Ins, Switzerland
Ins, French Anet, is a municipality in the administrative district in the canton of Bern Seeland in Switzerland. Under the name exists alongside the community of a Reformed congregation.
Geography
Ins is located in the Great Marsh, a fertile area with almost black soil in the Berner Seeland. The neighboring communities of north clockwise are starting Vinelz, Lüscherz, Brüttelen, Müntschemier, Bas -Vully, skin Vully, Cudrefin, Gampelen, Tschugg and Erlach BE.
Policy
Mayor Urs Hunziker (March 2010).
The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 30.4 %, SP 18.7 %, 17.2 % BDP, GPS 11.3 %, FDP 8.0 %, 5.0 % glp, EPP 1.9 %, CVP 1.9 %, EDU 1.6 %.
Economy
Although ins is a small community, it takes for the surrounding communities, which are both area and population comparatively even smaller, a certain center function.
Traffic
In ins located on the outskirts of the municipality of the terminus of the BTI, since 1999 new ASM (Aare Seeland mobil ). There also operate the trains of BLS standard gauge line Bern- Neuchâtel and the standard gauge line TPF - Fribourg - Morat -ins. In the village center there is another stop on the ASM. Also ply buses to Erlach BE and Tschugg.
History
The area has been inhabited since the Mesolithic period. It was found a dagger blade from the Bronze Age. On the Rain Switch contains the grave mound of Ins, Celtic princely tombs, which had lived on the site of the later castle rabbits. They are assigned to the Early Iron Age ( Hallstatt period ). It had been a Roman military road from the Broye to Ins, these connecting Aventicum ( Avenches ) with Augusta Raurica and Vindonissa. The bridge of the road over the Broye was 84 meters long and 7.6 meters wide. In addition, were the remains of settlements dating from the Gallo -Roman period, found in the Murstuden, summer perennials and on the Brüehlzelgli. When the Romans withdrew in the year 400, streamed from the west, the romanized Burgundy to the Swiss Mittelland and east of the Alemanni. This means the country was bilingual.
According to legend, the bishop of Lausanne David said to have been murdered at the Müntschemiergasse ins in the Bloodstone in the year 851. This distinctive red boulder was his but surely been already red. For he was hierherverfrachtet from the Rhone Glacier during the last ice age, and probably comes from the Aiguilles Rouges.
The municipality of Ins first belonged to the Kingdom of Burgundy and came up with this later to the German Reich. The first written mention was made in the year 1009. The switching Rains was born on the west end of the rabbit castle, which was the seat of the Counts of Fenis. For this generation, the Counts of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel and their branches - for IC- Neuchâtel - Strassberg and Aarberg - Valanginian emerged. In 1375, the region was Savoyard and went in 1407 to the Counts of Chalon. Also in 1375, the Gugler were defeated at Ins.
The Bernese conquered in connection with the Burgundian Wars, in 1474 the rule Erlach and appointed a bailiff. And so ins became part of the canton of Bern. The insertion bought in 1491 free from serfdom. At this time ins became the high court of justice, and thus played an important part in the bailiwick of Erlach.
Today's prominence as an agricultural village Ins gained in connection with the Jura water correction, which lowered the water table in the Great Marsh and the floods curbed.
Attractions
In the southwest of the community where the Broye Canal flows into Lake Neuchâtel, there is a bird sanctuary.
Ins is the birth and work of the painter Albert Anker. His house is still preserved and now serves as a museum and venue. The house of Albert Anker was anchor of his grandfather Rudolf (1750-1817), who worked as a veterinarian and farmer, built in 1803. It is considered the first -laid from the outset with brick wooden house of Ins. The wood came from Cressier and the bricks from Erlach / Gals. In 1859 a part of the stables on the east side of the hall was replaced by two parlors. This conversion was done on behalf of Samuel Anker (1790-1860), father of the painter and also a veterinarian. The following year, Albert Anker inherited the house. He taught once in the straw stage area a studio. This workshop was enlarged in 1890 and made heated. The house consists of a living part, because the Tenn closes with stables and coach house and the other end includes a stove and hot water supply to the house. This washing part of the house was rebuilt in 1975 to an apartment.
Others
Also in Southwestern since 1891 the prison Witzwil with about 190 seats.
Jugendheim Schlossli, a boarding school for young people from so-called difficult conditions ( founder Ruth Seiler- Schwab, * 1919)
The idea for the drama The Visit of the Old Lady came to the writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt when staying in ins. In the series " Theatre at the scene ," the piece in 1986 was listed here on an outdoor stage.
Library: In November 2008, the library has been re-opened as a combined school and community library in the "Old Fire Station ". The building dates from 1906 and has been completely renovated with money from the Brockenstube ins. The library with a stock of 8,500 media and 34,000 lending in 2009, an important institution in the community.
Also there have been numerous in Ins sports clubs, such as FC ins or the TC ins.
Film
Müeti 's capital. Documentary by Karoline Arn and Martina Rieder, Switzerland, 2006. 61 Min dialect. Première on 10 May 2006 in Bern.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Albert Anker (1831-1910), painter
- Guido free (1921-2010), journalist
- Pascale Küffer (* 1992), football player