Twann

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Twann
Twann coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton BernCanton Bern Bern (BE)
Administrative district : Biel / Bienne
Residential municipality : Twann-Tüscherzi2
Postal code : 2513
former BFS no. : 0753
Coordinates : 578557  /  216 005 coordinates: 47 ° 5 '41 "  N , 7 ° 9' 22"  O ; CH1903:  578557  /  two hundred and sixteen thousand and five
Height : 434  m above sea level M.
Area : 9.1  km²
Residents: 826 (December 31, 2008)
Population density : 91 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.twann.ch
Twann with St. Petersinsel

Twann with St. Petersinsel
map
Twann (Switzerland)
Twann
w w
Parish before the merger on January 1, 2010

Twann ( French: Douanne ) was until December 31, 2009 a municipality in the district of Nidau ​​in the canton of Bern in Switzerland . On January 1, 2010, it merged with the municipality of Tüscherz-Alfermée to form the municipality of Twann-Tüscherz .

In addition to the resident community, there is also an Evangelical Reformed church community (together with Tüscherz-Alfermée ) and a civic community .

Twann is 86.9% a German-speaking community. 6% of the population are French-speaking.

geography

Twann is located in the Bernese Seeland on the north shore of Lake Biel . It consists of the districts of Twann, Wingreis and Gaicht. The neighboring communities starting from the north in a clockwise direction are Lamboing , Tüscherz-Alfermée , Ligerz and Prêles . The front part of the St. Petersinsel , which borders on Erlach BE , and the Twannberg also belong to the municipality .

history

The first written mention of this place took place in 1185, at that time it was called Duana . In 1225 the place became Tuanna . The place is mentioned by name in Friedrich Dürrenmatt's novel Der Richter und seine Henker , published in 1950 .

Twann was an independent municipality until December 31, 2009 .

traffic

Twann owns an SBB train station on the southern foot of the Jura . There is also a ship landing site for the ships of the BSG .

Schools and institutions

Twann owns a school in which the 3rd to 9th grade (Real and Secondary School) is taught. Because of the small school classes in the communities of Twann, Ligerz and Tüscherz-Alfermée , the formerly three schools have been combined to form the schools TLT. 1st and 2nd class take place in Ligerz.

In 1980 the Twannberg holiday village designed by the architect Justus Dahinden was inaugurated. The building complex received the Grand Prix d'Architecture in 1981 .

  • Twann church and schoolhouse

  • Dorfgasse

  • At the station

  • Chly Twann

Attractions

  • Twannbachmühle

Personalities

See also

literature

  • Twann. In: Andres Moser: The art monuments of the canton of Bern. Volume III: The district of Nidau. Part 2. Basel 2005, ISBN 3-906131-80-7 , pp. 263-340. ( PDF ; 6.2 MB)
  • Otto Krebs: The history of the «Liimen path» on Lake Biel. Road construction on the north bank from 1835–1838 . VBS series of publications No. 11

Web links

Commons : Twann  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our house on the Twannbach. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Network Bielersee: VBS series no.11