St. New Year FR

FR is the abbreviation for the canton of Friborg in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name St. Silvester .

St. New Years Eve

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Friborg Freiburg (FR)
District :	Scythew
BFS no. :	2303i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	1736
Coordinates :	583249 / 176 712 coordinates: 46 ° 44 '29 " N , 7 ° 13' 10" O ; CH1903: 583249 / one hundred seventy-six thousand seven hundred twelve46.741387 7.21945 848
Height :	848 m above sea level M.
Height range :	683–1266 m above sea level M.
Area :	7.04 km²
Residents:	958 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	136 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.stsilvester.ch
The Roman Catholic Church of St. New Years
Location of the municipality
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St. Silvester , in the Sensler German local dialect Santifaschtus [ˌsɑntɪˈfɑʃtʊs] , at the beginning of the 20th century still Santifaschtels [ˌsɑntɪˈfɑʃtɫ̩s] ( French Saint-Sylvestre; Friborg patois Chin Chavithro ^?^/^I ), is a political municipality in the Sense district in the Swiss canton of Friborg .

geography

St. Silvester is about 10 kilometers southeast of the city of Freiburg in the Senseoberland . It is the only German-speaking community whose area is on the far left of the Ärgera .

The limits of the community are those given by nature. In the north and east, the valley of the Ärgera separates with steep walls from the area of the communities of Giffers and Plasselb . In the west, the Rüedigrabe forms a deep cut and the border to the French-speaking community Le Mouret . In the south and south-east the ridge of the Muschenegg and the Muelersbach forms the border against Plasselb. Tentlingen is also one of the neighboring communities . The highest point in the municipality is the Chrüzflue ( 1263 m above sea level ), the lowest is 685 m above sea level. M. in the Nesslera and is formed by the River Ärgera.

coat of arms

Blazon : In blue on a green hill and between two natural trees, the parish church of St Sylvester in natural colors.

The coat of arms was only adopted in 1941 and shows, like a photograph, the parish church consecrated to St. New Year's Eve on a green hill, flanked by two prominent trees. These two trees also frame the church in reality: an old winter linden on the side of the sacristy and a large elm at the main entrance.

history

The place where the parish church stands today was called Baselgin in the early Middle Ages . The oldest mention of the name St. Silvester dated to 1148 and designated a chapel that Pope Sylvester I was ordained. This chapel was widely known in the area, which is why the name St. Silvester later also referred to the entire area around the consecrated site. Holy New Year's Eve is invoked as the patron of the protection of animals and their feed. Even today it is customary in the community to place sacrificial figurines (Fraueli, Mannli, cows, horses, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens) on the sacrificial table on Patron's Day. Holy New Year's Eve is asked as an intercessor that he may obtain God's protection for people and animals, house and yard.

From 1630 to 1859 St. Silvester belonged to the parish of Giffers, and since then it has formed its own parish. In 1630 St. New Year's Eve was shot by Giffers, the so-called mussel shot. The current village of St. Silvester was named Zur Schür until the 1960s . Up until then there was no actual village called St. Silvester.

regional customs

The feast of the namesake is celebrated on New Year's Eve with a solemn high mass in the church. On this occasion, the pastor receives a large wheel of cheese and ham. These gifts are traditionally donated by the tenants of the Spitalvorsasse (behind St. Silvester in the Plasselb community) and the Spitalgantrisches (in the Muscherenschlund, Plaffeien community ). The tradition goes back to a vow made on the occasion of a cattle epidemic. There is evidence that this praise has been held since at least 1680.

Church of the parish of St. Silvester FR

population

Of the 958 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), 87% are Roman Catholic.

literature

Hubert de Vevey: Armorial des Communes et des Districts du Canton de Friborg (cantonal register of arms). Orell Füssli, Zurich 1943.
Peter F. Kopp: Saint New Year's Eve. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Web links

Commons : St. New Years Eve - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Official website of the parish of St. Silvester

Individual evidence

↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
↑ Lexicon of Swiss municipality names . Edited by the Center de Dialectologie at the University of Neuchâtel under the direction of Andres Kristol. Frauenfeld / Lausanne 2005, p. 794.
^ Karl Stucki : The dialect of Jaun in the canton of Friborg. Phonology and inflection (= contributions to Swiss German grammar X). Huber, Frauenfeld 1917 ( digitized version ).

[1] Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

[2] Lexicon of Swiss municipality names . Edited by the Center de Dialectologie at the University of Neuchâtel under the direction of Andres Kristol. Frauenfeld / Lausanne 2005, p. 794.

[3] Karl Stucki : The dialect of Jaun in the canton of Friborg. Phonology and inflection (= contributions to Swiss German grammar X). Huber, Frauenfeld 1917 ( digitized version ).