the low court of Diesbach in the bailiwick of Büren. The village church of St. Mauritius was first mentioned in 1242. After the Protestant Reformation, in 1531, it came under Bernese control and the parish was immediately dissolved. At first the village was part of the parish of Büren and then later of Diessbach. The village was along the Büren-Aarberg road and the inhabitants traded produce to those towns and operated a rest station. The Jura water correction projects of the 19th century helped prevent floodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeland (administrative District)
Seeland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Seeland administrative region. It contains 42 municipalities with an area of and a population () of . Municipalities Mergers and name changes On 1 January 2011 the municipality of Busswil bei Büren merged into the municipality of Lyss.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 On 1 January 2013 the municipality of merged into Kallnach. The municipality of Ruppoldsr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meienried
Meienried is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Meienried is first mentioned in 1255 as ''Meinrieth''. The village grew around a medieval ferry dock and customs station, which was first mentioned in 1268. It was located on a small rise between the Zihl and Aare rivers. On the eastern or Zihl side was Underfar village with a boat landing and a ferry to Safnern. On the western or Aare side was Oberfar with ferries to Dotzigen and Büren an der Aare. The village was part of the Büren district in the lands of the Counts of Neuchâtel-Nidau. In 1255, the Counts gave Meienried to the Gottstatt Monastery, which they had recently founded. After the extinction of the Counts, between 1388 and 1393 the entire ''Herrschaft'' of Büren, including Meienried, went to Bern. The Jura water correction of 1868-75 helped protect the village from flooding from the surrounding rivers. In 1970 the marshes around the village w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diessbach Bei Büren
Diessbach bei Büren is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Diessbach has a reformed church, and is the center of the parish which includes the municipalities Busswil bei Büren, Büetigen and Dotzigen as well. History The earliest traces of human settlement come from the mesolithic and neolithic eras. Scattered Bronze Age items and a La Tene era grave have also been found. During the Roman era there was an estate at Schwerzi-Maueracker and small settlements at Moosacker and Schaliberg. The town first appeared in historical sources in 1244, under the name ''Diespah''. At that time, the settlement consisted of a few farms and the church, which can be traced back to the seventh century and was also described in 1244. As part of the Strassberg holdings, Diessbach became part of Bern in 1393 along with Büren an der Aare, which became the administrative district in 1803. The current village church was built in 1858 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büetigen
Büetigen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Büetigen is first mentioned in 1261 as ''Buetingen''. The earliest trace of humans in Büetigen are scattered mesolithic and neolithic tools and items. La Tene era graves and an early medieval cemetery have also been found. The Burghubel hill was probably the family seat of the Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feudal overlord) family of Büetigen. The family was first mentioned in the 13th century, but no trace of their castle has been discovered. Eventually the village passed from the Büetigen family to St. Urban's Abbey and Frienisberg Abbey. Frienisberg Abbey gradually replaced all the other landholders in the village to become the sole landlord. However, in 1365 the Büetigen jurisdiction transferred to the Bernese Vogt in Aarberg. Fifteen years later, in 1380, the court and jurisdiction were sold directly to Bern. After the seculariza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwadernau
Schwadernau is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Schwadernau is first mentioned in 1269 as ''Swadernouwa''. A number of artifacts indicate that the area around Schwadernau has been inhabited since the Upper Paleolithic. In addition to neolithic finds, many Bronze Age, Roman era and early medieval objects indicate that there were other prehistoric settlements near the modern municipality. A depot of iron ingots and the remains of a Roman wall show that there may have been a workshop or small settlement near the Räbhubel or Scheurenhubel. During the Middle Ages, the village was owned by the Counts of Neuchâtel-Nidau. In 1281, the Count gave about half of the village to the Prince-Bishop of Basel. In 1376 the Counts of Kyburg and Thierstein fought and defeated the Bishop of Basel outside Schwadernau. In 1398 the entire Inselgau region, including Schwadernau, was acquired by the city of Bern. Under Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheuren
Scheuren is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Scheuren is first mentioned in 1398 as ''Schüren''. The village of Scheuren was given around 1255 to Gottstatt Abbey by the Counts of Neuchâtel-Nidau. Around the end of the 14th century the village was acquired by the city of Bern. Under Bernese rule it was incorporated into the bailiwick of Nidau and was the seat of a low court that had jurisdiction over several neighboring villages. Originally it was part of the parish of Büttenberg, but after the Protestant Reformation of 1528 it became part of the new parish of Gottstatt. The village was built along the Zihl/Thielle river, which periodically flooded, damaging buildings or fields. Most of the residents made their living from farming or fishing in the river. The diversion of the river and the construction of the Nidau-Büren Canal, in 1868-75, removed the flood risk and opened up additional farm land. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büren An Der Aare
Büren an der Aare (usually abbreviated with Büren a.A., means ''Büren on the Aare'') is a historic town and a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Büren an der Aare is first mentioned in 1185 as ''Buirro''. In 1236 it was mentioned as ''Buron''. The formerly independent village of Reiben was first mentioned in 1309. It became part of Büren an der Aare in 1911. The earliest trace of humans in Büren are scattered neolithic and La Tene items. The Roman era road between Aventicum and Salodurum (Solothurn) runs through the area that would become the municipality. Roman ruins include part of the road and a milestone at Bürenmoos, a canal at Burgweg and what may have been a country estate on Kirchmatt. Above the town, on the Schlosshubel hill, was the high medieval Strassberg Castle, the home of the Baron of Strassberg. The town was built on a narrow strip of land between the Städtiberg and the Aare. The town receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarberg
Aarberg is a historic town and a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Aarberg lies 20 kilometers from Bern above the river Aare. With an area of , Aarberg borders Bargen, Kappelen, Lyss, Radelfingen and Seedorf. Aarberg is not to be confused with Aarburg in Aargau or with Aarbergen in Germany. The town was once located on an island with the Aare and Little Aare (''Kleine Aare'') flowing around it. The old town grew up around the edge of the island with a large open plaza in the middle. In addition to the old town, Aarberg also includes the new outer quarter, and the villages of Spins, Mühletal and Grafenmoos. The official language of Aarberg is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. History Where Aarberg now stands was once an island surrounded by the Aare and the Little Aare. By 1138 there was a small pilgrim home and hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jura Water Correction
The correction of the waters of the Swiss Jura consisted of a wide series of hydrological undertakings carried out in Switzerland in the region of the three lakes: Lake Morat connected to Lake Neuchatel by the Broye Canal, the latter connected to Lake Bienne by the Thielle Canal, an area called the " Seeland”. These projects included the operations of cleaning, restoration and diversion of rivers. The main works took place in three distinct phases during the 19th and 20th centuries. The correction has helped regulate the hydrology. It limits the risk of flooding, particularly in the areas covered by the Aare. It has also added vast areas of valuable agricultural land through the drying out and subsequent sanitization and improvement of the swamps which used to lie between these three lakes. Many rivers have been corrected in Switzerland, for example the Rhône, which has undergone several adjustments between the 19th century and present day. However, the realignments in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solothurn
Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the Capital (political), capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. The town is the only municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the Solothurn (district), district of the same name. The town got its name from Salodurum, a Roman-era settlement. From 1530 to 1792 it was the seat of the France, French ambassador (diplomacy), ambassador to Switzerland. The pedestrian-only old town was built between 1530 and 1792 and shows an impressive array of Baroque architecture, combining Italian Grandezza, French style, and Swiss ideas. The town has eighteen structures listed as heritage sites. The official language of Solothurn is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard German, German, but the main spoken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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