Buchholz BE

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Buchholz district
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Buchholz (also spelled Buechholz ) is a district of Thun in Switzerland .

geography

Buchholz is located on the western edge of the municipality of Thun. It borders on Schoren in the southeast , Neufeld in the northeast , Allmendingen in the northwest (separated by undeveloped land) and the Burgerwald crossed by the A6 motorway in the west / southwest .

Buchholz has practically grown together with the neighboring districts of Schoren and Neufeld , but has retained the character of a farming village.

history

In the vicinity of today's village, numerous finds from the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been discovered. The name "Buchholz" was first mentioned in a document in 1287 as a place name; The family name "von Buchholz", which is already documented for the year 1240, is even older. Buchholz belonged to the Strättligen municipality , which was incorporated into the city ​​of Thun in 1920 .

Attractions

literature

  • Louis Hänni: Strättligen . Schaer Verlag, Thun 1997, p. 149 ff.

Coordinates: 46 ° 44 '  N , 7 ° 36'  E ; CH1903:  612922  /  175,471