Eschert
View from Eschert towards Moutier and on the bridge of the A16
Eschert is a municipality in the administrative district in the canton of Bern Bernese Jura in Switzerland. The former German name Escherz is no longer used today.
Geography
Eschert is located on 596 m above sea level. M., 2 km east of the town Moutier (air line). The village is located on a ridge at the northern foot of the Jura range Graitery, in Juralängstal of Moutier, which also bears the name of Grand Val.
The area of 6.6 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Grand Val The northern boundary of Eschert most forms of Bach La Raus, which drains the valley west to the Birs. In a small corner of the area comes to the lower southern slopes of the elevating on the northern side of Mont Raimeux. To the south, the municipality's territory extends to the crest of the Graitery chain, on the Graitery to 1,240 m above sea level. M., and on the east adjoining Oberdörfer mountain 1,297 m above sea level. M. (highest point of Eschert ). At the height of the Jura Graitery to high grazing pastures with the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. The steep northern slope of Graitery is densely wooded and crisscrossed by Kalkfelsbändern. Two streams are buried here erosion valleys. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 55 % of forest and woody plants and 42% to agriculture.
To include the Quartier Eschert Sous la Rive (540 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of the design as well as several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Eschert are Court, Moutier, Belprahon and Grandval in the canton of Bern, and Gänsbrunnen in the canton of Solothurn.
Population
With 366 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Eschert one of the smaller communities of the Bernese Jura. Of the 83.7 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 8.2 % and 2.8 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Eschert amounted in 1850 to 208 residents in 1900 to 295 inhabitants. Later she commuted always between 310-360 people.
Economy
Eschert was marked up in the second half of the 20th century mainly by agriculture. In recent decades, Eschert has gradually developed into the residential community. The village offers few jobs outside the primary sector, especially in the local small businesses ( Mechanics and Construction ). Many workers are therefore commuters and work in Moutier.
Traffic
The municipality can be reached by a short spur road that branches off from the main road Moutier -Balsthal. Currently, the A16 motorway constructed in the area of Moutier, which also touches on the municipal territory of Eschert. This highway is to be connected by 2015 both to the Swiss national road network as well as to the French motorway network and receives east of Moutier, around 1 km from Eschert, a connection point. The village is served by a bus line that runs between Moutier, Eschert and Belprahon, to public transport.
History
The first written mention of Eschert took place in 1179 under the name Escert, later also appears the name Echert. The village was under until the end of the 18th century, the provost Moutier- Grandval. In 1733, many houses were a village destroyed by fire. From 1797 to 1815 Eschert belonged to France and was initially part of the Département du Mont- Terrible, which was connected to the 1800 Haut -Rhin. By the decision of the Congress of Vienna, the place came in 1815 to the canton of Bern to the district of Moutier. Since 1967 is at the local level cooperation with neighboring communities with respect to water supply, wastewater treatment and primary school.
Attractions
In the rural village there are some well-preserved farmhouses and wooden granary from the 17th to the 19th century. Eschert has no church of its own, it belongs to the parish Grandval.
Pictures
Entrance to the village on the main road No. 30
Meeting house