Worb

Worb
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Bern (BE)
Administrative district :	Bern-Mittelland
BFS no. :	0627
Postal code :	3075 Rüfenacht 3075 Bringing a lot at Worb 3076 Worb 3077 Enggistein 3078 Richigen
Coordinates :	609 581  /  197 756 coordinates: 46 ° 55 '51 "  N , 7 ° 33' 52"  O ; CH1903:  609 581  /  197 756
Height :	585  m above sea level M.
Height range :	553–924 m above sea level M.
Area :	21.08  km²
Residents:	11,316 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	537 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	14.0% (2,010)
Unemployment rate :	2.09% (2.011)
Mayor :	Niklaus Gfeller ( EPP )
Website:	www.worb.ch
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Worb is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

geography

Worb is an agglomeration of the city of Bern . The municipality of Worb includes the villages of Worb, Rüfenacht , Enggistein, Richigen and Viel Bring and the hamlets of Ried, Wattenwil (Worb) and Bangerten.

The neighboring communities of Worb starting from the north and clockwise are: Vechigen , Walkringen , Biglen , Grosshöchstetten , Münsingen , Rubigen , Allmendingen near Bern and Muri near Bern .

history

Aerial photo from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

The oldest surviving archaeological find is a sharpened blade of a stone ax that was found by farmer Friedrich Gfeller in Murmösli in 1903. It is classified in the Neolithic Age, but as an individual find does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about a settlement. The same applies to the bronze ax found. The two grave mounds in the Buchliwald near Richigen are assigned to the Hallstatt period. During gravel mining in the Stockergrube, at least 20 graves from the La Tène period were destroyed between 1903 and 1919, which, however, had previously been recorded by employees of the Bern Historical Museum and the graves recovered. On the basis of the graves, a settlement of the area in the Iron Age can be affirmed. The Roman estate in Worb-Sunhalde is the final proof of permanent settlement. There were also traces of Alemannic and early medieval settlement, also mainly in the form of graves.

The place name Worb first becomes tangible in 1146, at that time still as "apudu Worwo" (= at the Worb), and thus also shows that the place name is linked to the waters of the Worble . The two-syllable spelling lasted around 250 years before it was replaced by "Worw" at the end of the 14th century; shortly afterwards it changed to "Worb", which was used gradually from around 1500 onwards.

Since it is a Indo-European root word WOR is for "Water, Rain, River," the name of the Celtic (Gallic) Vorbevölkerung of the first millennium BC, is expected to decline.

In the Middle Ages, the Worb rule was formed, which in addition to the Twing Worb also included the Twinge Trimstein and Wikartswil. In addition, the parish of Worb still existed, which was not congruent. At the end of the Ancien Régime - that is, the rule of the city ​​and republic of Bern - Ried belonged to the Wyl rule, but to the parish of Worb. In contrast, Bangerten belonged to the rule and Twing Worb to the parish of Vechigen. The two twings Trimstein and Wikartswil belonged to another parish (Trimstein to the parish of Münsingen and Wikartswil to the parish of Walkringen). Rüfenacht-Vielhaben belonged to the parish of Worb, but belonged to the city court of Bern and was therefore outside the rule and Twing Worb. To put it simply, it is the parish of Worb which, with its medieval structure, set the limits of today's parish of Worb. In 1799, the new municipality of Worb was established in Helveticia on the basis of the parish. Although this did not have a long lifespan, the condition from before 1798 was reintroduced in 1803. The idea was picked up again in 1833 when the community was reorganized. In the description, which appeared in 1838, in which the new "community of the parish Worb" is described in detail, it can be deduced that the community consists of four quarters (Worb, Rüfenacht-Viel Bring, Richigen-Ried and Wattenwil-Enggistein) and seven Citizens' communities (Worb, Rüfenacht, Viel Bring, Richigen, Ried, Wattenwil and Enggistein) existed. In 1880 there was an exchange of territory between Worb and Vechigen; whereby the enclave Wiler came to Vechingen and in return half Bangerten came to Worb. In 1920 the former civic communities were abolished and the community of Worb has existed since that year.

The Egger brewery was founded in 1863. It is the oldest brewery in the canton of Bern. It is operated in the 6th generation and is one of the 10 largest private breweries in Switzerland, with around 2.5 million liters of beer annually.

