Brügg, Bern

Brugg ( in local dialect [ b̥ɾʏk ] ) is a village and a municipality in the administrative district of Biel / Bienne in the Swiss canton of Bern.

Geography

The neighboring communities of Brugg in the north clockwise are starting Orpund, Schwadernau, Aegerten, Port BE and Biel / Bienne. The southern boundary of the municipality is the Aare in Nidau- Buren - channel. With the Port Regulierwehr the lake level of Lake Biel, Neuchâtel and Murten is regulated in a lock ships to pass. The power plant produces electricity Brügg since 1995.

Population

Languages

Brugg is 82.85 % to a German -speaking congregation. 7.3% are French.

Policy

The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 29.3 %, SP 22.0 %, BDP 15.1 %, FDP 8.7 %, GPS 7.3 %, glp 5.6 %, EPP 3.6 %, CVP 2.0 %, EDU 1.7 %, pirates 1.1 %, SD 1.0 %.

Traffic

Since 1864 Brugg has a station on the line Biel- Bern. An old steel truss bridge carries the railway over the Nidau- Buren - channel direction Aegerten. Near this bridge, there is a landing site of Lake Biel Navigation Company, another at the lock port.

History

The municipality's territory is grave Karpacz are from the Hallstatt period. A bridge over the Zihl is demonstrated for the fourth century, the pretended the motive for the 1260 first mentioned as Bruchga place names, but fell into disrepair over the years and was replaced by a ferry in the middle ages.

1834 a wooden bridge was struck by Aegerten. The existing concrete bridge today was built in 1969. Its predecessor was constructed of iron and dated from the year 1868. Between 1868 and 1878 the Jura waters were corrected for the first time. Flooding and waterlogging were successfully fought under the direction of home legitimate in Brugg Johann Rudolf Schneider. Schneider went as a " major sponsor of Seelandentsumpfung " in history.

The railway line between Biel and Berne in 1865 was put into operation. The population of the municipality increased 1800-1950 from 325 to 1537. After that, Brugg developed rapidly with the growth of various industries and the expansion of the industrial zone.

Personalities

  • Johann Rudolf Schneider (1804-1880), physician and politician
  • Hans Walter ( writer ) ( 1912-1992 ), writer
  • Kristina Fuchs, jazz singer and composer
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