Lerchenfeld (Thun)

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Lerchenfeld district

The Lerchenfeld is a district of Thun in Switzerland .

geography

The Lerchenfeld is located in the extreme northwest of the municipality of Thun. It is separated from the rest of the city by the military area (Thuner Allmend and barracks area). In the northwest it borders (delimited by the Chandergrienwald (former river bed of the Kander ) and the A6 motorway ) on Uetendorf , in the northeast (delimited by the Aare ) on Heimberg and Steffisburg . With the exception of the Chandergrienwald, practically the entire district consists of residential developments.

history

Altar (side view) in the Lerchenfeld Church

The area of ​​today's quarter was originally known as “Rossweid” and was used as pastureland. On the western edge it bordered the Kander until it was diverted into Lake Thun in 1714 ( Kander correction ). The city of Thun levied bridge tolls at the toll house (now a restaurant) built in 1552.

In the mid-1870s, the development of residential buildings began, initially only right next to the customs house on Allmendstrasse. In 1908 the quarter was given its current name; At that time, there was also increased development across the entire district. Since 1926 the Lerchenfeld has had its own school building and a train station (which was closed again in 2008 because it was not in use); since 1951 its own church with an altar table by the sculptor Erwin Friedrich Baumann .

Attractions

Coordinates: 46 ° 46 '  N , 7 ° 36'  E ; CH1903:  612326  /  179511

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