In 1892 the linen weaving mill, called Wäbi , was built on the exit towards Enggistein. In 1904 Scheitlin & Cie. in Oberburg with the Worber company Röthlisberger & Cie. and artificial bleach Dr. Stucki. In 1913 these companies became the United Linen Weaving Mills Worb & Scheitlin Cie. AG. restructured. At its heyday, in 1924, 2/3 of all Swiss linen exports were produced in Worb. Renovations to the building in the 1980s made operations difficult. The upcoming investments in the machine park could no longer be managed, also because of the cheap overproduction from abroad. In March 1992 the last loom was shut down. After that, the small business premises were converted into studios or offices.

population

The community consists of seven localities. These are:

Locality	Residents at the end of 2018
Enggistein	409
Correct	422
reed	169
Rüfenacht	3497
Bring a lot	553
Wattenwil / Bangerten	149
Worb village	6077

Population development

The population grew rapidly between 1764 and 1850. This was followed by a wave of emigration between 1850 and 1860. Between 1860 and 1980 the population grew continuously. The high birth surplus, the connection to the rail network and the establishment of industrial companies were the main reasons for this. And after the Second World War, the number of immigrants from other countries increased. This led to enormous growth between 1960 and 1980 (+ 88.3%). Since 1980 the population has only grown insignificantly.

Population development of Worb since 1764 Source: Censuses (1764–1837 cantons, 1850–2000 federal ones), Federal Statistical Office (2010)

languages

Almost the entire population speaks German as the everyday language. At the last census in 2000, 90.6% said German, 1.9% Italian and 1.4% French were their main languages.

Religions - denominations

The population used to be fully members of the Evangelical Reformed Church. It was forbidden to belong to any other denomination or religion until the 19th century. The only religious minority since the Reformation were supporters of the Anabaptists. But only in secret because of the persecution of the Anabaptists by the state church. From 1850 onwards, Catholics immigrated from other parts of Switzerland and abroad. This led to the establishment of a Roman Catholic parish. In the last few decades the religious composition has changed very strongly due to the church leaving and immigration of Orthodox Christians and followers of non-Christian religions (Muslims and Hindus).

The denominational relationships in 2000 still show the original structure despite the mixture: 67.1% were reformed. There were also 14.2% Roman Catholic Christians, 6.4% non-denominational and 3.2% Muslim. 6.2% of the population refused to provide information on religious affiliation.

Origin - nationality

Of the 11,316 residents, 9,394 (83.02%) were Swiss citizens at the end of 2018. The majority of the immigrants come from Central Europe (Germany 320, Hungary 37, Austria 33, Czech Republic 27, Netherlands 21, Poland 18 and France 17 people), from Southern Europe (Italy 211, Portugal 59 and Spain 44 people), the former Yugoslavia (Kosovo 130 , Serbia 100, Bosnia-Herzegovina 36 and Croatia and North Macedonia each 24 people), Eritrea (119 people), Sri Lanka (82 people), Turkey (76 people), Syria (39 people) and Afghanistan (38 people).

politics

legislative branch

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• SP / GPS : 12
• EVP : 5
• glp : 2
• BDP : 3
• FDP : 9
• SVP : 9

The legislature is formed by the Grand Municipal Council. It has 40 members. Of these, 12 SP + Greens , 9 FDP , 9 SVP , 5 EVP , 3 BDP and 2 glp . (Election results of November 27, 2016).

executive

The full-time mayor since 2009 Niklaus Gfeller (EPP). He presides over the seven-person parish council . Since the election on November 27, 2016, this has consisted of the following additional representatives: Adrian Hauser (BDP), Urs Gerber (Greens), Lenka Kölliker (FDP), Markus Lädrach (FDP), Christoph Moser (Vice President, SP) and Bruno Wormwood (SVP).

National elections

The voting shares of the parties in the 2019 National Council elections were: SVP 25.5%, SP 17.1%, GPS 12.7%, FDP 11.9%, BDP 10.1%, glp 9.3%, EPP 5.1 %, CVP 2.1%, EDU (including DM) 2.0%.

Worb Castle

economy

Business

There are around 200 traders in Worb and its eight localities. Practically all industries are located here. A transformation from craft businesses to service providers is also taking place in Worb. New businesses are also settling here; In 2016, the arrival of the first Swiss pharmaceutical company was noted.

The oldest companies are the Fissco felt factory (1841) and the Egger brewery (1863). The largest companies are OLWO AG, Spagyros AG and Regionalverkehr Bern – Solothurn (RBS).

The trade association Worb «worber Gwär» represents the interests of the companies.

The reformed church in the center

Catholic Church

Worb Castle

traffic

Worb owns a terminal station of the RBS meter- gauge railway . This operates two lines to Bern: on the one hand the S7 line of the Bern S-Bahn via Bolligen, which ends in Bern main station, and on the other hand line 6, which is served by trams and leads via Gümligen to Bern- Fischermätteli . There are also bus connections operated by the RBS with yellow Postbuses. Bernmobil takes three night bus routes (Moonliner) to Worb. A little outside of Worb there is also an SBB train station (Worb SBB), which is on line S2 (Bern-Langnau) of the Bern S-Bahn. This line has been operated by BLS since December 2004.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Worb

The landmark of Worb is the Worb Castle , which is privately owned. A corkscrew museum is located in the vaulted cellar of Gasthof Löwen.

