Beinwil, Solothurn

Monastery Beinwil

Beinwil is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Geography

Beinwil is located on 582 m above sea level. M., around 9 km southeast of the town of Laufen (air line). The scattered settlement in the valley of the municipality extends Lüssel, at the northern foot of the High Winds, in the Jura Mountains and the Black Country boys. The area of ​​22.7 km ² with third largest municipal territory of the canton comprises a strong in relief and chambered section of the Jura Mountains. Almost the entire upper catchment area of ​​the Lüssel belongs to Beinwil. The Lüssel crosses the area in a deep valley from east to west and takes on its way from both sides many short tributaries on which subdivide the landscape into a complicated system of valleys, hills and Felskreten. It occurs near the Chessilochs a while Passwang in the municipality spell and leaves him at the narrow point between the elbow macaroni (816 m above sea level. M. ) and the Hochstelleli (907 m above sea level. M. ) above Erschwil.

The northern border seems drawn more or less arbitrarily and does not run along striking natural features ( ridges, streams ), but by the Hochstelleli along the southern slopes of the Hirnichopfes to Geissberg ( 1'045 m above sea level. M. ). In contrast, the southern boundary of the municipality is predominantly on the watershed. The Lüsseltal is flanked to the south from the heights of elbow macaroni, Grandmont ( 1'073 m above sea level. M. ) High winds ( achieved with 1'204 meters above sea level. M. the highest point of Beinwil ) and the long but very narrow ridge of Beibelbergs (up to 1,022 m above sea level. M. ), which separates the upper Lüsseltal from Guldental ( in the catchment area of ​​the Dünnern ). A small part of the municipality is located south of the High winds in the headwaters of scolding Bach. The communal land extends to Scheltenpass ( 1,051 m above sea level. M. ) and the matzo villages Stierenberg (up to 1,170 m above sea level. M. ). From the municipality surface 1997 2 % came from settlements, 54 % of forest and woody plants and 43% to agriculture; slightly less than 1 % was unproductive land.

Beinwil is composed of four hamlet -like condensations, all located in or near the valley floor of the Lüssel:

• Neuhüsli (650 m above sea level. M. ) and Schachen ( 594 m above sea level. M. ) together form Oberbeinwil
• The monastery district ( 582 m above sea level. M. ) and Joggenhus (534 m above sea level. M. ) together form Unterbeinwil

In addition, include numerous individual farms, mountain and Cattle farms, which are spread over the whole area to Beinwil. Neighboring communities of Beinwil are Mümliswil -Ramiswil, Aedermannsdorf, Erschwil, Meltingen and Nunningen in the canton of Solothurn, Bretzwil and Lauwil in the canton of Basel-Country, rebuke in the canton of Bern and Mervelier and Montsevelier in the canton of Jura.

Population

With 282 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Beinwil one of the small communities of the Canton of Solothurn. Of the residents, 97.4 % speak German, 1.0% French-speaking and 1.0 % speak Serbo-Croatian (as of 2000). The population of Beinwil amounted in 1850 to 506 residents in 1900 to 435 inhabitants. During the 20th century the population commuted to 1950 in the area of ​​410-480 people. Since then, a slow but steady decrease in population was recorded.

Economy

Beinwil still lives mainly from agriculture. Of particular importance are dairy farming and livestock in addition to the growing of fruit ( mostly cherry trees ), while agriculture represents only a small area fraction due to the altitude. Some other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. Previously, there were also industrial sector in the village, namely by the iron mining in the 16th century and by the establishment of a glassworks in 1835. Neuhüsli in whey cures were carried out in the 19th century. Various working population commuters who work mainly in Laufen.

Traffic

The municipality is situated on the road from forcing over the Passwang to Balsthal. By Postbus course which serves the route of forcing to Oensingen, the various hamlets of Beinwil to the public transport network are connected.

History

The story of Beinwil is closely linked to that of the Benedictine monastery. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1147 under the name Benwilre. Later, the names Beinwilare ( 1156 ), Benvilare ( 1174 ), Beinwilre (1212), Beunwilre ( 1219 ), Beinwilr ( 1252) and Benwilr ( 1253 ) published. The place name comes from the Old High German personal name Beino or Peino, possibly Bago back and thus means farm estate of Beino.

The monastery was probably founded around 1085 Beinwil from the local nobility and equipped with a dominion which corresponded to today's municipal area about and was then called Abtkammer Beinwil. Already in the 12th century, the monastery flourished and brought the church set numerous villages of the Black Jacks country and the surrounding regions as well as various basic possessions in themselves, which ranged up to Alsace and in the Breisgau.

In the 13th century, the gradual economic decline began as a result of disputes over territorial claims of the cities of Solothurn and Basel to the Counts of Thierstein, which acted as Kastvögte of the monastery. After Beinwil was 1519 arrives at Solothurn, Solothurn also took over a large part of the monastery's possessions as a pledge. Beinwil the Bailiwick Thierstein was thereby assigned.

After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged Beinwil during the Helvetic Republic to Dornach district and from 1803 to the district of Thierstein. The monastery was abolished by referendum during the Kulturkampf in 1874.

Pictures

Oberbeinwil

Monastery Beinwil, 1836-1837

Unterbeinwil

Beinwil, settlement around the former monastery

Attractions

The baroque church of the monastery Beinwil and the convent building were built in the late 17th century. Above the monastery is the chapel of St. John, which was built in 1695.

Coat of arms

Blazon

The two bones are found in the abbey and convent of the monastery seals Beinwil -Maria Stone in the 17th century.