Meikirch

Meikirch
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bern-Mittelland
BFS no. :	0307
Postal code :	3045 Meikirch 3042 Ortschwaben 3046 Wahlendorf
Coordinates :	594 422  /  206522 coordinates: 47 ° 0 '35 "  N , 7 ° 21' 55"  O ; CH1903:  594 422  /  206522
Height :	654  m above sea level M.
Height range :	569–810 m above sea level M.
Area :	10.23  km²
Residents:	2461 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	241 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Kurt Wenger ( SVP )
Website:	www.meikirch.ch
Meikirch from north
Location of the municipality

Meikirch ( Swiss German [ ˌmeˈχɪʊ̯χə ]) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

Meikirch is located on the southern slope of the Frienisberg around 10 kilometers northwest of the city of Bern . The community consists of the villages Meikirch, Ortschwaben and Wahlendorf as well as the hamlets of Grächwil , Aetzikofen and Weissenstein .

Neighboring communities are, starting from the north: Schüpfen , Kirchlindach , Wohlen bei Bern and Seedorf .

history

The first written mention of Meikirch comes from 1263, when a family "de Moechilchun" was mentioned in a land register as the owner of houses and estates in Bern and the surrounding area. The name "Mönch-Kilchen" refers to the Frienisberg monastery , founded in 1131 , to whose property most of the farms and their residents belonged as servants . After the monastery left Wahlendorf in 1380 and Meikirch Bern 100 years later, the citizens were able to buy their way out. The church, which is believed to have originated in the 7th or 8th century, stands on the remains of a Roman villa that was discovered during excavations in 1978. The hall house with annex was built around 100 AD and was built in the Tuscan style . The wall paintings and bricks found were carefully salvaged and documented by the archaeological service. A stamped brick is on display in the Müngerhaus near the church. During these excavations, Celtic graves from the time after the Great Migration were found inside the church , which were dated to the 7th and 8th centuries based on the grave goods. Another important find was made in 1851 in a burial mound south of Grächwil. The 60 centimeter bronze vase "Hydra" is now a showpiece of the prehistory collection of the Historical Museum in Bern.

politics

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The voting shares of the parties in the 2015 National Council election were: SVP 28.9%, SP 19.3%, BDP 13.1%, FDP 12.2%, GPS 8.9%, glp 7.3%, EVP 4.7 %, CVP 1.5%, EDU 1.1%.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Meikirch

In the middle of the village, the church and the rectory stand on the foundations of a Roman estate. The Grächwil country estate from 1790 is located on Schüpbergstrasse in the hamlet of Grächwil. Several farmhouses with outbuildings are listed as worthy of protection.

Personalities

• Kurt Wenger (* 1953), Mayor of Meikirch (SVP)
• Karin Fisli (* 1982), Councilor (SP)

Web links

Commons : Meikirch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Meikirch
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Meikirch. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent resident population from STAT-TAB of the BfS , municipalities see also regional portraits 2020 on bfs.admin.ch, accessed on May 29, 2020
2. ↑ ortsnames.ch - data set "Meikirch"
3. ^ Archaeological Service: Meikirch, Roman villa, graves and church
4. ^ Results of the Meikirch community. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 18, 2015, accessed on October 30, 2016 .