Selzach
Center of Selzach
Selzach is a municipality in the district of livers of the canton Solothurn in Switzerland. The former French name of the municipality is Saucy.
Geography
Selzach is located on 445 m above sea level. M. 6 km west of the main town Canton of Solothurn ( straight line ), about halfway between Solothurn and Grenchen. The village is located at the northern edge of the Aareniederung, on the flat alluvial fan of Loch Bach Selzacherbachs respectively, at the foot of the Jura, at the foot of the Hasenmatt.
The area of 19.5 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Jura south slope and has a large variety of landscapes on. The southern boundary runs along the Aare, which the Inseli, one of the larger islands in this river, flows around. From the Aare, the communal land extends northward over a up to 2 km wide alluvial plain, the so-called Selzacherwiti, on the adjacent ridge of Länghölzli (513 m above sea level. M. ) representing geomorphological a lateral moraine of the glacial Rhone Glacier. A small trough this moraine is clearly separated from the slopes of the Jura. In the area of the village Selzach the moraine has been removed by the erosion of Selzacherbachs.
North of the village reaches the community area on the first gently sloping terrace of Rütenen and the subsequent steep forested slope down to the anticline of white stone chain. The Jura south slope is divided by the Ausräumungskessel Brüggli and looking castle. In Brüggli the Brügglibach springs, called the lower part Hague stream which forms the western boundary of Selzach over long distances. The erosion of the boiler Schauenburg the Lochbach, the actual village stream of Selzach, which takes the name Selzacherbach in the lower reaches and empties at Altreu together with the Hague Bach in the Aare rises. The actual Jura chain is in the field of Selzach marked by the anti- southern cliffs of the Wandflue ( 1,399 m above sea level. M. ), the Stallflue ( 1,409 m above sea level. M. ) and the Hasenmatt on which 1 ' 445 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Selzach and at the same time also the canton is reached.
Even a small part north of the Jura ridge belongs to the municipality of Selzach. On the northern slope of the Hasenmatt these are the Cholgraben and the upper part of the ruffled trench, both in the catchment area of La Raus, which opens in Moutier in the Birs. In erosion boiler Schwelli stems from the Ruisseau de Chaluet, another side of the Birs river. From the municipality surface 1997 9 % came from settlements, 39 % of forest and shrubs, 50 % to agriculture and slightly more than 2% was unproductive land.
To Selzach north include the town Altreu ( 429 m above sea level. M. ) in the plane of the Aare, the outer settlements Hague ( 468 m above sea level. M. ) on the Hague Stream, Moss (500 m above sea level. M. ) on the hillside above the village, Bäriswil (514 m above sea level. M. ) and Chänelmoos ( 553 m above sea level. M. ), both on Selzacherbach, and various individual courtyards. Neighboring communities of Selzach are Bettlach, Grenchen, Gänsbrunnen, Oberdorf, Lommiswil, Bellach and Lüsslingen - Nennigkofen in the canton of Solothurn and Leuzigen and court in the canton of Bern.
Population
With 3160 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Selzach belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the 92.5% of residents speak German, 1.3% French-speaking and 1.2 % speak Italian ( as of 2000). The population of Selzach amounted in 1850 to 1052 inhabitants, 1900 to 1537 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased steadily until 1970 on 2948 people. After a subsequent decline to 2739 inhabitants ( 1980) has since been re- recorded a slight overall increase in population.
Policy
The municipal council ( executive) is including the mayors of 11 members. The seats were distributed as follows:
Economy
Selzach was until the 20th century, a predominantly coined by agriculture village. Especially during the first half of the 20th century, possessed also Selzach as many other communities on the foot of the Jura between Biel and Solothurn watch industry and ancillary industries that have disappeared almost without exception due to several crises in this industry.
Even today, agriculture, cultivation of vegetables and fruit growing in the lower parts of the municipality as well as animal husbandry and forestry in the higher reaches a certain status in the occupational structure of the population. Many other jobs are in the industrial and services sectors present. Since the 1970s, mainly arose near the train station new commercial and industrial zones. In the church today many companies in the medical technology, the construction and transport industry, plastic and wood processing, mechanical engineering, metal construction, horticulture, the wine trade, a printing and precision mechanical workshops are represented. Selzach is the site of a county and a district school. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions of Solothurn, Grenchen and Biel.
Traffic
The community is a very good transport developed. It lies on the old main road from Solothurn to Biel. The nearest links to the A5 motorway, which was opened in 2002 and the village relieved of through traffic, is located approximately 7 km from the town center. On 1 June 1857, the railway line from Solothurn to Biel was taken with a station in Selzach in operation. For the dispersion in public transport bus route bus operation Grenchen and environment which serves the route from Grenchen to Selzach provides.
History
The territory of Selzach was settled very early, as evidenced by numerous stray finds and excavations from the Celtic and Roman times. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1181 under the name Selsacho; 1228 the French name Scigie is preserved. Later, the names Selzach ( 1268 ), Sauci ( 1275 ), Selsago ( 1279 ) and Saucy ( 1356) appeared. The place name comes from the Latin personal name Saltius or Salacius and accordingly is owned, Good of Saltius / Salacius.
Since the Middle Ages Selzach belonged to the lords of Strassberg, but also the Saint Urs pin in Solothurn and the Counts of Neuchâtel - Nidau had rich land in the municipality. As 1309, the rule Altreu was detached from the rule Strassberg, Selzach came to Altreu and informed from now on its destiny. In 1375 the village was drawn through the plundering of Gugler affected. Together with Altreu reached the village in 1389 directly under Solothurn rule and the Bailiwick of livers was allocated in 1393, where it formed a district court.
After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) Selzach belonged during the Helvetic Republic to the administrative district of Solothurn and from 1803 to the district livers. Awareness about his region also received Selzach from 1895 with the Selzach passion plays that were performed annually until the Second World War. In 1989 the cultural revival of the Passion play house was initiated. Last seen Selzach found the Summer Games held every second year.
Attractions
The Church of the Assumption was probably founded by the Counts of Neuchâtel - Nidau . The present building dates to the main thing ( nave and chancel ) from shortly after 1500, while the tower was built in 1457. The church underwent major changes in 1867 and was last restored in 1977. The Hague chapel at the same outer settlement originates from the late 14th century and became very much for sparing of the Hague before the pillaging Guglern built. On the rocky ridge of Burgbüel southwest of the Hasenmatt some remains of the castle ruins look are visible.
Selzach has a culture path, in which all the sights described and explained. Documents this can be found on the community and the restaurant "Green Aff ." Various buildings and places that were very important for Selzach and to some extent are still to be described and explained.
From national notoriety the cultural performances are in the Passion Play theater.
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