Büchslen

Entrance of Büchslen

Büchslen was until December 31, 2012, a municipality in the lake district (French: District du Lac ) of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The French name of the municipality is Buchillon. As of January 1, 2013 Büchslen was merged with the city of Murten Murten to the community.

Geography

Büchslen is located on 511 m above sea level. M., 5 km east-northeast of the district town of Murten (air line). The farming village extends to a broad saddle east of Murten forest, at the height south of the Great Marsh, in the northern Fribourg plateau.

The area of ​​1.6 km ² large former municipal area includes a portion of the Molassehöhen between the Great Marsh in the north- west and the Saanen valley in the east. The central part is occupied by the saddle and Büchslen, the ( 544 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the former municipality ) is located between the level of Murten forest and the Bruyerenholz. To the northwest, the former communal land extends into the catchment area of ​​the village of Bach's Galmiz to Rufholz. In the southeast, the area extends to the plateau of ground Aher (500 m above sea level. M. ). From the former rural community area in 1997 9 % came from settlements, 13 % of forest and woody plants and 78% to agriculture.

To Büchslen include some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Büchslen were Galmiz, Ried bei Kerzers, Gempenach, Lurtigen and Murten.

Population

With 171 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Büchslen was one of the small communities of the Canton of Fribourg. The population of Büchslen amounted in 1850 to 191 residents in 1900 to 164 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated in the range between 100 and 150 inhabitants. Only since 1970 (102 inhabitants) a significant population growth was recorded again.

Languages

Of the residents 96.8 % are German, 2.0 % French-speaking and 1.3 % speak Italian ( as of 2000). This Büchslen is almost exclusively in German today. Different field names (eg Bruyerenholz ) but can connect to an earlier French-speaking population, probably in the 17th century provided the majority of the inhabitants.

Economy

Büchslen was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding have an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions of Murten and Kerzers and in the Bern area.

Traffic

The former municipality is traffic comparatively quite well developed. It lies on the main road 1 of Bern to Lausanne. The nearest links to the A1 ( Bern -Lausanne ) is located approximately 3 km from the center. Büchslen has no connection to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village took place in 961 under the name Buoch. Later, the Roman names Buschillion ( 1339 ) and Buchillon published ( 1453). Since the 18th century the present name and Bichslen is handed down. The place name is derived from the Old High German word buchha ( beech).

Since the 12th century Büchslen was in possession of the Priory Payerne. Later, it came to the domination of Murten. From 1484 was under Büchslen of the jointly managed by the Estates Bern and Fribourg Murten bailiwick. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ), the village came to the Canton of Fribourg. During the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time it belonged to the district of Murten, before it was incorporated in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution in the lake district. It was not until 1831 Büchslen was a politically independent community.

Attractions

The schoolhouse was built of Büchslen beginning of the 19th century. Büchslen does not have its own church; it belongs to the parish Ferenbalm in Canton Bern.

Half-timbered house in the village center