Langenbruck
Langenbruck
Long Bruck is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel -Country in Switzerland.
Geography
Long Bruck, border village of Canton Solothurn is located in the upper part of the valley of the Augstbachs which drains the area south of the watershed to Dünnern out. From Waldenburgertal it is separated by the pass in the Upper Hauenstein ( 734 m above sea level. M. ). With an average altitude of 704 meters above sea level Long Bruck is the highest municipality of the canton of Basel-Land.
The municipality is bordered to the west and north of Waldenburg, in the north of Oberndorf and Bennwil, in the north and east by Eptingen. Along the border between the Canton Basel Country and Solothurn borders Langenbruck in the west and south by Mümliswil -Ramiswil, to the south Holder SO and Egerkingen and on the east by Hägendorf.
History
Long Bruck is first mentioned in 1145 as Villa Langebruccho documented. The history of the pass traversal began when the Romans the way to solid road expansions, because he had become important as a link between the cities Aventicum and Augusta Raurica. Due to the swampy terrain near Langenbruck was the road of a sheet of wood, which is why this section of path was called " Long Bridge ". The design was intended to bring carters, draft animals and carts better on the muddy ground.
In a letter from 1145 by Count Ludwig von Frohnburg to the monks in the monastery Schonthal the place name is first mentioned. He later appears in other documents of the Counts of Frohnburg and other exhibitors with different spellings: notary the sovereign rights of dominion Waldenburg are enumerated Langebruccho, Langebrucke, Langenbrucche, Long Brugge, Langenbrugke, Langenbrug, Langenburg, Long Brugg, 1422 as Langenbrugk in a document, in the. Heinrich trailer mentions the name on Old High German as Langun - bruggu.
The place name is derived from the eye-catching, proven by excavations from 1935 bridge of round wood.
Long Bruck, dialectal "Long Brugg ," in earlier years was a health resort especially for guests of the city of Basel. It was known the place for the ski jumping on the Erzenberg hill and later on the ski jumps Freichelen. Today it has lifts and cross- country trails in Bärenwil. In the surrounding area trail network of over 100 km is applied.
The monastery Schonthal, founded by the Counts of Adalbero Frohnburg from the year 1145, has the oldest extant Romanesque portal in Switzerland.
Attractions
Weiler Bärenwil
In the southern municipality, immediately adjacent to the Canton of Solothurn ( Solothurn communities Hägendorf, Egerkingen and Holder Bank), located at 778 m above sea level. M. Weiler of Bärenwil; this is part of the political community Langenbruck. Bärenwil is mentioned in 1226 in records for the first time. The hamlet consists of 11 residential buildings with a total of about 50 residents. In the immediate vicinity there are two courtyards, namely the " Gotterbarm " and " glues ". The "Book Matt" immediately east of Bärenwil is already in the Canton of Solothurn. Are in the area close to Bärenwil - viewed across all cantons - since 1872 a total of three outdoor courtyards disappeared, namely the Egerkingen " Stierenweid " by fire in January 1872, the Hägendörfer " Müllersbergli " canceled after 1876, and the Long Brucker " Spalen ", canceled in 1963 in the hamlet. itself is now only one of actively managed agricultural operation. Bärenwil has, moreover, a restaurant called " Chilchli ". On the gable is a small bell tower with a 100 -pound bell. This was the bear Wilern 1833 donated by the city of Basel to the confusion surrounding the Canton of separation due Bärenwils loyalty to the city. The " Chilchli " has a clock with a striking dial on the building's west front.
A locally historically known painter of Jura landscapes, village scenes and yards was the Bears Wiler Albert Schweitzer ( 1885-1948 ).
From Bärenwil cause side roads through the mountain ranges of the Jura (including Santelhöchi ) to Egerkingen respectively. Hägendorf. In a traffic jam on the motorway A2 ( Ballon tunnel ) Bärenwil is therefore affected by Schleich traffic. Bärenwil currently has no access to public transport.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is a young creation. It was approved by the Municipal Assembly on March 5, 1939. The Agnus Dei ( Lamb of God ) recalls how the coat of arms Bennwils. Between the former monastery Schonthal But the symbol of the Lamb does not match the old Klosterwappen ( patron saint was St. Maria), but it comes in the 1225 Seal of the Benedictine Provost ago. It also adorns the baptismal font from the monastery Schonthal, which is located in the Church of Bennwil. With the stylized " long bridge " the old road is thought. The coat of arms colors emphasize the former belonging to the reign Frohnburg.
Personalities
- Martin Bider (1812-1878), physician, politician and Hauptinitiant the Waldenburgerbahn
- Oskar Bider (1891-1919), aviation pioneer
- Julie Helene " Leny " Bider (1894-1919), first Baselbieter movie actress (see silent films: "Spring maneuver" and " The Mountain Guide ").
- Václav Šprungl, (1926-1993), Czech painter and graphic artist
Monastery Schoental
Tourism in Long Bruck
Tavern on the pass road
WKA Sool - first grid-connected wind power plant in Switzerland, since 1986
Church
Pass: Upper Hauenstein
View of the Reformed Church
Interior view of the Reformed Church
Aerial View