Parish church

The 1983/84 restoration of the church in Worb required an archaeological excavation in the church. The existence of older church buildings could be traced back to the early Middle Ages. The first early medieval church was a wooden post structure with a rectangular floor plan and posts on the central longitudinal axis. There are only minor traces of a subsequent masonry complex. The third church was built in the 11th century in the early Romanesque style with an apse . Larger parts of the ship have been preserved from her. In the first half of the 13th century this church burned down and was restored. As a result, a rectangular altar house was built, which replaced the apse. The west wall of the ship, apparently more damaged, had to be replaced later. This renovation took place either together with the construction of the current tower, around 1434, or in the second half of the 15th century. The late Gothic series of pictures of the creation story visible on the west wall dates from this time. In 1520 the late Romanesque rectangular choir was replaced by the current three-sided altar house with sacristy. The room covered with a net vault extended the choir zone significantly. The builders were the patron saints of the church, the von Diesbach family and the owners of the Worb estate at the time. The von Diesbachs also donated the choir's glass paintings. During the restoration in 1983/84, the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern found 13 grave slabs of family members of the von Graffenrieds and von Diesbachs in the nave. Since then, the previous floor slabs have been on the wall below the church.

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  Bärenplatz with municipal administration

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  's Blaue Bähnli, line 6

Personalities

• Wilhelm Bernhard (1920–1978), cancer researcher
• Heinz Bigler (* 1934), jazz musician
• Arthur Bitter (1821–1872), writer and journalist, born in Ried near Worb
• Gottfried Egger (1830–1913), founder of the Egger brewery in Worb
• Christoph von Graffenried (1661–1743), founder of the New Bern colony in North Carolina
• Francine Jordi (* 1977 in Richigen), singer
• Marco Jorio (* 1951), Rüfenacht, former editor-in-chief of the Swiss Historical Lexicon
• Jakob Kölliker (* 1953), ice hockey coach
• Max Müller (1894–1980), Rüfenacht, Professor of Psychiatry, Münsingen BE + Waldau
• Gottlieb Ott (1832–1882), builder of the Kirchenfeld Bridge
• Alain Rohr (* 1971), athlete (400 m and 400 m hurdles)
• Oskar Scheitlin (1861–1924), manufacturer of linen weaving and “Färbi” at Farbstrasse
• Alfred Siegfried (1890–1972), citizen of Worb, dismissed teacher, director of the children on Landstrasse
• Karl Tellenbach (1877–1931), apprenticeship in Worb, city ​​original in Bern
• Julian Walker (* 1986), ice hockey player HC Lugano (NLA)
• Rudolf Weiersmüller (1939–2004), Rüfenacht, diplomat

Others

Worb's twin town has been Edelény in Hungary since 1997 .

literature

• Peter Eggenberger , Manuel Kehrli ea: Worb, parish church. The results of building research from 1983. Bern 2012.
• Heinrich Richard Schmidt (Hrsg.): Worber history. Stämpfli, Bern 2005, ISBN 3-7272-1173-3 .
• Johanna Strübin-Rindisbacher: Neuschloss Worb. Stämpfli, Bern 2004, ISBN 3-7272-1170-9 .

Web links

Commons : Worb  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Worb
• History of the Twing rule and municipality of Worb
• Anne-Marie Dubler: The Story of Rüfenacht and Much Bring
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Worb. 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. ^ Community search . Population. (No longer available online.) In: Official website. Federal Statistical Office, 2011, p. 1 , archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; Retrieved on December 23, 2012 (input Worb ). 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.  
3. ^ Community search . Job. (No longer available online.) In: Official website. Federal Statistical Office, 2011, p. 1 , archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on December 23, 2012 (input Worb . annual average). 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.  
4. ^ Contribution by Marianne Ramstein Worb in prehistoric times in Worber Geschichte, pages 77-87
5. ↑ Contribution by Andreas Burri settlement and field names in Worber Geschichte, page 39
6. ↑ Contribution by Andreas Burri settlement and field names in Worber Geschichte, page 39
7. ^ Contribution by Bernhard Adamek The development of the community territory up to the current demarcation in Worber history, pages 88–97
8. ^ History of the linen weaving mill in Worb
9. ↑ Wäbi Worb
10. ↑ Information according to the municipality of Worb
11. ↑ Worber parliamentary elections: results. (No longer available online.) Worb community, November 27, 2016, archived from the original on December 3, 2016 ; accessed November 30, 2016 . 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.  
12. ↑ Worber council: results. (No longer available online.) Worb community, November 27, 2016, archived from the original on December 3, 2016 ; accessed November 30, 2016 . 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.  
13. ↑ Elections and Votes. Retrieved November 24, 2019 . 
14. ^ Samuel Rutishauser: Church Worb BE. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 377). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1985.
15. ^ Reformed Church. In: worb.ch. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . 
16. ↑ Graves show the sufferings of the patricians . In: Berner Zeitung . May 12, 2012, ISSN  1424-1021 ( bernerzeitung.ch [accessed April 19, 2020]).