Brenzikofen

Brenzikofen

Brenzikofen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Brenzikofen is located on 583 m above sea level. M., 7 km north of the city of Thun (air line). The village is located at the western foot of the Falkenflue in a wide valley, which is separated by the bolt of Oppligenberglis from the rest of the Aare Valley, in the pre-Alpine hills.

The area of ​​2.2 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Aare Valley between Bern and Thun. The western boundary runs along the bar that extends from the Oppligenbergli south. From here, the communal land extends eastward over the nearly 1 km wide trough of Brenzikofen and over the wooded steep slope down to Bürglenberg, a foothill of Falkenflue, on 860 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Brenzikofen is achieved. To the south, the area extends as far as the Rotache who steps out here from a V-shaped valley in the Aare plain. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 36 % of forest and shrubs, 55 % to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.

To Brenzikofen include the settlements floor ( 592 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern edge of the valley of the Rotache Brenzikofen and Bälliz (620 m above sea level. M. ) on the lower western slopes of the Falkenflue as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Brenzikofen are Herbligen, Bleiken at Oberdiessbach, Fahrni Heimberg and Oppligen.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1236 under the name Brenzichovin. Later, the names Brencechoven ( 1259 ) published, Brenzkofen (1302 ) and Brenzikoven ( 1317 ). The name goes back to the Old High German personal name Brantio. With a name ending in - igkofen he means so much as in the courts of the people of Brantio, where so-called relocated farms are meant.

In the Middle Ages Brenzikofen was under the rule of this stream, but also families from Berne and Thun had rich land in the municipality. The supremacy belonged first to the Counts of Kyburg, but reached the end of the 14th century in Bern. From 1471 Brenzikofen belonged to free court Steffi castle before it came to the district of Thun 1652. The high court was under Bernese domination always at the District Court Konolfingen. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged Brenzikofen during the Helvetic Republic to the district Steffi castle and from 1803 to Oberamt Konolfingen, which was given the status of an office district with the new cantonal constitution of 1831.

Population

With 521 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Brenzikofen one of the small communities of the Canton of Bern. Of the residents 99.0 % are German and 0.2 % speak English (as of 2000). The population of Brenzikofen amounted in 1850 to 337 residents in 1900 to 392 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated always in the range 320-360 people. Since 1980 (328 inhabitants) a significant population increase was recorded.

Policy

The voting shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 39.9 %, BDP 18.0 %, SP 10.7 %, GPS 7.1 %, glp 6.3 %, FDP 5.3 %, EPP 4.8 %, EDU 4.1 %, AL 1.0 %, CVP 0.4 %.

Economy

Brenzikofen was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the dairy and livestock have a certain role in the occupational structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. Since 1983 located in the central Brenzikofen army catering magazine. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Thun and in the larger towns in the Aare valley.

Traffic

The community is conveniently technically quite well developed. It is located on a link road from Heimberg after Oberdiessbach. The nearest links to the motorway A6 ( Bern- Thun) is located approximately 4 km from the town center. On July 21, 1899, the railway line from Hasle- Rüegsau to Thun was taken with a station in Brenzikofen in operation.

Attractions

In the old town characteristic farmhouses of the Bernese country style from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved. Brenzikofen does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish Oberdiessbach. On the Bourguillon remains of the former castle Erdwerks Diessenberg ( headquarters of the Lords of this stream ) from the early 13th century are visible.

Partnerships

Since 1994 Brenzikofen maintains a partnership with the community Vyskytná in the Czech Republic.