Alterswil

Alterswil ( in local dialect age Sultry [ ˌ ɑɫtəɾʃʋʏɫ ]; formerly called Juchschrot ) is a street village and a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg.

Geography

Alterswil is located on 758 m above sea level. M., 8 km east of the capital of the canton of Fribourg (air line). The hamlet extends a scenic location on the northern side of the valley of the Galternbaches, in rippled hills of the eastern Fribourg Mittelland.

The area of ​​16.1 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehügellandes between the river valleys of Sarine and Sense. The southern boundary of the municipality runs along the Galtera, which flows in a slightly cut into the hill country valley. From here, the communal land extends northward across the plateau and the gently rising slope of Alterswil up to the heights of Äschberg ( in Seliholz ​​805 m above sea level. M. ) and large wood (up to 820 m above sea level. M. ). Between these two heights is the Blessed Raven, a valley in the upper catchment area of ​​the Taverna. To the northwest of the municipality Äschberges enough spell to the edge above the steep slope of the Brunnenberg Rains ( 783 m above sea level. M. ).

The southeastern part of municipality comprises the broad valley of the Fulbächli and extends over the clover wood to the height of the upper Maggenberg, the above 903 m. M. is the highest elevation of Alterswil, and up to the slopes below Brünisried. This high land falls steeply to the east Sensegraben from a deep cut in the molasse and only difficult to access ravine, which is flanked on both sides by striking sandstone rock. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 16 % of forest and woody plants, 77 % in agriculture and somewhat less than 1% was unproductive land.

To Alterswil next to the main village are a number of hamlets, Hofsiedlungen and isolated farmsteads. The important of these are ( from the northwest to southeast):

• Galteren, 700 m above sea level. M., on the southwestern slope of the Äschbergs, over the Galterntal
• Seeli, 748 m above sea level. M., on the southwestern slope of the Äschbergs
• Muren, 758 m above sea level. M., on the southern slope of the Äschbergs
• Wolgiswil, 717 m above sea level. M., on a knoll north of Galterntals
• Beniwil, 750 m above sea level. M., on a knoll northwest of Alterswil
• Geriwil, 753 m above sea level. M., on the northern slope of the valley of the Galternbaches, east to Alterswil then
• Heimberg, 805 m above sea level. M., north on a projection of the valley of the Fulbächli
• Hergarten, 835 m above sea level. M., at the height between Fulbächli and Sensegraben
• Upper Maggenberg, 899 m above sea level. M., on a meadow height west of the trench Sense
• Wengliswil, 804 m above sea level. M., on the eastern slope of the valley of the Galternbaches
• Wilersgut, 846 m above sea level. M., at the height between Galterntal and Sensegraben

Neighboring communities of Alterswil are Zumholz, Brünisried, St. Ursus, Tafers and St. Antoni on Freiburg floor as well as black and Guggisberg in the Canton of Bern.

Population

With 1994 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Alterswil belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the residents 93.8 % are German, 2.6 % and 2.3 % albanischsprachig speak French ( as of 2000). The dialect spoken in the Sense district is called " Senslerdeutsch " and is part of the High Alemannic. The population of Alterswil amounted in 1850 to 1002 inhabitants, 1900 to 1365 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated in the range of 1500-1660 inhabitants. Since 1980 (1538 inhabitants) a significant population increase was recorded.

Economy

Alterswil was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. The water power of the Galtera was formerly used for the operation of mills and sawmills. In the 18th century, the straw-plaiting was widespread. Even today, the dairy industry, animal husbandry and farming and fruit growing an important place in the economic structure of the population.

Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. Today in Alterswil operations of the construction and transport industries, mechanical engineering (agricultural, among other devices), horticulture and carpentry, and several cheese factories are located. The village has a kindergarten and a primary school. Further training opportunities exist in Tafers ( midlevel ) and Freiburg ( middle schools and university). In the village there is also an observatory. In recent decades, Alterswil has developed thanks to its attractive location and into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions of Fribourg and Bern.

Traffic

The community is conveniently comparatively quite well developed. It lies on the main road from Duedingen to Plaffeien. By Bus Transports publics fribourgeois, which serves the route from Freiburg via Tafers to Lake Schwarz, Alterswil is connected to the public transport network.

History

The earliest evidence for the presence of people in the municipality of Alterswil date from the Bronze Age. During Roman times, was located at today's hamlet Heimberg a villa. The first definite mention of the place as Vilar Altri is from 1228; the assignment of a document Alterihcwilere of 1148 is uncertain. The name consists of the base word rom villar / ahd. wîlâri and an Old High German personal name Alther, Altarich or similar.

Since the 12th century the village belonged to the territory of the Knights of Maggenberg and came to Freiburg family VELGA later. Parts of the present-day municipality of soil were in possession of the Counts of Thierstein. The Cluniac Priory Rüeggisberg entertained in the 13th century a priory in Alterswil. In 1442 the village came by purchase under the rule of Freiburg and the Old Landscape ( Aupanner ) has been assigned. The rights of the priory Rüeggisberg 1486 were also sold to Freiburg. Ecclesiastical Alterswil was henceforth administered by the parish Tafers, making it the so-called Juchschrot, one of the four parishes of Tafers.

After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) was one Alterswil during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the district of Freiburg and from 1831 to the German district of Freiburg, before it was incorporated in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution in the sense newly created district. It was not until 1831, the Juchschrot was politically separated from the parish Tafers. Since then Alterswil is an independent municipality, and since 1894 it also forms a separate parish.

Attractions

The parish church of St. Nicholas was built in the period 1872 to 1877 in the Gothic Revival style. 1978, a comprehensive restoration was undertaken. In the center and in the hamlets of some characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved. Of the former castle Maggenberg on a ledge high above the Sensegraben some remains of the keep are still visible.