Rüeggisberg

Rüeggisberg
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bern-Mittelland
BFS no. :	0880
Postal code :	3088 Rüeggisberg 3089 Fultigen 3155 Helgisried-Rohrbach
Coordinates :	599 998  /  185551 coordinates: 46 ° 49 '16 "  N , 7 ° 26' 19"  O ; CH1903:  five hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-eight  /  185551
Height :	930  m above sea level M.
Height range :	609–2176 m above sea level M.
Area :	35.81  km²
Residents:	1791 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	50 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Therese Ryser ( SVP )
Website:	www.rueggisberg.ch
Rüeggisberg
Location of the municipality

Rüeggisberg ( [ˈryə̯kisˌbɛrɡ] ) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

geography

church

Rüeggisberg is 930  m above sea level. M. , 14 km south of the canton capital Bern (air line) and roughly in the middle between Thun and Friborg . The village extends from a panoramic location on a terrace on the southern slope of the Rüeggisbergegg , which is one of the heights of the Längenberg , above the valley furrow of the Grüenibach .

The area of ​​the municipal area of ​​35.7 km² covers a section of the pre-alpine hill country west of the Aare valley between Bern and Thun. The area has a great variety of landscapes. The northern part of the municipality is located in the black water catchment area with strong relief . This landscape is characterized by the notched valleys of the Bütschelbach and the Schwandbach , which are fed by numerous streams from short side valleys and ditches. Between these valleys and ditches there are hill projections (so-called harrows) with often very steep slopes, which are difficult to work agriculturally and are therefore mostly made up of meadow and pasture land. The western boundary is the Schwarzwassertal, cut deep into the molasse layers , with a valley floor that is around 100 to 200 m wide and filled with gravel , in which the river seeks its natural paths.

To the east of a line from Rüeggisberg - Bütschelegg - Niedermuhlern, the landscape changes abruptly to rounded shapes that have been polished and shaped by the ice of the Aar glacier ; gently sloping heights alternate with wide valleys. In the far east, the municipal soil extends to the edge of the Längenberg above the steep drop to the Gürbetal . The landmarks of this northern part of the municipality include the Bütschelegg ( 1056  m above sea level ), the Taanwald ( 998  m above sea level ), the Rüeggisbergegg ( 1047  m above sea level ) and the Riedhubel ( 910  m above sea level ). .

To the south, the municipal ban extends over the valley furrow of the Grüenibach , which ensures a simple connection between the Schwarzenburgerland and the Aare valley, to the wooded heights of the Gibelegg (up to 1055  m above sea level ) and into the valley of the Biberzen . Here, too, the western border is always in the Schwarzwassertal.

Far to the south is the exclave Nünenenberg in the source area of ​​the Gürbe . It is located in the flysch zone of the Gurnigel cover and extends south from Selibühl over the source streams of the Gürbe and the Alp Obernünenen to the limestone peaks of Gantrisch (at 2176  m above sea level, the highest point of Rüeggisberg) and Nünenenflue ( 2101  m above sea level). ) and the ladder pass in between . In 1997, 4% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 29% for forests and woodlands and 65% for agriculture; a little less than 2% was unproductive land.

Community structure

Rüeggisberg is divided into four districts, namely:

• Rüeggisberg with the village of Rüeggisberg and the hamlets
  • Mättiwil ( 920  m above sea level ) on the southern slope of the Taan forest
  • Tromwil ( 885  m above sea level ) on the southern slope of the height of the Taanwald above the Otzenbach valley watershed
• Bütschel with the hamlets
  • Oberbütschel ( 922  m above sea level ) at the southern foot of the Bütschelegg in the headwaters of the Bütschelbach
  • Niederbütschel ( 810  m above sea level ) on the Bütschelbach between Rüeggisbergegg and Bütschelegg
  • Gschneit ( 940  m above sea level ) at the height of the Längenberg east of the Bütschelegg
  • Bungerten ( 778  m above sea level ) in the valley of the Bütschelbach at the west foot of the Bütschelegg

The Rossgrabenbrücke in Hinterfultigen

• Fultigen with the hamlets
  • Hinterfultigen ( 852  m above sea level ) on the ridge between Schwarzwasser and Bütschelbach
  • Vorderfultigen ( 882  m above sea level ) at the height south of the Bütschelbach valley
• Helgisried-Rohrbach with the hamlets
  • Helgisried ( 795  m above sea level ) on a leveled area in the Grüenibach valley
  • Rohrbach ( 761  m above sea level ) on the northern slope of the Grüenibach
  • Wiler ( 780  m above sea level ) on the western slope of the Wilerhubel in the Grüenibach valley
  • Schwanden ( 863  m above sea level ) on a ledge east of the Schwarzwassertal
  • Brügglen ( 852  m above sea level ) on a ledge east of the Schwarzwassertal
  • Schwand ( 840  m above sea level ) at the south-west foot of the Gibelegg in the Biberzen valley
  • Wislisau ( 714  m above sea level ) in the west on the road to Schwarzenburg directly on the municipality border (partly part of Rüschegg )

In addition, numerous farm groups and individual farms belong to Rüeggisberg. Neighboring communities of Rüeggisberg are Niedermuhlern , Toffen , Kaufdorf , Rümligen , Riggisberg , Rüschegg , Schwarzenburg , Oberbalm , Blumenstein and Därstetten .

