Mümliswil-Ramiswil
Mümliswil
Mümliswil -Ramiswil is a municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Geography
Mümliswil is at 556 m above sea level. M., 3 km north of the district main town Balsthal (air line). The scattered village extends into a valley at the confluence of Ramiswiler Bach, Bach and Rickenbächli Limmer, at the upper entrance to the Klus of Lobisei, at the southern foot of the heights of the pass Wangs in the Jura Mountains.
With an area of 35.5 km ² has Mümliswil -Ramiswil the largest municipality in the canton of Solothurn. It covers the entire catchment area of the Guldentals, a valley in the Solothurn Jura. The western section of the area belongs to Guldental, which is drained by the Ramiswiler Bach, the largest rivers of the community. Embedded is the wide ravine between the anticlines of Passwangkette the north and the Brunner mountain range in the south. Especially in its upper part, the Talquerschnitt on a clearly asymmetric shape. The northern side of the valley ( the so-called Sunnenberg ) is very steep, densely forested and partially crossed by rock bands. In contrast, the southern side of the valley ( Shadow Mountain ) lower slope angles on extensive pastures and grounds projections. The southern boundary of the municipality is not usually on the watershed of the Brunner mountain range ( the small Brunnersberg 1,100 m above sea level. M. ) but is slightly shifted from the Guldental out. The western end of the Guldentals and of the municipality is the Scheltenpass ( 1,051 m above sea level. M. ), which establishes a connection to the Delémont.
The Limmer Bach has created over time a large Ausräumungskessel in Passwangkette. It flows through a gorge from the north into the basin of Mümliswil. In the area of the headwaters of this stream are the highest elevations of the community, namely the Passwang ( 1,204 m above sea level. M. ), the south upstream Rotisegg ( 1,160 m above sea level. M. ) and the Chellenchöpfli ( 1'157 m ü. M. ). A small proportion of the municipality is located north of this spell ridge at the headwaters of the Lüssel and the rear Frenke.
From the east the Rickenbächli empties into the Mümliswiler basin. It arises from the Breitehöchi, a pass between the heights of Help Mountain ( 1,124 m above sea level. M. ) in the north and Beretenchopf ( 1,104 m above sea level. M. ) in the south, and is geologically the eastern continuation of the synclines of Guldentals.
In Mümliswil the three streams flow together. The now Mümliswiler stream called the river breaks through the narrow valley of Lobisei, a typical Juraquertal with rugged rock crashes, the anticline of the Hauenstein chain between the upper mountain and the Beretenchopf and reaches the ruins of Neu -Falkenstein ( just outside the municipal area ) the Balsthalertal. From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 5% on settlements, 45 % of forest and shrubs and 50 % to agriculture.
The municipality consists of the settlements focus Mümliswil ( 556 m above sea level. M. ) in the basin north of the Klus of Lobisei, the farming village Ramiswil ( 637 m above sea level. M. ) in Guldental at the southern foot of the pass Wangs, the hamlet stretching Chien ( 689 m above sea level. M. ) on the lower southern slopes of the Rotisegg and numerous groups of farms and hamlets that are scattered in the basin and the Jura hills. Neighboring communities of Mümliswil -Ramiswil are Holder Bank, Balsthal, Lauper village, Matzendorf, Aedermannsdorf and Beinwil in the canton of Solothurn and Lauwil, Reigoldswil, Waldenburg and Langenbruck in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.
Population
With 2511 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Mümliswil -Ramiswil belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of these, about 400 people live in Ramiswil. Of the residents 93.5 % are German, 2.7 % speak Serbo-Croatian and Albanian 1.4 % (as of 2000).
The population of Mümliswil -Ramiswil amounted in 1850 to 1580 inhabitants, 1900 to 1820 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased steadily until 1960 on 2714 people. Due to the economic crisis, there was during the 1970s to a substantial out-migration, the population increased to 1980 by 12% to 2386 persons. Since then, a slight increase in population was recorded again.
Economy
Mümliswil -Ramiswil was formerly a predominantly coined by farming village. Early on, however, developed in various branches of industry. Already in 1562 a paper mill was founded in Mümliswil, which ceased operations in 1840. From this mill went out (manufacturing of playing cards ) is a card factory. During the 19th century became the Posamenterei, which was initially operated mainly in homework, and later in a ribbon factory, an important meaning. A Kammmacherei founded in 1783 developed in the late 19th century, the most significant employer in the community. However, the factory buildings were destroyed on September 15, 1915 a catastrophic explosion, in which 32 workers were killed.
