Biberist

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Biberist is a municipality in the district water office of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Geography

Biberist located 447 m above sea level. M., 3 km south-southeast of Canton main town of Solothurn (air line). The industrial community extends to the bottom and Emme on the village stream, the lower reaches of the Beaver creek, on the northeast edge of the Molassehöhen of Bucheggberg and at the edge of the flood plain of the river Emme, in the Solothurn Plateau.

With an area of 12.4 km ² Biberist is the largest municipality in the district water office. It includes a portion of the groundwater -rich gravel layer in the inner water office and the west adjacent Molassehügellandes. The central part is the plane that is crossed by the Emme and the village stream ( Beaver Brook ). East of the channelized Emme reaches the area of the Eichmatt up to the Grüttbach. West of the river from the 1 km wide valley of the lowermost part of the beaver brook adjoined. The Altis mountain ( 496 m above sea level. M. ), a wooded foothills of Bucheggberg, extends to the southern edge of Biberist and separates the plains of Emme and Biberental.

North of the village, the village area consists of the approximately 500 m wide, used by the main modes of transport between Solothurn and Biberist hollow between the bleaching mountain ( 498 m above sea level. M. ) in the east and the upper forest (up to 541 m above sea level. M. ) in the west. The houses on the north side of the Gisihübeli ( 484 m above sea level. M. ), which are structurally grown together with the city of Solothurn belong to Biberist.

In a narrow strip of the communal land extends to the north- west to the Aare above Solothurn and includes the north-eastern part of Bucheggberg with high forest, the wild man forest, the intervening wild man ditch the Hun mountain ( 491 m above sea level. M. ) and achieved in the area west the grubbing island Buechhof (part of Lohn ) with 543 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Biberist. The western boundary runs along the bear brook, a short right tributary of the River Aare. From the municipality surface 1997 25 % came from settlements, 35 % of forest and shrubs, 38% to agriculture and slightly less than 2% was unproductive land.

Biberist consists of the former settlement cores Under Biberist (444 m above sea level. M. ) to the south of the Emme bleach Berg, Upper Biberist ( 455 m above sea level. M. ) on the village stream, extensive industrial and residential areas as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Biberist are Lohn, Lüsslingen - Nennigkofen, Bellach, Solothurn, Zuchwil, Derendingen and Gerlafingen in the canton of Solothurn and Bätterkinden in Canton Bern.

Population

With 8125 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Biberist one of the larger municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 87.4 % are German, 3.6 % and 2.3 % Italian- speaking Serbo-Croatian (as of 2000). The population of Biberist increased during the 20th century continuously, with particularly strong growth rates observed during the 1950s. After peaking at around 7800 inhabitants in the beginning of the 1970s, a slight decline in population was recorded. Since about 1980, the population remains relatively constant and has in recent years again a slightly rising trend. The settlement area of Biberist is completely conjoined with that of Gerlafingen; also the northernmost districts join forces directly to the municipal areas of Solothurn and Zuchwil.

Policy

SP: 4
FDP: 3
CVP: 2
SVP: 2

Source:

The municipal council ( executive) is including the mayors of 11 members. The seats are distributed as follows:

Economy

Biberist was until the second half of the 19th century, mainly coined by farming village. The water power of the beaver brook was used for the operation of a mill since the 15th century. On a side channel of the river Emme were from 1747 onwards, an oil mill, a saw from 1757 and from 1776 a powder mill. The latter in 1805 was destroyed by an explosion, but afterwards rebuilt until the operation was discontinued in 1845. On the outskirts of Solothurn, but in the field of Biberist since the early 19th century there were a brewery and a tobacco factory. After 1860, the city experienced a rapid economic recovery through the creation of the paper Biberist.

Today Biberist offers around 3,000 jobs. With 3 % of the workforce who are still employed in the primary sector, agriculture (mainly agriculture and forestry) only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population. Approximately 52 % of the workforce are employed in the industrial sector, while the service sector 45 % of the workforce to be united ( as of 2001).

The larger industrial and commercial areas of Biberist located east of the river Emme. The most important employer in the community until 2011, the paper mill with around 550 jobs. The factory was formerly part of the Beaver Holding AG, went to their bankruptcy in 1997 to the Finnish paper company M -real, and has been adopted by the South African company Sappi on 29 September 2008. In July 2011, Sappi announced the closure of the paper mill operation known - 149 years after its founding. Since the first half of the 20th century, diversified industry, so that many different sectors are represented in Biberist today. This includes companies of metal construction, the electronics industry, the construction industry, the automotive trade, woodworking, horticulture and various mechanical workshops.

