Englisberg

Southwest view towards

Englisberg is a former municipality in the district of Wald BE in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern.

Geography

The community is located at the northern end of the Englisberg Längenberge, on a promising high plateau at an average 815 meters above sea level The 436 ha, the area extends from 630 meters above sea level in Düstiwald over the Köniztal ( border to the municipality return rate) up to 940 m asl in Allmidhölzli on the border with community forest room. In the east and in the west is Belp Köniz the neighboring community. The proximity to the city - Bern is located about 10 km north - it brings with it, that Englisberg is a popular tourist destination. The length mountain is regarded as hiking and recreation area, which was created in ancient times by the Aaregletscher ( on the east side ) and from the Rhone Glacier ( on the west side ).

View Englisberg and rooms with views of the forest towards the gantrisch

Local hamlet Kühlewil at Englisberg

History

The present village Englisberg is probably from the old, original Celtic place Kühlewil ( Cullenwil, Cullewilare ) emerged. Englisberg got its name from the now extinct Old Bernese Feudalgeschlecht, that of Englisberg, which ( to 1166 Endlisperc ) is documentary evidence since the middle of the 12th century. In general, it seems likely that the same was enfeoffed as or ministers of the Dukes of Zahringen, the founders of the cities of Bern and Fribourg, with the rule Kühlewil / Englisberg. Since the 13th century, a castle is documentary evidence that was abandoned already in the budding 14th century and gradually disintegrated. Their remains are said to have existed, according to contemporary eyewitness accounts until the beginning of the 19th century, before they were completely demolished by the local farmers for the purpose of procurement of construction materials. Originally belonged Englisberg, like the other villages of the front Längenberge, canonically to Belp. With the founding of the church at room forest in 1699 was pooled together with Englisberg Obermuhlern and Niedermuhlern the new parish room forest. In the 16th century, local farmers acquired the sovereign rights of Englisberg and thus secured the lower courts and a degree of autonomy. Also the respective court, Mr was chosen from their ranks. In the late 18th century, fragmented to 70 Shares rights were purchased gradually by the Bernese patrician beat Emanuel von Tscharner in wages to those in 1798, after the fall of the Ancien Régime, finally losing. Economically, Englisberg secured already in 1649 with the rescue of the tithe obligation independence, which generated the flowering of several begüteter Bauer dynasties. High Judicial Englisberg belonged until 1798 to the district court Seftigen. Englisberg counted in 1764: 223 inhabitants, 1850: 275, 1900: 567, 1950: 564 and 2000: still 214 The relatively high population since 1900 is due to the involvement of the home occupants of the building built in Kühlewil 1890-92 City of Bern, retirement and nursing home. Since 1996, these include but tax purposes as residents of the city of Bern. The long-established, landowning families of Englisberg are the families Balsiger, Guggisberg, courtier, Hossmann, strife and Zimmermann, dating back to the 15th century, partly documented. With room forest Englisberg shares the school and community management. Moderate traffic Englisberg is accessible by post bus line Bern- Riggisberg.

Economy

Despite the above-average service sector ( residential and nursing home Kühlewil as the largest employer in the community), agriculture continues to play with 11 active operations with the participation of more than 40 % of the population a big role in Englisberg. 253 ha or 58.8 % of the total area under agricultural use.

In 1890 the construction of the City of Bern, retirement and nursing home Kühlewil began with private agricultural farm estate. From 1982 to 1988, the old building was renovated and built a new building. The nursing home Kühlewil represents the largest employers in the area and causes a considerable number of Zupendlern.

In the industrial and commercial sector, the community Englisberg is strongly associated with the neighboring community room forest. There are various commercial and service enterprises, such as timber AG, dairy, karate school, grocery store, Mechanik GmbH, Metal / Metalworking, podiatry practice, etc. In addition, Holiday offered on the farm.

Others

Together with the neighboring community room forest, there is a range of leisure activity. Thirteen clubs offer musical, sporting or cultural events. The common school " in the woods " bears the voluntary school sports.

On 1 January 2004 merged with the neighboring community room Englisberg forest to neubenannten community forest BE.

Personalities

• Mark Streit ( born 1977 ), ice hockey player