Sense district

Sense district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
Main town :	Tafers
FSO number :	1006
Area :	265.26  km²
Height range :	482–2238 m above sea level M.
Residents:	43,990 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	166 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.regionsense.ch
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The Sense District ( French District de la Singine , Freiburg Patois le Dichtri de la Chindzena ^{? / I} ) is one of the seven districts in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland and the only purely German-speaking of these districts.

geography

It is named after the river Sense , which forms most of its eastern border with the canton of Bern . The Ärgera also flows through the Sense Land, its source is, like that of the Sense , in the Sense Oberland . This is located in the southern part of the district and belongs to the Freiburg Pre-Alps . The north and west, on the other hand, are densely populated and belong to the agglomerations of Bern or Freiburg .

history

Between the 7th and 8th centuries, the Alemanni began to settle the region and were responsible for Germanization and land development through clearing in the southeast of today's canton. In places they crossed the Saane .

The Sense region was first mentioned as Sensuna in 1076 and has been a separate district since the new division of the four former Stadtpanner. Until the Ancien Régime, the Sense district was largely part of the Aupanner and thus part of the territory of the Republic of Freiburg (Respublicas Friburgensis). The Grim district also has its own dialect, as Senslerdeutsch is called.

The head of the Sense district (governor) is Manfred Raemy. The Oberamtmann is elected by the people every five years. He is responsible for public order and has the tools “fire brigade” and “police” at his disposal. He also watches over the good functioning of the communities (appeal body for the decision of the community) and is the administrative body for hunting, fishing and the management of dogs. The Oberamtmann also issues penal orders (areas of traffic offenses and construction police).

population

The Sense District has 43,990 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). This makes it the third largest district in the canton. The population density of 166 inhabitants / km² is below the cantonal average.

Population development 1900–2010

local community	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
Alterswil	1365	1511	1592	1560	1664	1613	1607	1532	1538	1700	1881	1929
Bösingen	1438	1662	1791	1876	1887	2008	2091	1729	1808	2606	3117	3286
Brünisried	404	431	430	438	434	424	397	404	430	457	561	640
Düdingen	3453	3956	4160	3259	3634	4033	4248	4932	5572	6356	6712	7325
Giffers	683	661	650	690	768	770	812	1084	1185	1363	1393	1420
Heitenried	748	811	819	758	886	833	771	791	761	905	1101	1290
Upper shot	612	682	658	707	733	761	715	728	708	849	1006	1136
Plaffeien	1124	1315	1364	1367	1466	1449	1352	1448	1453	1650	1938	1911
Plasselb	467	509	508	518	560	676	671	648	732	913	980	1 013
Keep right	1088	1178	1206	1080	1118	1016	1015	878	862	958	1025	1085
St. Antoni	1523	1659	1705	1615	1628	1652	1574	1517	1570	1725	1924	1925
St. New Years Eve	596	604	654	660	766	761	639	681	796	830	955	922
St. Ursen	982	1067	1105	1073	1085	1139	1017	1027	1003	1066	1162	1251
Schmitten	-	-	-	1461	1378	1576	1694	2289	2515	2819	3280	3801
Tafers	964	1280	1267	1436	1463	1570	1621	2021	2263	2324	2627	2851
Tentlingen	416	402	418	376	407	469	498	598	747	899	1 147	1218
Ueberstorf	1515	1476	1638	1688	1642	1721	1536	1552	1656	1858	2115	2367
Wünnewil-Flamatt	1160	1542	1834	1964	1963	2153	2549	4016	3774	4211	4916	5322
Zumholz	230	246	259	275	303	268	253	259	240	316	459	421
Sense district	18,768	20,992	22'058	22,801	23,785	24,892	25,060	28,134	29,613	33,805	38,299	41,113

Communities

17 communities belong to the Sense District .

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²
	Alterswil	2028	16.14	126
	Bösingen	3408	14.32	238
	Brünisried	645	3.25	198
	Düdingen	7964	30.76	259
	Giffers	1634	5.22	313
	Heitenried	1403	9.13	154
	Plaffeien	3594	66.53	54
	Plasselb	1048	18.16	58
	Keep right	1103	7.30	151
	Schmitten (FR)	4035	13.49	299
	St. Antoni	2076	16.79	124
	St. New Years Eve	958	7.04	136
	St. Ursen	1345	15.72	86
	Tafers	3450	8.42	410
	Tentlingen	1345	3.61	373
	Ueberstorf	2375	16.11	147
	Wünnewil-Flamatt	5579	13.27	420}
Total (17)		43,990	265.26	166

Changes in the community

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  Parishes until 1859

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  Municipalities until 1921

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  Municipalities until 1952

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  Municipalities until 1961

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  Municipalities until 1970

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  Municipalities until 1973

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  Municipalities until 2016

• 1860: Name change from Schrickschrot → St. Antoni

• 1922: Split from Düdingen → Schmitten

• 1953: Change of name from Bösingen → Grossbösingen

• 1962: Change of name from Grossbösingen → Bösingen

• 1971: Merger of Neuhaus and Plasselb → Plasselb

• 1974: Name change from Wünnewil → Wünnewil-Flamatt

• 2017: Merger Oberschrot , Plaffeien and Zumholz → Plaffeien

See also

• Maisingen
• Sense Oberland
• Sensler German
• Sensler Museum

Web links

Commons : Sense district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Association of Sense Region municipalities
• Moritz Boschung: Scythe. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

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. ↑ Statistical Yearbook of the Canton of Friborg - 2012 ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF document), from January 2012, Office for Statistics of the Canton of Friborg 
3. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.