Büren, Solothurn

The village of Buren in Schwarzbubenland

Buren ( in dialect: Büüre ) is a municipality in the district of the Canton of Solothurn Dornach in Switzerland.

Geography

Buren is located at 441 m above sea level. Level, 6 km southwest of the city of Liestal ( straight line ). The scattered village extends into an open eastward Ausräumungskessel at the foot of Gempenplateaus in the Tabular Jura, at a source stream of the Orisbaches, in the Black Country boys.

The area of ​​6.2 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the northern Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by Bürer Ausräumungskessel, which is surrounded on three sides by steep forested slopes. These scarps form a characteristic, an average of 100 to almost 200 m high escarpment of the Jura formation, originating at the various sources. In the north of the boiler from Sternberg (617 m above sea level. M. ) and the Schlimmberg is completed ( 692 m above sea level. M. ), on the south by the horn ( 633 m above sea level. M. ). The western boundary of the municipality runs mostly on the step edge above the steep drop that ( 727 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Buren ) and the Spitzenflüelis (709 m above sea level. M. ) has particularly in the area of ​​Bürenflue well as rock walls. A small part of Gempenplateaus east of Chälen also one of Buren.

The area is drained to the east by the Orisbach to Ergolz. The eastern edge of the Oristals or of the Ruestel with its 250 m wide flat valley forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. To the south of the municipality of ground above the boiler of the Red base extends to the northern slope of the mountain wood. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 46 % of forest and shrubs, 47% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.

To Buren include some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Buren are Seewen, Hochwald, Gempen and Nuglar- Sankt Pantaleon in the canton of Solothurn and Lupsingen and Ziefen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

Population

With 965 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Buren is one of the smaller communities of the Canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 96.1 % are German, 1.4 % Italian-speaking and 0.9 % speak Serbo-Croatian (as of 2000). The Population of Bueren amounted in 1850 to 611 residents in 1900 to 546 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated always in the range 490-570 people. Only since 1980 (539 inhabitants) a significant population increase was recorded.

Economy

Buren was up in the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Since the 15th century the water power of the village stream for the operation of a mill was used. In the 19th century, the silk ribbon weaving was widespread in homework, in addition there was a silk ribbon and a brush factory. Even today, the agriculture, the growing of fruit ( mostly cherry trees ) as well as animal husbandry and dairying have a certain role in the occupational structure of the population. Previously had the wine on the southern slope of the mountain star meaning; Today there are virtually no more vines.

More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available, including companies in the construction sector, the country engineering and computer science. Buren since 1977 location of the school district Dorneckberg. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the region but also in the Basel Liestal.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a road from Liestal to Seewen. By Postbus course which operates direct flight from Liestal by Buren, the village is connected to the public transport network. At certain times of the day are post bus of Buren to Seewen.

History

The municipality of Buren was already settled in Roman times, what could be proven by the remains of a Roman aqueduct and various coin finds. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1174 under the name Buren. Later, the names Buoron ( 1194) appeared, burron ( 1225 ) and Bürren ( 1425). The place name is derived from the Old High German word bur ( small house, building, apartment ) and means at the houses in the village.

In the High Middle Ages belonged to the Counts of Buren Pfirt. Thereafter, the northern district came to the diocese of Basel, which it as a fief passed it on to the lords of rock star who founded the small rule Buren. In contrast, reached the southern part as an Austrian fief to Thiersteiner. From 1489 two parts belonged to the animal Steinem, who in 1502 sold it Buren at Solothurn. As a result, the village of the Bailiwick Thierstein and the district court was whether the mountain assigned. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged Buren during the Helvetic Republic to Dornach district and from 1803 to Dorneck.

Attractions

The Church of Saint Martin, which originally dates back to the mid 13th century, was rebuilt in 1697 and has a pulpit from the 18th century. In the old town and some characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved. From the castle star to rock on the spur north of the village only a few remnants are visible.

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