population

With 1791 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Rüeggisberg is one of the medium-sized communities in the canton of Bern. 97.6% of the residents speak German, 0.6% speak Albanian and 0.4% speak French (as of 2000). The population of Rüeggisberg was 3156 in 1850, compared to 2722 in 1900. At that time, Rüeggisberg was the largest municipality in the Seftigen district in terms of population. In the course of the 20th century, the population decreased continuously by a further 35% to 1739 people until 1980 due to strong emigration. Since then, however, the number of inhabitants has increased again.

politics

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The voting shares of the parties in the 2015 National Council elections were: SVP 55.2%, SP 11.4%, BDP 11.1%, EDU 5.3%, EPP 4.8%, GPS 4.1%, FDP 2.7 %, glp 2.1%, pirates 1.0%.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Rüeggisberg was predominantly an agricultural village. Even today, dairy farming and cattle breeding as well as arable farming have an important place in the income structure of the population. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. In the municipality there are two cheese factories, companies in the building trade and the electrical industry, joineries, sawmills and carpentry shops as well as mechanical workshops. In the last few decades the village has developed into a residential community thanks to its attractive location. Many employees are therefore commuters who work mainly in the larger towns in the area and in the agglomeration of Bern.

tourism

Alpine panorama from the Bütschelegg

The region around Rüeggisberg is a popular local recreation and hiking area from Bern and Thun. From the hills there are beautiful views of the foothills of the Gantrisch and Stockhorn ranges as well as the Bernese Alps . The watershed on the Nünenenberg is the starting point for hikes in the Gantrisch area. In winter the region is suitable for skiing and cross-country skiing.

Rüeggisberg is located on one of the main routes on the Swiss part of the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela (route Thun - Schwarzenburg - Friborg). For many pilgrims, Rüeggisberg is a popular and, not least because of its panoramic location, a very attractive stage destination. From Rüeggisberg some pilgrims turn directly down to Wislisau and then to Schwarzenburg; the others hike first along the road leading to Hinterfultigen to a vantage point with a wide panoramic view and then climb steeply down to the Schwandbach bridge in order to also reach Schwarzenburg.

traffic

The community is located off the main thoroughfares, but can be easily reached from the cantonal road from Friborg via Schwarzenburg to Thun ; There is a direct connection with Kehrsatz and the city of Bern via the Längenberg . Rüeggisberg is connected to the public transport network through the PostBus courses, which serve the routes from Köniz to Riggisberg and from Riggisberg to Hinterfultigen. The hamlets in the Grüenibachtal are accessed by the post bus line from Riggisberg to Schwarzenburg.

history

North transept of the former Rüeggisberg monastery

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1076 under the name Roggeresberch ; The name montis richerii is also latinized . Later the names Roquespertum (1109), Rochersperc (1148), Ruakersperch (1152), Ruogersperg (1224), Rucesperc (1228) and Rüggisberg (1281) appeared. The place name goes back to the Old High German personal name Hrodger and therefore means mountain of Hrodger .

Stagecoach in front of the Rüeggisberg post office, around 1930

Rüeggisberg was built around the Sankt-Martin church, mentioned since the 9th century, and belonged to the area of ​​the Barons of Rümligen. The history of the village is closely related to that of the Cluniac monastery Rüeggisberg , which was founded in 1072 by the Barons von Rümligen. After the monastery and its property had been incorporated into the cathedral in Bern in 1484, Rüeggisberg was assigned to the Seftigen district court. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Rüeggisberg belonged to the Seftigen district during the Helvetic period and from 1803 to the Seftigen district, which received the status of an official district with the new cantonal constitution of 1831. Until the municipality was centralized in 1947, the districts of Rüeggisberg, Bütschel, Fultigen and Graben (Rohrbach, Helgisried, Schwanden) performed municipal tasks.

Attractions

Saint Martin Church

See also : List of cultural assets in Rüeggisberg

Landmarks of Rüeggisberg are the ruins of the monastery (12th century) of the former Cluniac priory on a promontory at the southwest entrance to the town. In the village stands the St. Martin's Church , the core of which goes back to a foundation by Queen Bertha of Burgundy in the 9th century. Over the years, the church has been redesigned and restored several times.

In Rüeggisberg and in the various hamlets there are numerous characteristic farmhouses. Particularly noteworthy is the closed townscape of Oberbütschel with its intact Bernese farmhouses from the 17th and 18th centuries. A Rudolf von Tavel memorial is located on the Leuenberg . The listed objects also include the Rossgraben Bridge (1932) over the Schwarzwasser and the Schwandbach Bridge (1933) on a narrow connecting road from Schwarzenburg to Hinterfultigen. Both bridges are reinforced concrete structures that were designed by the civil engineer Robert Maillart , who is best known for the Salginatobel bridge in the canton of Graubünden .

Personalities

• Niklaus Schiltknecht (1687–1735), master builder, foreman at the Bern Minster, born in Rüeggisberg
• Kurt Guggisberg (1907–1972), reformed church historian, born in Rüeggisberg

literature

• Rüeggisberg municipal council: Rüeggisberg. History and present. Schwarzenburger Druck und Verlag AG, Schwarzenburg 2005, ISBN 3-033-00524-1

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Rüeggisberg
• Aerial views of the village
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Rüeggisberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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 municipality of Rüeggisberg. Canton of Bern, accessed on March 21, 2016