Zäziwil

Zäziwil

Zäziwil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Geography

Zäziwil is located on 686 m above sea level. M., 4 km north-east and 17 km east-southeast of Konolfingen the city of Bern (air line). The village is located in the wide valley floor of Chise between the heights of Blasenflue in the north and the short hill to the south, on both sides of this opening into the Chise Zäzibachs.

The area of ​​5.4 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the relatively strong in relief hill country between the Aare Valley and the Emmental. The central part is occupied by the wide upper Chisetal which ensures with its Talwasserscheide an easy transition from the Aare valley into the Emmental. The valley floor, in the area of Zäziwil to a width of about 1 km, but by the bolt of Bärwilhubels (724 m above sea level. M. ) east of the village concentrated. To the north extends the communal land in the lower portion of Zäzibachtals and on the steep slope of the Buelenbergwaldes to the Spitzchnubel (foothills of Blasenfluemassivs ), on the 963 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Zäziwil is achieved.

South of the valley floor ranges of the municipality spell over the Bärbachtälchen and grubbing island of Reutenen to the belonging to the short mountain heights of cabin forest ( 923 m above sea level. M. ), Leenhubel (909 m above sea level. M. ) and Schafegg (932 m above sea level. M. ). From the municipality surface 1997 10 % came from settlements, 26 % of forest and woody plants and 64% agriculture.

To Zäziwil include the hamlet glues (712 m above sea level. M. ) and Länzligen (740 m above sea level. M. ) on the western edge of the village, Reutenen ( 838 m above sea level. M. ) and Oberreutenen (880 m above sea level. M. ) in a clearing Island on the Northern Slope of the short hill and various farm groups and individual farms. Neighboring communities of Zäziwil are Oberthal, Bowil, Oberhünigen, Mirchel and Grosshöchstetten.

History

The settlement Zäziwil was probably founded in the period between 700 and 900 AD by the Alemanni. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1299 under the name Cezzenwile. Later, the names Zetzenwile (1320 ) published, Zätzenwile ( 1330), Zezenwilen ( 1356), Zetzenwil ( 1389 ) and Zätzenwyl ( 1681). The name was possibly by the agglutination of the preposition to a Old High German personal names of the form Az ( z) o or Ez ( z) o The names Zaz ( z) o or Zez ( z) o come as interpretation into question. The name therefore means the homestead of the azo ( or rather one of the other name variants).

In the Middle Ages Zäziwil belonged to the rule Signau, which was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Kyburg. Together with Signau came the village in 1399 to the city of Bern, but was sold to the Bernburger of Buren. After Zäziwil was in 1529 comes under the direct rule of the city of Bern, it was assigned to the newly created bailiwick Signau; Of trial was Konolfingen. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) Zäziwil belonged during the Helvetic Republic to the district Höchstetten and from 1803 to Oberamt Konolfingen, which was given the status of an office district with the new cantonal constitution of 1831.

Population

With 1632 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Zäziwil belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Bern. Of the residents 96.8 % are German, 1.1 % Italian-speaking and 0.6 % speak Turkish ( as of 2000). The population of Zäziwil amounted 1850 to 1042 population, 1900 to 1228 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated initially in the range 1150-1300 persons. Since 1980 (1144 inhabitants) a significant population increase was recorded.

Policy

The voting shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 35.6 %, 21.3% BDP, SP 14.1%, 6.6%, GPS, EPP 5.9%, FDP 4.9%, EDU 4.6 %, glp 2.9%, CVP 0.6%.

Economy

Zäziwil was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the agriculture, dairy farming and livestock have an important place in the economic structure of the population. Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. In Zäziwil today among builders, mechanical engineering, plastics industry, the electrical industry, mechanical workshops, carpentry are represented. In the village there is an indoor climbing facility. In recent decades, Zäziwil has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the larger towns in the area and in the agglomeration of Bern.

Traffic

The community is conveniently technically quite well developed. It is the main road that leads from Bern via Langnau im Emmental to Lucerne. On June 1, 1864, section Gümligen - Langnau opened in Emmental region of Bern -Luzern railway line with a train station in Zäziwil. For the dispersion in public transport Postbus course which operates direct flight from Grosshöchstetten via Zäziwil after Oberthal provides.

Customs

Every year on the last Wednesday of September, the festival in the Brächete is performed in Zäziwil since 1954. Here the interested public flat processing is shown how it was carried out during the 19th century.

Attractions

The Reformed Church of Zäziwil was built in 1964. Also worth mentioning is the Gasthof Krone, a Kreuzfirstständerbau with three Ründefronten from the period around 1800. In the old village are imposing farmhouses in the Bernese style have been preserved from the 18th and 19th centuries.