Salvenach

Entrance of Salvenach, coming from Gurmels ago

Salvenach (French Salvagny; ? Freiburg Patois Thevanyi / i ) is a municipality in the lake district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Resident

Although located just off the French language border, are 97.2 % of the inhabitants of German mother tongue. 95.1 % Protestant, and 3.2 % are Roman Catholic.

Traffic

Salvenach is located on the Posautolinie from Murten to Gurmels and Duedingen.

History

The name of the place is 993 for the first time in history is as Silvaniacus, 1340 as Suaniez, 1389 as Savagny and Savagnie (French speaking), 1809 Salvagny, 1558 as Salffenach ( German speaking), 1578, the Saluenach ( Carte Techtermann ), 1638 Salfenacht, 1668 Salvenach ( Carte von der Weid ).

As is apparent from the first traditional form, Salvenach must have already existed in Roman times, because the place name is how many names to German or French - oh -y at a Latin place names on type - iacum back. With this component estates are named after its first owner in Roman Gaul. In the case of Salvenach the first owner Silvanus would have meant. This Salvenach obviously belonged to a whole series of things that have been planned to create the colony of Aventicum within to supply them with agricultural products.

On March 21, 1448, the village was burned down completely. Between 1555 and 1560 Salvenach was hit by 14 other fires. The first French-language school was opened in 1679, the visit was voluntarily. On April 22, 1801 again burned down 15 houses. 1923 the public water supply was built.

Attractions

The site is in the inventory of estimable townscapes Switzerland ( ISOS ), registered as a place of national importance.

New school building and community management

Historic farmhouses in the village center