Englisberg

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Englisberg
Englisberg coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district : Bern-Mittellandw
Residential municipality : Forest BEi2 w1
Postal code : 3086
Coordinates : 602 292  /  194050 coordinates: 46 ° 53 '51 "  N , 7 ° 28' 7"  O ; CH1903:  602 292  /  194050
Height : 815  m above sea level M.
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Englisberg (Switzerland)
Englisberg
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2004

Englisberg is a former political municipality in the municipality of Wald BE in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern .

history

The village of Englisberg originally belonged to the noble family of Englisberg, who lived in Bern and Freiburg and which has been documented since the middle of the 12th century (around 1166 Endlisperc ). A castle has also been documented since the 13th century, but it was abandoned in the early 14th century and gradually fell into disrepair. According to contemporary eyewitness reports, the remains of these are said to have existed until the beginning of the 19th century, before they were completely removed by the local farmers for the purpose of purchasing building materials. In the 14th century, Johannes Bröwo and Peter from the Furen are proven to be landowners in Englisberg. Englisberg originally belonged to Belp under canon law. Since the Zimmerwald church was built in 1699, Englisberg, together with Obermuhlern and Niedermuhlern, formed the new Zimmerwald parish. In the 16th century, local farmers acquired the rulership rights of Englisberg and with it a certain autonomy. The respective judge was also elected from among their ranks. The Graffenried von Kehrsatz owned a quarter of the rule in 1773. These were bought in 1774 to Beat Emanuel von Tscharner ( Lohn ). Economically, the Englisbergers secured their independence as early as 1649 by buying out the tithing obligation, which led to the flourishing of several wealthy peasant dynasties. Until 1798, Englisberg belonged to the Seftigen district court. Englisberg counted 223 inhabitants in 1764 , 275 in 1850 , 567 in 1900 , 564 in 1950 and in 2000: 214 . The relatively high population from 1900 onwards is due to the inclusion of the residents of the town of Bernese retirement and nursing home built in Kühlewil from 1890 to 1892. However, since 1996 these have been counted as residents of the city of Bern for tax purposes. The long-established, land-owning families of Englisberg are the Balsiger, Guggisberg, Hosmann, Hossmann, Streit and Zimmermann families , some of which can be documented as far back as the 15th century. In terms of traffic, Englisberg is accessible with the Bern-Riggisberg post bus line. On January 1, 2004, Englisberg merged with the neighboring municipality of Zimmerwald to form the newly named municipality of Wald BE .

economy

Despite the disproportionate service sector (Kühlewil retirement and nursing home as the largest employer in the municipality), agriculture continues to play a major role in Englisberg with 11 active businesses and over 40% of the population. 253 hectares or 58.8% of the total area are under agricultural use. In 1890, the new construction of the town of Bernese old people's and nursing home in Kühlewil began, with its own farm. From 1982 to 1988 the old building was renovated and a new building was erected. The Kühlewil retirement and nursing home is the largest employer in the area and generates a not inconsiderable number of commuters. In the industrial and commercial sector, the Englisberg is closely connected to the neighboring village of Zimmerwald. There are various commercial and service businesses, such as timber construction, cheese dairy, karate school, grocery, metal construction / locksmith's shop, podiatry practice, etc. In addition, holidays on the farm are offered.

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literature

  • Johann Jacob Leu : General Helvetic, Federal, or Swiss Lexicon . Zurich (1746–1765).
  • Heinrich Albert Jahn : The canton of Bern . Bern 1783.
  • Ludwig F. König: Historical, geographical and physical description of the Swiss country . tape 2 . Bern 1853.
  • Anonymous: Fontes Rerum Bernensium. Bern's historical sources . Ed .: Canton of Bern. tape 1-10 . Bern (1883-1956).
  • Charles Knapp, Maurice Borel, Victor Attinger, Heinrich Brunner, Société neuchâteloise de géographie (editors): Geographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Volume 2: Emmenholz - Kraialppass . Verlag Gebrüder Attinger, Neuenburg 1904, p. 25 f., Keyword Englisberg   ( scan of the lexicon page ).
  • Local studies of the Seftigen office . Bern 1906.
  • Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . tape 3 . Neuchâtel 1927.
  • Daniel Guggisberg: Fireplaces census 1558 in the parish of Belp . In: Communications of the Genealogical-Heraldic Society Bern . tape 19 , 2000, pp. 14-27 .
  • Fritz Brönnimann-Glaser: Contributions to the history and local history of the Längenberg, how our community came about . Ed .: Zimmerwald community. 1 u. 2, 1988.
  • Heinz Weilenmann: The rule Englisberg . In: Bern journal for history and local history . Bern 1961 ( e-periodica.ch ).
  • Daniel Guggisberg: Building inscriptions. Inventory of Englisberg , 2002 (manuscript).
  • Gottlieb Gruner: An attempt at a physical-statistical-economic description of the community as usual . Bern 1823 (manuscript).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. query.sta.be.ch
  2. query.sta.be.ch
  3. - DA Guggisberg, ' Guggisberg Genealogien' Redondo Beach, Calif. c1999