Sumiswald
Sumiswald: castle and cultural and sports center
Sumiswald is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Geography
Sumiswald comprises two parishes and three villages ( Sumiswald, Green and Wasen ) in the lower Emmental and counts with an area of 5933 ha of the largest municipalities in the canton. The population is approximately 5,300 (as of 2008).
The municipality Sumiswald with their villages Sumiswald, Green and Wasen located in the upper catchment area of the Green and its tributaries Griesbach, Hornbach and short Eibach.
History
The origin of the name Sumiswald, which was first documented in 1130, is controversial. Whether the name was derived from the Latin "summa vallis " or of a Germanic settlers " Suomoldt ", could not be ascertained. Anyway Sumiswald was once a rule with its own nobility.
The historic village of Sumiswald is considered of national importance. The village has its own terrace located between Griesbach and the river Grüene on a special quality. The village is ordered by a rectangular road system and has a high density of high-quality buildings. The market street is dominated by late-baroque shopkeepers' houses impressive guest houses, residential buildings and merchant seats, all of which are surrounded by large gardens.
At the foot of terrace Sumiswald the hamlet of Green, which is characterized by many commercial buildings lies.
The village Wasen forms at the confluence of the Horn of Bach and the short Eibach's the center of the Eastern Township area with his branchy hinterland.
As it developed mainly along the streams, now a three-armed village image. The extensive scattered settlement area covers an essential part of rural dwellings. In addition to groups of farms and hamlets are portly Emmental farmhouses as individual farms the rule in segmented and undulating terrain.
The previously belonging to the parish Sumiswald Wasen in 1878 independently. The church with a distinctive front tower was built in 1881. Both churches are built in the village image and have been professionally restored and renewed in recent years.
The school system has an old tradition that began in 1559 with a foundation, followed by construction of a school in each Sumiswald (1683 ) and in Wasen (1705 ). The secondary Sumiswald founded in 1834 is one of the oldest in the canton of Bern. Today, the two congregations have each a senior center and a total of five primary school districts with schoolhouses in Sumiswald, Schonegg, Wasen, Fritz house and Ried.
Population
Attractions
The church was built by the German Order of Knights from 1510 to 1512 has a distinctive Käsbissen Tower. The stained glass windows of St. Mary's Church 623294 / 20856147.0276861111117.7450666666667 provide donor figures in religious armor with their patron saint dar.
A little away from the village is the former Order of the castle. It was donated by Lüthold of Sumiswald 1225 with the stipulation that it was to set up a hospital, and therefore called the almshouse.
From the ancient round wooden table in the inn "bear " 623 346 / 20854547.0275388888897.7457472222222 The story goes that after the plague of 1434, all the surviving men would have found it place.
The Gotthelf hall of the inn cross was location in the Gotthelf filming Uli the Tenant.
Glass plate with donor Crest
Rectory
Castle Sumiswald
Gasthof Baren
Gasthof Kreuz
Economy and infrastructure
In Sumiswald the watch manufacturer located Mobatime ( Moser- Baer). In Wasen im Emmental various industries are located: plastics processing, tooling and metalworking.
For their exemplary sustainable forest management, the civic community Sumiswald 2007 received the Binding Forest price.
Tourism
Several typical Emmental inns offer rooms and other holiday on a farm possible. Always on 2 June - Saturday there is the Gotthelf Märit.
Culture
In Sumiswald exist 87 clubs, many of them in the fields of music and sports.
Others
Literary fame Sumiswald by the novella The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf, whose action takes place in and around Sumiswald.
Personalities
- Hans Haslibacher (1500-1571), Baptist and poet known Haslibacherliedes, born in Sumiswald
- Carl Ahasuerus Sinner (1754-1821), architect, was born in Sumiswald
- Gottlieb Ringier (1837-1929), Councillor and Chancellor, born in Wasen
- Hans Leibundgut (1909-1993), forest scientists, honorary citizen of the civic community
- Didier Burkhalter ( born 1960 ), the Federal Council, hometown in Sumiswald
- Michael Kurt ( born 1980 ), canoeist, born in Sumiswald
- Johann Schneider -Ammann ( born 1952 ), the Federal Council, born in Sumiswald
- Hans Ulrich Schwaar (1920-2014), writer, born in Sumiswald