Merzligen

Merzligen ( in local dialect Meerzlige [me ː ɾʦlɪg̊ə ] ) is a village with its own municipality and civic community in the administrative district in the canton of Bern Zealand. The municipality also includes the southern part of the hamlet of St. Niklaus.

Population

Merzligen is 91.48 % to a German -speaking congregation. 6.1% of the population are French-speaking.

Geography

The neighboring communities of north clockwise are starting Bell mouth, Jens BE, BE and chapels Hermrigen.

History

Through the plain west of the village along the border with chapels led the Roman road Aventicum - Petinesca. The first definite mention of the place name as Merzelingen dates from 1278; probably he is attested as Mercin by a preserved only as a copy of the early 15th century document from 1261/63. It is probably originally a Latin education for persons with the name Mercius Ortsnamensuffix - anum, which was later adapted to the many in the German language names ending in- ingen.

Since 1398, the Court Merz Lingen belonged to the district court Hermrigen the Berne bailiwick Nidau ​​. The village was kirchengenössig to Bourguillon, since then Enlisted to 1947.

Policy

The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 23.6 %, 23.6 % BDP, SP 20.3 %, FDP 10.5 %, 7.6 % GPS, EPP 6.2 %, 3.7 % glp, EDU 1.5 %, CVP 1.0 %.