Praroman

Praroman (? Freiburg Patois Prâremin / i ) is a village and formerly independent municipality in the District de la Sarine ( German: Sarine district) of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The former German name Perroman is used today any more. On 1 January 2003 Praroman was merged with five other municipalities in the new town of Le Mouret.

Geography

Praroman is located on 779 m above sea level. M., 7 km south of the capital of the canton of Fribourg (air line). The village stretches a scenic location on a hilltop and on gently sloping to the south slope above the Talniederung the Ruisseau du Pontet, in the pre-Alpine hills at the northern foot of the Alps. The former municipality area was around 3.2 km ². The area comprised up to 1 km wide Talniederung the Ruisseau du Pontet, the east of the village with other spring-fed streams united to Nesslerabach. This drains the area to Ärgera (French: Gérine ). North of the Ruisseau du Pontet, the former municipality extended spell on the amount of Praroman ( 791 m above sea level. M. ) to the edge of the plateau south of the Ärgeratals.

Population

With 1165 inhabitants ( 2002) Praroman counted prior to the merger to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Especially since 1960 (486 inhabitants) strong population growth was recorded. To Praroman included the settlements Moulin à Bentz (740 m above sea level. M. ), the northern and eastern part of Le Mouret ( 754 m above sea level. M. ) and the western part of Le Pafuet ( 741 m above sea level. M. ) all located in the Talniederung the Ruisseau du Pontet. In the vicinity of Praroman there are numerous individual farms.

Economy

Praroman was until the mid-20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. Today, dairy farming, animal husbandry and agriculture only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population. Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. Since the 1950s, a commercial zone has been created at Le Mouret. Here establishments in the construction and transportation industries, wood processing, the electrical industry and computer science have settled. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location and into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the region of Freiburg.

Traffic

The village is conveniently comparatively quite well developed. The settlement Le Mouret is on the main road from Fribourg to Bulle via La Roche. By bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois that respectively from Freiburg via La Roche to Bulle to Jaun and run from Freiburg to Bonnefontaine, Praroman is linked with Le Mouret to the network of public transport.

History

The area of Praroman was already inhabited during the Roman period, as could be shown by traces of settlements from this period. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1148 under the present name Praroman. The German version Perroman is narrated by 1301; 1476 appeared the spelling Praromant. The place name is derived from the Latin name pratum Romanum ( Roman meadow).

In the Middle Ages Praroman belonged to the rule Marly. In the 15th century the village came under the rule of Freiburg and the Old Landscape ( Burgpanner ) has been assigned. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) was one Praroman during the Helvetic the district of La Roche and from 1803 to the district of Freiburg, before it was incorporated in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution in the Sarine district.

In 1996 the idea of ​​a large-scale community fusion arose. On 13 June 2002, the voters of Praroman voted a yes - share of 82 % for fusion. Therefore, the previously independent municipalities Praroman, Bonnefontaine, Essert (FR), Montévraz, Upper Ried (FR) and Zénauva were merged with effect from 1 January 2003. The new church was named Le Mouret.

Attractions

The parish church of Praroman was built from 1637 to 1639 and remodeled late 19th century. The castle dates from 1760th in the ancient village some stately farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved.