Himmelried

Himmelried with church and parish hall

Sky Ried is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Geography

Sky Ried is located on 662 m above sea level. M., 15 km south of the city of Basel (air line). The village stretches a scenic location on a terrace on the southern slope of Homberg, above the valley of Chastelbachs, on the eastern edge of the Laufen basin, the Jura folds of the black boys country.

The area of ​​6.0 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the northern Jura. The eastern part of the municipality takes the Homberg one with the open north Ausräumungskessel Bärtel and the upstream terraces of heaven Ried ( in the south) and own or studs ( in the north). With 793 m above sea level. M. is achieved on the Homberg the highest point of heaven Ried. To the west of Homberg is limited by the valley of the Chastelbachs.

The western part of the municipality is bounded by the two parallel valleys of Chastelbach and Ibach ( Kaltbrunnental ), the latter of which is a gorge dug into the landscape of the eastern Laufen basin. Both streams flow into the Birs. Between these two valleys is a ridge, the castle in Hollen 660 m above sea level rises. M. culminates. From the municipality surface 1997 10 % came from settlements, 59 % of forest and woody plants and 31% to agriculture.

To Himmelried include the hamlet Steffen ( 543 m above sea level. M. ), Baumgarten ( 560 m above sea level. M. ) and shingle bottom ( 459 m above sea level. M. ), all. At the height between the Kaltbrunnental and the Chastelbachtal, as well as some individual farms Neighboring communities of heaven Ried are Seewen, Nunningen and Breitenbach in the canton of Solothurn and Brislach, Grellingen and Duggingen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

Population

With 925 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Himmelried one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 94.9 % are German, 1.2 % French-speaking and 1.0 % speak English (as of 2000). The population of Himmelried amounted in 1850 to 434 inhabitants, 1900 to 458 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated constantly in the region from 420 to 480 people. Since 1970 (449 inhabitants), a rapid increase in population was associated with a doubling of the population recorded in 30 years.

Economy

Himmelried was until the second half of the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture village. Even today, the dairy and livestock and the growing of fruit ( mostly cherry trees ) have an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available, including a company for electric motors and in carpentry. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Both in the area of sky Ried as well as Steffen and Chastel arisen extended family house districts. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Basel area.

Traffic

The community is located off of the larger passage axes, the main access is from Grellingen. By Postbus course which operates direct flight from Grellingen after Nunningen, sky Ried is connected to the public transport network.

History

The municipal area different tracks from the Palaeolithic and some stray finds have been found from the Roman period. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1288 under the name Home Riet. Later, the names Home Ried ( 1295) and Hymelried published ( 1466 ). The transition from the root word home to heaven thus took place until the 15th century. The place name probably goes to the Old High German personal name Haimo and the word reod / Riod ( clearing) back. He thus has the original meaning of clearing of the Haimo. NA is the popular etymological interpretation, " is high (near the sky ) located Ried ( swamp, marsh ) ." There was also no marsh near the village.

Since the Middle Ages sky Ried was under the Counts of Pfeffingen - Thierstein. They sold the village in 1517 to the Bishop of Basel. In 1527 the Bishop Himmelried ceded to Solothurn, and the resort of the Bailiwick Thierstein has been assigned. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) Himmelried belonged during the Helvetic Republic to Dornach district and from 1803 to the district of Thierstein.

Attractions

The construction of the present, to Saint Francis Xavier church consecrated was approved by the canton of Solothurn Small Council beginning in 1807. The church was soon afterwards and the building may have been completed in the winter of 1807 /08, but it was not until 1810 consecrated, as the resident at that time in Offenburg Bishop Francis Xavier visited by Neveu sky Ried as part of a Firm and visitation. The church replaced the existing All Saints Chapel, which was converted into a school and guardhouse. Already in 1804 a separate parish was built for heaven Ried; before the inhabitants of heaven were Ried pfarrgenössig Oberkirch ( at Nunningen ). 1967/68 the church was renovated, where emphasis was placed on preserving the ' simple classicism of the early 19th century ". In the church, a late Gothic baptismal font of 1513 has been prepared.

In the old town a few farm houses from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved.

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