Jobs in the tertiary sector are mainly found in the administration, in education, in sales, catering, banking and insurance. Biberist is also location of the cantonal prison Oberschöngrün ( founded in 1924 ). The village has also developed into a residential community. In addition to numerous Zupendlern many employed workers are commuters who work mainly in Solothurn, but also in the region of Bern.

Paper Biberist

Paper Biberist, lithograph, 1883

Coop Biberist

School buildings / community management

Emmebrücke / Grüttquartier

Traffic

The community is developed excellent transport moderate. It lies on the main road from Solothurn to Bern. The nearest links to the A1 ( Bern- Zurich ) is located approximately 4 km from the town center. The in 2002, the A5 ( Solothurn- Biel) with the half connection Solothurn -South is located 2 km from Biberist away.

On May 26, 1875, the railway line from Solothurn to Burgdorf was taken with a station in Biberist in operation. The distance from Solothurn to Zollikofen, which is now operated by the regional Bern-Solothurn, with two stops in the village was opened on 10 April 1916. For the dispersion in public transport bus routes BSU, which operate on routes from Solothurn to Bätterkinden and from Solothurn to ensure Gerlafingen.

History

The territory of Biberist was inhabited very early. The earliest evidence of human presence date back to the Neolithic, when a settlement was built on the mountain Altis. Further evidence comes from the Bronze Age. On the outskirts of Solothurn A5 remains of a probably inhabited by Christ from the 1st to the 3rd century Roman estate were discovered during archaeological excavations in connection with the construction of the highway; besides numerous small finds were made. The area, which was located near the road from Aventicum ( Avenches ) to Salodurum ( Solothurn ), was used in the early Middle Ages as a burial ground.

The first documentary mention of the place was already in the year 763 under the name Biberussa; still in the 8th century, the spelling has been handed Biberusse. Later ( 10th century ), Bibirussa, beaver Husen, Bubrusche ( 1251 ), Bibersche ( 1268 ), Bierösch, beaver and beaver ash coulter the names Pibirsin published. From 1508 the present name has been handed down for the first time. The place name is of Celtic origin, followed by the suffix- ussa the first occurrence points. It means small water stream.

In the Middle Ages Biberist belonged to the country Comté. Since the early 11th century, a noble family of Bibirusa is mentioned, which had its seat may be on the Burghubel ( Altis mountain). After the race was extinct in the 14th century, the property went to wealthy families of the city Solothurn. The Bleichenberg, in the 14th century still a small village, was one of the Spiegelberg family. The Saint Urs pen in Solothurn held lower jurisdiction over Biberist, which was exercised by the Counts of Buchegg. 1370 reached the lower court directly to the town of Solothurn. When the rule came to Hold 1466 Solothurn, Biberist was assigned to the new Bailiwick Kriegstetten and raised to of court. The high jurisdiction over the village came in 1516 also at Solothurn.

After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) Biberist formed during the Helvetic a district ( comprised the territory of the former bailiwicks Bucheggberg and Kriegstetten ) in the municipality of Solothurn. As of 1803, the village belonged to the district Kriegstetten, which was officially renamed in 1988 in the district water office. The earlier of two separated from each other localities, sub Biberist (also called low Biberist ) and Upper Biberist, existing Biberist 1857 united in one political commune.

Industrialization took about 1860 feet in the village, as a side channel was built east of the river Emme, to the 1862, the paper mill was founded Biberist. You, the village was an economic boom and a marked population growth. Later, numerous craft studios and suppliers were added to the watch industry. So Biberist developed during the 20th century, becoming an industrial and residential suburb of Solothurn.

Attractions

The Catholic Church of Saint Mary, mentioned 763 and 1470 probably moved to a Emmehochwasser to its current location, and its current form the new building in 1845 in the style of classicism. Transformations took place during the 20th century. The Reformed Church was inaugurated in 1910. The municipal area there are several stately homes, including the castle front Bleichenberg, built in 1602-1609 to was in 1680 changed to Türmlihaus and now serves as a cultural center of Biberist (paintings and art collection of moss - Flury -Stiftung ), as well as in 17. century, built in the French style chateau Schöngrün.

Nursing Home Elisabethenheim the Ingenbohl sisters, rear Bleichenberg

Reformed Church, Neurenovation attachments 7/2008

Primary school with old gym

Culture

In Biberist there is the public library Bleichemattstrasse schoolhouse for general use.

Coat of arms

Blazon

The collar hook point to the former Flösserhandwerk in place

Personalities

Urs Altermatt ( b. 1942 ), historian
Richard Flury (1896 - 1967), Swiss conductor and composer
Hans Rudolf Stampfli (1925 - 1994), Swiss archaeozoologist
Oscar Miller (1826-1893), founder of the paper Biberist
Oscar Miller (1862-1934), paper manufacturer
Werner Miller (1892-1959), painter
Reto U. Schneider ( born 1963 ), Swiss science journalist

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