Gossliwil

Gossliwil was until December 31, 2013, municipality in the district Bucheggberg the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 merged with the former municipalities Gossliwil Aetigkofen, Aetingen, beavers, Brügglen, Hessigkofen, Küttigkofen, Kyburg, mill village and Tscheppach the new community Buchegg.

Geography

Gossliwil is located on 539 m above sea level. M., 11 km south-west of the main town Canton of Solothurn (air line). The hamlet extends in a depression in the upper reaches of Beaver creek, on the Bucheggberg, in the Solothurn Plateau.

The area of ​​2.0 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Molassehöhen of Bucheggberg. The area is traversed by southwest to northeast from beaver creek in a narrow little valley. Southeast this Talniederung extends the municipality ground above the Mülirain on the wooded plateau of Bucheggberg here, on the 600 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Gossliwil is achieved. To the west, the municipal area extends over a saddle in the catchment area of ​​Rütibachs. The northwestern and northern part is also occupied by a plateau that extends to the edge of the vast forest areas of background wood and Rütiwald. From the municipality surface 1997 9 % came from settlements, 33 % of forest and woody plants and 58 % to agriculture.

To Gossliwil include some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Gossliwil were up on December 31, 2013 beavers, Hessigkofen and Lüterswil - Gächliwil in the canton of Solothurn and Oberwil in Bueren and Ruti at Buren in the Canton of Bern.

Population

With 192 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Gossliwil one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 97.3 % are German, 2.1 % and 0.5 % speak Portuguese albanischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Gossliwil amounted in 1850 to 191 inhabitants, 1900 also 191 inhabitants. During the 20th century, a slight population decline was registered in total. Since about 1980 (168 inhabitants), however, the village again recorded a population increase.

Economy

Gossliwil was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. The water power of the beaver brook was formerly used for the operation of a mill. Even today, the farming and fruit growing and cattle breeding have an important place in the economic structure of the population. Some other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available, including an operation of the assembly building. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions of Solothurn and Grenchen.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a road from Lohn by the Biberental by Bueren an der Aare. The nearest links to the M5 motorway is approximately 5 km from the town center. By Postbus course which from the railway wage Lüterkofen after Schnottwil serves the route, as well as by the Paratransit Bucheggberg Gossliwil is connected to the network of public transport.

History

The territory of Gossliwil was settled very early, which could be detected by the finds of remains of several Roman villas. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1246 under the name Gosseriswile. Later, the names of Goselwyl ( 1276) appeared, Gosselawile ( 1334 ) and Goslawile ( 1349 ). The name goes back to the Old High German personal name Gaushari and means in the courts of the Gaushari.

Since the Middle Ages Gossliwil was under the rule Buchegg, which was part of the County of Burgundy country, acquired in 1391 from Solothurn and was converted to the Bailiwick Bucheggberg. Until 1798, the high court was the Bernese district court Zollikofen while Solothurn with the Schnottwil of court exercised the lower courts. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) Gossliwil belonged during the Helvetic Republic to the district Biberist and from 1803 to the District Bucheggberg.

Attractions

In the center of Gossliwil several characteristic farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved. A memory comes from 1690, the old mill was rebuilt in 1819. Gossliwil does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish Oberwil in Buren.

Movies

Gossliwil was the site of the eponymous documentary by Hans Stürm and Beatrice Michel which addressed the rural life in Switzerland. Storming and Michel lived and worked from 1982 to 1984 in Gossliwil and created from it a good three-hour film, which is one of the central works of the young Swiss film.

Coat of arms

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The Roses play on the former belonging to the village to rule Buchegg.