Bargen BE

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BE is the abbreviation for the canton of Bern in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Bargenf .
Barges
Bargen coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district : Zealandw
BFS no. : 0302i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 3282
Coordinates : 586 661  /  209729 coordinates: 47 ° 2 '18 "  N , 7 ° 15' 47"  O ; CH1903:  586661  /  209729
Height : 449  m above sea level M.
Height range : 438-528 m above sea level M.
Area : 7.86  km²
Residents: 999 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 121 inhabitants per km²
Mayor : Hansjörg Weber
Website: www.bargen-be.ch
View of barges from the bridge over the Hagneck Canal

View of barges from the bridge over the Hagneck Canal
Location of the municipality
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Bargen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

There is also a civic community and a reformed parish under the name Bargen .

geography

Bargen is located in the Grosse Moos , a flat, fertile area in the Seeland , which the Aare has created as a wide alluvial fan since the last Ice Age.

The neighboring communities on the south side are Kallnach , Siselen , Walperswil , Kappelen , Aarberg and Radelfingen . The border to Radelfingen is formed by the Aare , which is diverted into the Hagneck Canal in Aarberg and only flows to a small extent as the Alte Aare in the original river bed. Bargen is bounded in the north by the Hagneck Canal. 70.1% of the community area is agricultural.

history

The early county of Bargen , which at the time of the Burgundian kings stretched from the Aare to the Jura valleys, got its name from Bargen . There was also a Cluniac priory with a hospital, which is mentioned in a papal bull from 1139.

The 1st Jura water correction brought the Hagneck Canal to the community, and at the beginning of the 20th century the underwater canal of the Kallnach power station was added to the west .

Historical aerial photo from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1925

economy

In addition to the butcher's shop, which also sells dairy products, bread and other groceries, Bargen has a vegetable and fruit shop and three restaurants. The brewery, founded in 2006, produces beers for local trade and gastronomy. Various former commercial and service companies such as the cheese dairy, the bank and the post office have been closed.

traffic

Bargen is on the Lyss - Kerzers railway line and has its own train station. Until a few years ago, this consisted of a small wooden house in which tickets used to be sold and the level crossing barrier was operated manually. The wooden house burned down on February 6, 2005 due to vandalism. After only a temporary solution had existed for a few years, the SBB equipped the stop with a waiting room and a higher platform in 2009 as part of the regional train station modernization project.

The village is on the main road from Aarberg to Kerzers. The main road in the direction of Siselen - Ins begins in Bargen.

politics

Pascale Möri was mayor until the end of 2017. She is succeeded by Hansjörg Weber as mayor.

The voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the National Council election in 2019 were: SVP 40.3%, SP 12.8%, BDP 14.0%, GPS 10.0%, EDU 3.7%, FDP 3.5%, glp 6.3 %, EVP 4.7%, pirates 1.2%.

Daughters and sons of the church

Attractions

photos

  • Bargen Church

  • Interior of the church

  • Half-timbered house in Bargen

Web links

Commons : Bargen BE  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ^ Charles Knapp, Maurice Borel, Victor Attinger, Heinrich Brunner, Société neuchâteloise de geographie (editor): Geographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Volume 1: Aa - Emmengruppe . Verlag Gebrüder Attinger, Neuenburg 1902, p. 135, keyword Bargen   ( scan of the lexicon page ).
  3. ↑ Brand Bahnhof Bargen , accessed on January 4, 2016
  4. ↑ Results of the municipality of Bargen BE. State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 20, 2019, accessed on August 4, 2020 .