Bern-Altenberg
 Statistical District of Bern |
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| Coordinates | 601006 / 200060 |
| height | 496- 570 m |
| surface | 0.3986 km² |
| Residents | 1398 (2019) |
| Population density | 3507 inhabitants / km² |
| Proportion of foreigners | 16% (2019) |
| Unemployment rate | 1.3% (2016) |
| BFS no. | 351024 |
| Post Code | 3006, 3011, 3013 |
| district | Breitenrain-Lorraine |
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Common quarter of Bern |
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| Quarter number | 511 |
| Statistical district | Altenberg |
| district | Breitenrain-Lorraine |
The Altenberg ( ) (also: Alteberg ) is a statistical district (24) and at the same time an identical common district of the city of Bern and belongs to the district V Breitenrain-Lorraine . It is located on the right slope of the Aare between Aargauerstalden and Lorraine Bridge .
In 2019 there were 1,398 inhabitants, of which 1,174 were Swiss and 224 were foreigners.
The neighborhood association has given itself the name Altenberg-Rabbental-Leist . The Rabbental includes the area around the Botanical Garden of Bern, Leist refers to the circle of friends, a term that is still used today for district and alley bars in Bern.
history
The field name Altenberg has been known since the 14th century and is derived from the Latin altus mons (high mountain).
Around 1840 the term Altenberg third was created as a name for part of the suburb of Unterau . The Altenberg third also included the Lorraine area . This was separated in the 1860s. Since then, the Altenbergquartier extends northwest to the present Botanical Garden .
The earliest buildings in Altenberg are likely to have been a medieval infirmary and the small Marienthal monastery . In the 16th and especially in the 17th century, building development began after the hospital was removed from the area. Economically, agriculture dominated in Altenberg, especially viticulture, until the vineyards and trotters turned into stately country houses in the 17th century. The most striking of them is the Stürlerhaus (Altenbergstrasse 60) built in 1659, which is known today as the Stürlerspital, as it served the Diakonissenhaus Bern from 1903 to 1918 as a hospital for the mentally ill . A plaque on the house wall reminds of the year 1844, when Sophie von Wurstemberger , the founder of the Diakonissenhaus Bern, started work in the asylum at Aarbergergasse 36 together with a maid. The illustration refers to the biblical legend "The widow's oil" (2 Kings 4, 1-7). The construction of the bridges and footbridges, which instead of older ferry connections connect the quarter with the old town of Bern: the Untertorbrücke , the Altenbergsteg , the Kornhausbrücke , the Lorrainebrücke and from 1858 to 1941 the former railway bridge was important for the development of the Altenberg district .
Neighborhood life
Today's Altenberg lacks a district center; rather, the settlements extend along the entire right bank of the Aare and the steep slope above. Stately buildings on the slope edge form the upper end. The striking corner buildings are the Schönburg in the east and the Kursaal in the west.
After the Altenberg had been used for agriculture for a long time, the service sector dominates today. The Beau-Site Clinic and the Salem Hospital of the Hirslanden Private Hospital Group , several retirement and nursing homes and the Kursaal with casino are particularly significant . The Schönburg was built in 1970 as the seat of the then General Directorate PTT; since Swisscom and Swiss Post became independent in 1998, it has served as the latter's headquarters. This was relocated to the Wankdorf district in spring 2015. The property has been owned by the real estate company Swiss Prime Site (SPS) since 2014. After extensive renovation of the building, a Coop branch, a fitness center and the first Swiss branch of the German design hotel chain Prizeotel have moved into the Schönburg .
With the School of Design in Bern and Biel , one of Bern's vocational schools has its headquarters in Altenberg, more precisely on Schänzlihalde. There are no elementary schools and kindergartens in the neighborhood, but there is a day-care center for small children. Until the end of November 2014, the Altenberg Forum in the building of the former L. Hafen car repair shop was a popular meeting place for cultural events.
literature
- Gottfried Derendinger: Building inventory Altenberg-Rabbental 1994 . Bern: Monument Preservation of the City of Bern 1998.
- Hugo Haas: Altenberg and Rabbental in Bern . Bern: Haupt 1947 (special print from: Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde 1947, issue 3).
- INSA inventory of modern Swiss architecture 1850–1921 , Volume 2: Basel, Bellinzona, Bern . Zurich: Orell Füssli 1986, ISBN 3-280-01716-5 , pages 426-429.
See also
Web links
- Common Altenberg district on map.bern.ch
- Official website of the city of Bern : namely city map, statistics, monument preservation
- Berchtold Weber: Historical-topographical lexicon of the city of Bern
- Regula Ludi : Dändliker (von Wurstemberger), Sophie. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interactive city map of the city of Bern (selection under "Topics")
- ↑ Resident population 2019 (PDF, 4.3 MB) City of Bern, March 2020, pp. 5 and 14 , accessed on March 29, 2020 .
- ^ Altenberg-Rabbental-Leist: website. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
- ^ Berchtold Weber: Historical-topographical lexicon of the city of Bern. In: DigiBern. University of Bern , accessed on August 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Gottfried Derendinger: Building inventory Altenberg-Rabbental 1994 . Bern: Monument Preservation of the City of Bern, 1998.
- ↑ Preservation of monuments in the city of Bern: accompanied restorations. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; accessed on August 19, 2018 .
- ^ Diaconis Foundation: History of the Foundation. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 12, 2014 ; accessed on August 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Swiss Post: EspacePost. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 26, 2016 ; accessed on August 19, 2018 .
- ^ Hans Galli: Post Schönburg is not going to be a luxury hotel. Retrieved January 6, 2020 .
- ^ Bernhard Ott: Design hotel moves into Schönburg. Retrieved January 6, 2020 .
- ↑ klb: Forum Altenberg closes the doors. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .