Meinisberg

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Meinisberg
Meinisberg coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district : Biel / Biennew
BFS no. : 0390i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 2554
Coordinates : 593112  /  223199 coordinates: 47 ° 9 '35 "  N , 7 ° 20' 52"  O ; CH1903:  593112  /  223199
Height : 445  m above sea level M.
Height range : 426-563 m above sea level M.
Area : 4.39  km²
Residents: 1303 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 297 inhabitants per km²
Mayor : Daniel Kruse ( SVP )
Website: www.meinisberg.ch
Entrance to Meinisberg

Entrance to Meinisberg
Location of the municipality
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Meinisberg (also: Meinisberg bei Biel ; French Montménil ) is a municipality in the Biel / Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland . In addition to the residents' community, there is also a civic community .

geography

The neighboring communities starting from the north in a clockwise direction are Pieterlen , Lengnau BE , Büren an der Aare and Safnern . The community is located in the Bernese Seeland on the Häftli, a former loop of the Aare . Today the loop of the river is just a kind of lake, as the Nidau-Büren Canal shortens it. Like many communities in the Seeland, Meinisberg was raised slightly at the foot of the Büttenberg to protect it from flooding. The drained swamps could only be used after the Jura water corrections .

The total area of ​​Meinisberg is 4.39 km² of which 1.06 km² are forest and wood. The unproductive area of ​​the community is 0.21 km².

Meinisberg lies between 430  m above sea level. M. at Bockeggen and 551  m above sea level. M. on the mountain.

population

Population development
year Residents
1850 493
1880 528
1900 532
1920 609
1950 675
1970 980
1990 1,060
2000 1,195
2006 1,252

Of the 1252 inhabitants, who live in a total of 539 buildings, 123 are foreigners (9.8%), which is a rather small proportion by Swiss standards. Meinisberg's population growth is not very high. The church is growing slowly.

In addition to the residents' community, there is also a civic community . This owns a large part of the forest area of ​​the village and is therefore probably the largest landowner in Meinisberg.

languages

Meinisberg is mostly German-speaking.

religion

Most of the population in Meinisberg belongs to the Reformed Christian faith. The parish hall in Meinisberg belongs to the parish of Pieterlen.

politics

The municipal council (executive) of Meinisberg consists of 7 members.

The municipal assembly (legislature) consists of all voters. Votes on community matters are usually carried out with an open hand.

The voting shares of the parties at the 2015 National Council elections were: SVP 41.3%, SP 17.3%, BDP 15.3%, FDP 6.4%, GPS 4.9%, glp 4.0%, EDU 4.0 %, EVP 2.6%, CVP 1.9%.

history

Regarding the origin of Meinisberg, there is information in the geographic lexicon of Switzerland about land sales and contracts from the years 1261 and 1321, the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland mentions first mentions in French and 1332 as Meynesberg .

Meinisberg was first mentioned in a document under the name Meinosberg on May 5, 1312. The said document is in the State Archives in Bern .

From 1913 to 1940 Meinisberg was the terminus of the narrow-gauge railway Biel-Meinisberg-Bahn .

photos

  • Depot of the former Biel-Meinisberg-Bahn

  • Baslerstab restaurant

  • village street

  • school

  • mail department

See also

literature

  • Konrad Kunz: “From grassworm” to “orange arrow” , history of the narrow-gauge railway Biel-Meinisberg BMB, 1913–1940, Büren Association for Home Care, 2003
  • Konrad Kunz: "Meinisberg - Eine Dorfgeschichte" , insight into the history and development of a village community, 2008

Web links

Commons : Meinisberg  - 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. ↑ Elections 2015: Results of the community ----. Canton of Bern, accessed on March 22, 2016
  3. ^ Charles Knapp, Maurice Borel, Victor Attinger, Heinrich Brunner, Société neuchâteloise de geographie (editor): Geographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Volume 3: Krailigen - Plentsch . Verlag Gebrüder Attinger, Neuenburg 1905, p. 331, keyword Meinisberg   ( scan of the lexicon page ).
  4. ^ Anne-Marie Dubler: Meinisberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .