Büren an der Aare

Wooden bridge

Bueren an der Aare is a municipality in the administrative district in the canton of Bern Seeland in Switzerland.

Geography

Buren borders Meienried, Safnern, Meinisberg, Ruti in Buren, Lengnau, Grenchen, Oberwil in Buren, Schnottwil, this bei Buren and Dotzigen.

In the southwest of Buren, there is a small mountain, the highest point of 596 m above sea level. M. is on the municipality. The Bürener speak of Stedtiberg while he is the Dotzigenberg for the residents of Dotzigen on the " back side ".

History

Buren was founded in the 12th century by the barons of Strassberg. The first written mention dates back to 1185. 1260 was the place the city charter, which was confirmed again in 1288. 1398 Bern conquered the town.

In 1911, the hitherto separate municipality rubbing with Buren was fused to the Aare River. In the years 1940 to 1946 was located in Bueren an der Aare the largest internment camp in Switzerland, which was established as a result of the German occupation of southern France for the members of a Polish division of the 45th French Army Corps. The internment Bueren an der Aare was designed for 5,000 to 6,000 inmates. It was encircled on all sides by the Aare River and lay off the town. The camp with its 120 barracks, a headquarters, warehouse offices, magazines and material properties for the surveillance and care staff was surrounded by a barbed wire fence and machine gun fitted guard towers. In March 1942, the camp was abandoned as a military internment, Jewish refugees, Italian military refugees and later escaped Soviet forced laborers were subsequently housed there

Population

Policy

In addition to the political community there is in Buren also a civic community with the families Stotzer, Sutter, Kocher, Kuster, Maeschi, Witschi, Gribi, Chiti, lard and Scheurer ( not exhaustive). 15 % of all eligible voters in the political community are also burgers.

In Bueren there is a community meeting.

The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 28.7 %, 19.1 % BDP, SP 18.4 %, FDP 9.5 %, 7.0 % GPS, glp 6.5 %, PIP 4.0 %, EDU 2.5 %, CVP 1.4 %.

Traffic

Bueren an der Aare is located on the railway line Busswil -Solothurn. 1994 was set on the path part Bueren an der Aare Solothurn the railways, or switch to another bus. From Bueren an der Aare there are hourly trains to Busswil BE- Lyss, where there are good connections to Biel / Bienne and Bern. The trains continue on Aarberg to Kerzers.

From Bueren an der Aare there are also hourly post bus connections towards Schnottwil - Münchenbuchsee - Zollikofen and Solothurn.

Attractions

Buren has a well preserved old town with the exception of the demolished in the 18th century fortifications. On the main street is the former palace of the Bernese bailiffs, now the seat of the district administration.

Built 1821 covered wooden bridge over the Aare was built in 1991 after an arson attack in 1989 again.

Pictures

Castle

Trench

Ländti

Old Mill

Customs

Büre - Nöijoor on 1 / 2 January: more than 400 years old, constantly of changing practice, one of the first Fasnachten in Switzerland with " Chesslete " and costumed parade of " young boy "; on January 2, the figure of the " Never Blessed " symbol for the winter, on the market square is burned.