Twann-Tüscherz

Twann-Tüscherz
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Biel / Bienne
BFS no. :	0756
Postal code :	2512 Tüscherz-Alfermée 2513 Twann
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.
Height range :	429–1037 m above sea level M.
Area :	12.33  km²
Residents:	1160 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	94 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Margrit Bohnenblust ( SP )
Website:	www.twann-tuescherz.ch
Twann with St. Petersinsel
Location of the municipality

Twann-Tüscherz ( French: Douanne-Daucher ) is a merged municipality in the administrative district of Biel / Bienne in the canton of Bern , Switzerland , which was created on January 1, 2010 . It was formed from the two communities Tüscherz-Alfermée and Twann on the southern slopes of the Jura above Lake Biel . At the same time, the former Reformed parish of Twann-Tüscherz and the former parish of Ligerz founded the new parish of Pilgerweg Bielersee and is its seat.

history

Aerial photo (1954)

The municipality of Twann-Tüscherz was created on January 1, 2010 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Tüscherz-Alfermée and Twann .

population

With 1160 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Twann-Tüscherz is one of the smaller communities in the Biel / Bienne administrative district .

politics

Municipality president is Margrit Bohnenblust (as of 2018).

The voting shares of the parties on the occasion of the National Council elections in 2015 were: SVP 29.9%, SP 19.4%, FDP 17.0%, BDP 11.9%, GPS 10.6%, glp 8.3%, EPP 1.3 %, CVP 0.5%.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Twann-Tüscherz

literature

• Andres Moser, The Art Monuments of the Canton of Bern, Volume III: The District of Nidau, Part 2 , 2005, ISBN 3-906131-80-7 ( PDF ; 6.2 MB)

Web links

Commons : Twann-Tüscherz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Twann-Tüscherz
• Editor: Twann-Tüscherz. 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 Twann-Tüscherz municipality. Canton of Bern, accessed on March 22, 2016