Fraubrunnen
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Fraubrunnen is a municipality
in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
era tumuli
(burial mounds) in the Rüdtligenwald and Binelwald near Fraubrunnen. In the middle of the 13th Century, Fraubrunnen Abbey was founded by Cistercian nuns. For a time the Abbey was a powerful landholder in the area that is now the District of Fraubrunnen. However, in 1528 the Abbey was secularization
during the Protestant Reformation
.
In 1798, Napoleon
's troops invaded Switzerland. In response, Bern sent an army northward toward the French. On 5 March 1798 Bernese troops encountered the French near Fraubrunnen. The battle between 35,000 French soldier and 20,000 Bernese soldiers ended in a decisive victory for the French. This defeat, lead to the capitulation
of the Bernese Ancien Régime
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. 38.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 46.2% is used for growing crops and 6.2% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 30.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(19.3%), the FDP
(15.3%) and the Green Party
(14.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.8%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fraubrunnen about 84.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Fraubrunnen has an unemployment rate of 1.37%. , there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 163 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 299 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 66 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district
Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)
Bern-Mittelland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Bern in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
Fraubrunnen is first mentioned in 1267 as Frouwenbrunnen. There are HallstattHallstatt culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC , developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC and followed in much of Central Europe by the La Tène culture.By the 6th century BC, the Hallstatt culture extended for some...
era tumuli
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
(burial mounds) in the Rüdtligenwald and Binelwald near Fraubrunnen. In the middle of the 13th Century, Fraubrunnen Abbey was founded by Cistercian nuns. For a time the Abbey was a powerful landholder in the area that is now the District of Fraubrunnen. However, in 1528 the Abbey was secularization
Secularization
Secularization is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious values and secular institutions...
during the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
.
In 1798, Napoleon
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
's troops invaded Switzerland. In response, Bern sent an army northward toward the French. On 5 March 1798 Bernese troops encountered the French near Fraubrunnen. The battle between 35,000 French soldier and 20,000 Bernese soldiers ended in a decisive victory for the French. This defeat, lead to the capitulation
Capitulation (surrender)
Capitulation , an agreement in time of war for the surrender to a hostile armed force of a particular body of troops, a town or a territory....
of the Bernese Ancien Régime
Early Modern Switzerland
The early modern history of the Old Swiss Confederacy , lasting from formal independence in 1648 to the French invasion of 1798 came to be referred as Ancien Régime retrospectively, in post-Napoleonic Switzerland.The early modern period was characterized by an increasingly...
.
Geography
Fraubrunnen has an area, , of 7.69 km² (3 sq mi). Of this area, 4.06 km² (1.6 sq mi) or 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.97 km² (1.1 sq mi) or 38.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.59 km² (0.227800273569596 sq mi) or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km² (17.3 acre) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. 38.2% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 46.2% is used for growing crops and 6.2% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
Demographics
Fraubrunnen has a population (as of ) of . , 5.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.5%. Most of the population speaks German (95.5%), with French being second most common ( 0.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.6%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 30.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(19.3%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(15.3%) and the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(14.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.8%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fraubrunnen about 84.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Fraubrunnen has an unemployment rate of 1.37%. , there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 163 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 299 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 66 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 229 |
| 1850 | 525 |
| 1900 | 456 |
| 1910 | 415 |
| 1950 | 638 |
| 1960 | 634 |
| 1990 | 1,493 |
| 2000 | 1,607 |
Notable residents
- Adolf OgiAdolf OgiAdolf Ogi is a Swiss politician from the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 9 December 1987, as member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Berne...
(born 18 July 1944), a former prime minister of Switzerland (1993 and 2000) currently lives in Fraubrunnen.