Lohn-Ammannsegg

Entrance coming from Lohn, from the south ( Bätterkinden ) ago

Lohn is a municipality in the district water office of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The municipality was established in 1993 by the merger of the formerly independent communities of wage and Ammannsegg.

Geography

The double municipality Lohn, located at about 500 m above sea level. M., 4 km south of the main town Canton of Solothurn (air line). Both villages are located along scenic location on the sunny slope north of the lower Biberentals, in the extreme northeast of Bucheggberg, in the Solothurn Plateau.

The area of ​​4.5 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehöhen of Bucheggberg. The southern boundary runs mostly along the canalized beaver creek, which also occurs here from the Bucheggberg in a more than 1 km wide valley. From the creek, the communal land M. extends northward over the flat Talniederung and the gently sloping hillside of Lohn up on the adjacent plateau with the Rütifeld (551 m above sea level. M. ), the Lohner upper forest ( 564 m above sea level. Highest collection of Lohn ) and the top wood ( 542 m above sea level. M. ). The clearing Buechhof island (535 m above sea level. M. ) is already on the northern side of the plateau, facing the Aare valley. From the municipality surface 1997 20 % came from settlements, 29 % of forest and woody plants and 51% to agriculture.

Lohn consists of two districts:

• Wage, 502 m above sea level. M., on the southern slope of the upper forest Lohner, 1346 inhabitants ( 1990) with the neighborhood Neuhüsli ( 463 m above sea level. M. ) at Beaver Brook
• Ammannsegg, 490 m above sea level. M., on the southern slope of the upper timber with 550 inhabitants (1990 ) with the neighborhood Heinibühl ( 475 m above sea level. M. ) on a hill on the northern edge of Biberentals

The residential areas of both districts have grown together seamlessly. In addition, include some isolated farms to the community. Neighboring communities of Lohn are Lüterkofen- Ichertswil, Lüsslingen - Nennigkofen and Biberist in the canton of Solothurn and Bätterkinden in Canton Bern.

Population

With 2634 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Lohn is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 95.0 % are German, 1.8 % Italian-speaking and 0.8 % speak French (as of 2000). The population of Lohn amounted in 1850 to 420 residents in 1900 to 502 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased continuously on. Since 1950 (716 inhabitants ) found an increased growth rate, with a tripling of the population was recorded within 50 years.

Policy

The municipal council ( the executive ) is including the mayor of 7 members. The seats were distributed as follows:

Economy

Lohn was into the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today, the farming and fruit growing and cattle breeding and forestry have only a minor role in the economic structure of the population.

Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. Since the 1960s, various companies have settled in Lohn. Commercial and industrial zones are located at the Neuhüsli east of the railway line and the eastern entrance to the village of Ammannsegg. Today in the town of establishments in the construction and transportation industry, the electrical industry, information technology, mechanical engineering, woodworking and food processing as well as mechanical workshops are represented. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location also become a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions of Solothurn and Bern.

Traffic

The community is conveniently moderately well developed. It lies on the main road from Solothurn to Bern. The nearest links to the A1 ( Bern- Zurich ) is located approximately 6 km from the town center.

On April 10, 1916, the railway line of the regional train to Bern- Solothurn was taken to the station payroll Lüterkofen (partly in the field of Bätterkinden ) and the stop Ammannsegg in operation (the latter is but canceled since December 2008). For the dispersion in public transport the bus to the BSU, the basis of payroll Lüterkofen runs from Solothurn station offers, the post bus from the train station courses wage Lüterkofen after measuring and after Schnottwil.

History

The municipality of Lohn has been inhabited since very early, which could be detected by some remains from the Neolithic period in Junkholz. During the Roman period was at a farm wages, which was probably abandoned at the beginning of the 2nd century after Christ.

The first mention of salary was in 1264 under the name Lon, which is derived from the Old High German word loh (Hain ). Possibly, the 1040 traditional name Lanha also refers to wages. Ammannsegg was first mentioned in 1261 as Amalzeich. Later, the spellings Amelseich ( 1336 ) published, Ammelseich (1538 ) and Amman Eich ( 1742). It was not until 1774 they went on to describe Ammansegg. This place name originally meant the oak Amalolt / Amanold.

Since the Middle Ages and wage Ammannsegg belonged to the Counts of Kyburg castle village. The lower courts, however, was at St. Ursus pen in Solothurn in 1347 and went on to the town of Solothurn. When the rule came to Hold 1466 Solothurn, the two villages of the new Bailiwick Kriegstetten and the Biberist of trial were allocated. The high jurisdiction over wage and Ammannsegg had in 1406 Bern held before they also came to Solothurn.

After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged wage and Ammannsegg during the Helvetic Republic to the district Biberist and from 1803 to the district Kriegstetten, which was officially renamed in 1988 in the district water office. In the 20th century, the two towns ( schools, cemetery, civil defense ) closely worked together on various areas, which resulted finally on 1 January 1993 in the merger to create new community Lohn.

Attractions

In the old village of wages is the prayer chapel was built in 1725. Two modern church buildings are located approximately in the middle between the old village centers: the Reformed Church was built in 1963 and the Catholic Church Guthirt 1973 The Bad Ammannsegg created in 1785 by the conversion of the summer residence of a former Solothurn bailiff. . Today it serves as Alterssiedlung.

Pictures

Station wage Lüterkofen

Roundabout in Lohn

Commercial area on wage Lüterkofen Station

Coat of arms

The two previous coat of arms were pooled by the community in a merger in 1993.

Wage: Blazon

Ammannsegg Blazon