Hagneck
Encyclopedia
Hagneck is a municipality
in the Seeland administrative district
in the canton
of Bern in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.6% of the area 10.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.0% is used for growing crops and 4.4% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The village lies on the right bank of Biel/Bienne
, at the mouth of the Hagneck canal
, which was dug out as a main part of the Jura water correction
, leading the Aare River into the lake.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 37.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
(22.5%), the FDP
(15.4%) and the Green Party
(14.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hagneck about 80.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Hagneck has an unemployment rate of 2.43%. , there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 34 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
as well as from the Middle Ages
(discovered during the construction of the Hagnek channel and adjacent facilities). The digging out of the hill that separated the marshes from the lake resulted in the destruction of a drainage pipe from the Romans
, probably, which was 200 m long. It appears as if the site of a medieval castle removed. There is still a stretch of the ancient Roman road that led from Vinelz
to Täuffelen
.
Hagnek was part of the parish of Täuffelen. Suzerainty passed in 1398 to the Counts of Neuchâtel - Nidau in Bern (district Epsach
in the prefecture of Nidau). The field of Hagneck., who had four houses in 1783, belonged to the Bernese
patricians (von Erlach, von May), as a lent-out stronghold of Nidau. Its inhabitants had a right to grazing Hägen, and rights of use in the forest of Hagnek: Those rights were upheld 1527 against the claims of the Ins population. Their activities consisting dominantly of cereal crops and fisheries.
(opened in 1899) and the network of drainage Länggraben (1925–1937) transformed the landscape, while allowing the cultivation of the former marshes. Today, agriculture, arts and crafts and the power plant occupy a third of the population. The other two thirds work outside (regions Biel/Bienne and Bern). In 1916 the railway-Bienne Täuffelen-Ins was inaugurated.
-P. Aeschbacher, Stadt und von den Landvogtei Nidau Anfängen bis ins 16. Jh., 1929
Gesamtmelioration-Brüttelen-Lüscherz-Hagneck, 1970–1987, 1989
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 Seeland administrative district
Seeland (administrative district)
Seeland District in the Canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010. It is part of the Seeland administrative region. It contains 46 municipalities with an area of and a population of 67,209....
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
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.
Geography
Hagneck has an area, , of 1.83 km² (0.706566950224339 sq mi). Of this area, 1.2 km² (0.463322590311042 sq mi) or 65.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.23 km² (0.0888034964762831 sq mi) or 12.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.23 km² (0.0888034964762831 sq mi) or 12.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.15 km² (37.1 acre) or 8.2% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.6% of the area 10.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.0% is used for growing crops and 4.4% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The village lies on the right bank of Biel/Bienne
Lake Biel
Lake Biel or Lake Bienne is a lake in the west of Switzerland. Together with Lake Morat and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. It lies approximately at , at the language boundary between German & French speaking areas.The lake is 15 km long and up...
, at the mouth of the Hagneck canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
, which was dug out as a main part of the Jura water correction
Jura water correction
The correction of the waters of the Swiss Jura consisted in a wide series of hydrological undertakings carried out in Switzerland in the region of the three lakes: Lake Morat connected to Lake Neuchâtel by the Broye canal, the latter connected to Lake of Bienne by the Thielle canal, an area so...
, leading the Aare River into the lake.
Demographics
Hagneck has a population (as of ) of . , 5.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 26.3%. Most of the population speaks German (95.8%), with French being second most common ( 3.1%) and Rhaeto-romance being third ( 0.3%).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 37.9% 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....
(22.5%), 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....
(15.4%) 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 24.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hagneck about 80.4% 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...
).
Hagneck has an unemployment rate of 2.43%. , there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 34 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 16 |
| 1850 | 58 |
| 1900 | 125 |
| 1950 | 141 |
| 1970 | 229 |
| 2000 | 357 |
Archeology
Traces of early Bronze and late Bronze Ages in Hagneck marshland, part of the Grand MaraisGrand Marais, Seeland
Grand Marais, Seeland is a region in Switzerland, at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains contained by the three lakes of Morat , Neuchâtel and Bienne...
as well as from the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
(discovered during the construction of the Hagnek channel and adjacent facilities). The digging out of the hill that separated the marshes from the lake resulted in the destruction of a drainage pipe from the Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
, probably, which was 200 m long. It appears as if the site of a medieval castle removed. There is still a stretch of the ancient Roman road that led from Vinelz
Vinelz
Vinelz is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Vinelz has an area of . Of this area, 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.5% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.-Demographics:Vinelz has a population of . ,...
to Täuffelen
Täuffelen
Täuffelen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Täuffelen has an area of . Of this area, 60.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12% is forested...
.
History
Hagneck is first mentioned in 1353 as Hagneg.Hagnek was part of the parish of Täuffelen. Suzerainty passed in 1398 to the Counts of Neuchâtel - Nidau in Bern (district Epsach
Epsach
Epsach is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Epsach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 78.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.2% is forested...
in the prefecture of Nidau). The field of Hagneck., who had four houses in 1783, belonged to the Bernese
patricians (von Erlach, von May), as a lent-out stronghold of Nidau. Its inhabitants had a right to grazing Hägen, and rights of use in the forest of Hagnek: Those rights were upheld 1527 against the claims of the Ins population. Their activities consisting dominantly of cereal crops and fisheries.
Today's Hagneck
The municipality was created in 1840, but remained tied to Täuffelen in school and church matters. The Hagneck channel (1873–1878), which crosses the territory of the commune, the channel of the power stationPower station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
(opened in 1899) and the network of drainage Länggraben (1925–1937) transformed the landscape, while allowing the cultivation of the former marshes. Today, agriculture, arts and crafts and the power plant occupy a third of the population. The other two thirds work outside (regions Biel/Bienne and Bern). In 1916 the railway-Bienne Täuffelen-Ins was inaugurated.
External links
Bibliography-P. Aeschbacher, Stadt und von den Landvogtei Nidau Anfängen bis ins 16. Jh., 1929
Gesamtmelioration-Brüttelen-Lüscherz-Hagneck, 1970–1987, 1989