Schwadernau

Schwadernau
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Biel / Bienne
BFS no. :	0748
Postal code :	2556
Coordinates :	589 883  /  219 776 coordinates: 47 ° 7 '44 "  N , 7 ° 18' 19"  O ; CH1903:  five hundred eighty-nine thousand eight hundred and eighty-three  /  219776
Height :	437  m above sea level M.
Height range :	427–442 m above sea level M.
Area :	4.15  km²
Residents:	662 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	160 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Hans Rudolf Mühlheim ( independent )
Website:	www.schwadernau.ch
Schwadernau
Location of the municipality

Schwadernau 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 of the same name.

geography

Historic aerial photo by Walter Mittelholzer from around 1923

The neighboring communities are Studen , Aegerten , Brügg , Orpund , Scheuren , Meienried , Dotzigen and Büetigen .

history

The village is located in the Bernese Seeland , between the course of the old Aare and the Nidau-Büren Canal , about halfway between Biel / Bienne and Büren an der Aare . From the 15th to the 19th century, the then poor farming community was regularly hit by severe floods. Under the direction of Johann Rudolf Schneider (1804–1880) from Meienried, the Nidau-Büren Canal was built between 1868 and 1878 as part of the first correction of the Jura waters , which prevented further flooding. The poor years were followed by an upswing.

The community of Schwadernau was first mentioned in 1252 as the property of the Count of Nidau. In 1281 the count handed over part of his rights to the Bishop of Basel. The heirs of the count, who died in 1375, subsequently fell out with the bishop. In 1376 the battle of Schwadernau finally took place, in which the count's heirs were victorious. Schwadernau and Nidau ​​were then "Kyburgian". In 1388 Nidau ​​- and with it Schwadernau - was taken over by the Bernese and has belonged to the Canton of Bern ever since.

The spelling of Schwadernau has changed several times over the years and was recorded as follows:

• 1269 Swadernova
• 1270 Swadernowe
• 1280 Swadernouve

population

Schwadernau is 91.78% a German-speaking community. Small minorities speak French or Serbo-Croatian.

politics

The voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the National Council elections in 2015 were: SVP 50.4%, SP 13.3%, BDP 11.9%, FDP 8.3%, EPP 5.9%, glp 4.4%, GPS 2.9 %, Pirates 1.0%, CVP 1.0%.

photos

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  Half-timbered house in Schwadernau

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  village street

See also

• List of cultural assets in Schwadernau

Personalities

• Rudolf Gnägi (1917–1985), Federal Councilor

Web links

Commons : Schwadernau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Schwadernau
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Schwadernau. 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 Schwadernau community. Canton of Bern, accessed on March 22, 2016