Because of the large municipal area of farming and fruit growing have ( at lower altitudes ) and dairy farming and livestock still an important place in the economic structure of the population. Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. In Mümliswil today among builders, plastics processing, the electrical industry, the furniture industry, companies in filtration and membrane technology and various trading companies are represented.
In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Extensive new residential areas have been built at the sun-drenched south-facing slopes on both sides of the Limmerentals. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the region Balsthal as well as in the larger villages on the foot of the Jura.
Traffic
The community is indeed relatively secluded, yet it is conveniently comparatively quite well developed. It lies on the main road from Oensingen via Balsthal and the Passwang into Laufental and to Basel. The nearest links to the A1 ( Bern- Zurich ) is located about 8 km from the town center. By Postbus course which operates direct flight from Balsthal to Ramiswil and partly goes to the pass, the Passwangstrasse, the community is connected to the network of public transport. 1873 began between Reigoldswil and Mümliswil the construction work for the railway project water traps, which, however, failed. The work has been reinstated in 1874.
History
The two villages Mümliswil and Ramiswil were probably founded by the Alemanni in the 7th and 8th centuries AD. The first mention of Mümliswil was 1145 under the name Mumliswilre. Later, the names Mumeliswile ( 1194 ) published, Mivmeliswile ( 1258 ), Mumbliswile ( 1260 ) and Mümliswile ( 1305). This place name comes from the Old High German personal name Munwalt and accordingly is the homestead of the Munwalt. Only two years later than the first mention of Mümliswil Rammolswlare 1147 is first documented in the records. After the spellings Rammolswilare ( 1152 ) published, Ramolwire ( 1194) and Ramiswil ( 1372 ), bringing the farm estate of Hrabanwalt is meant.
Since the 11th century Mümliswil and Ramiswil belonged to Buchsgau and therefore first came under the diocese of Basel, before they came as a fief to the counts of Frohnburg in the 12th century. Later the villages came under the rule of Neu- Falkenstein, which was bought in 1420, with all the rights of Solothurn. Mümliswil and Ramiswil the bailiwick of Falkenstein and the Balsthal of court have been assigned.
After the collapse of the Ancien Régime ( 1798), both villages were allocated to the district Balsthal Valley. Through its Commercial ( Kammmacherei, Posamenterei ) Mümliswil experienced a degree of prosperity in the 19th century. Since time immemorial Mümliswil and Ramiswil formed a political unit. In Ramiswil however, there were efforts to move away from Mümliswil, but this was rejected in a vote in 1834 in the two villages.
Attractions
Since 1991 located in Mümliswil the Swiss crest Museum. Besides tools and documents from the 1990 discontinued comb factory of Mümliswil it shows combs of all kinds and various hair ornaments.
Was 1 June 2013 - initiated by the Guido Fluri Foundation - opened a memorial for Home and Verdingkinder in the former children's home.
In Ramiswil a mill from the late 16th century has been preserved with an ornamented gable front.
Churches
The St. Martin's Church in Mümliswil goes back in the core of a medieval building. Its present form was the Catholic parish church in the new construction in 1932, the baroque altars were integrated from the previous building. ; Wendelin is the altar in a side chapel. From 1869, the Church of Saint Nicholas, dating. In Ramiswil, which forms a separate parish since 1856, is the 1869 built Catholic Church of Saint Urs und Viktor. The municipal area, various chapels, namely the Fatima Chapel ( 1957) in stretching Chien, the modern Holy Blood on Passwang the Kirschenhofkapelle from the 17th century, the St. Joseph's Chapel (1905 ) in Limmerental and St. Wendelin Chapel are (from 1672).
Coat of arms
Blazon
The colors black - white - red go back in reverse order on the coat of arms of the Barons of Bechburg, which today also serves as a coat of arms of the district Gaeu.
Pictures
Village center of Mümliswil
Church of Mümliswil
Interior of the Church of Mümliswil
Entrance to the village of Ramiswil
Church of Ramiswil
Interior of the Church of Ramiswil