Muntelier

Muntelier (? French Montilier; Freiburg Patois Montilyi / i ) is a municipality in the lake district (French: District du Lac ) of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Geography

Muntelier is located on 435 m above sea level. M., 1 km northeast of the district town of Murten (air line). This former fishing village is located on the southeast shore of Lake Murten and at the edge of the adjacent Molassehöhen, in the northern Fribourg plateau.

The area of ​​1.1 km ² large municipality area includes a section on the southern shore of Lake Murten ( 2 km lake shore line). The communal land extends from the shore to the southeast over a shallow riparian strips only just 300 meters inland to the edge of the so-called infirmary Matt. The highest point of Muntelier is 447 m above sea level. M. reached the cemetery. In the eastern part of the municipality, the area extends into the forest of Le Chablais and has a small share in the intensively farmed level of the Great Marsh. The lake shore is passed in the area of ​​Chablais forest of a 150 m wide reed belt. From the municipality surface 1997 27 % came from settlements, 35 % of forest and shrubs, 35 % to agriculture and less than 3% was unproductive land.

To Muntelier heard a commercial zone at the foot of the mountain lion. Neighboring communities of Muntelier are Murten and Galmiz.

Population

With 920 inhabitants ( end of 2007) Muntelier one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. The population of Muntelier amounted in 1900 to 576 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased to 1940 due to strong migration by over 30 % to 402 persons. Since then, a significant population growth was recorded again, especially during the 1980s.

Languages

Of the residents 86.7 % are German, 7.9 % French-speaking and 2.1 % speak Portuguese (as of 2000). This Muntelier is mostly German speaking today. The place name has but clearly points to an originally French speaking village. Probably the majority ratio between French and German has swept over the course of the 17th century.

Economy

Muntelier was until the mid-20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. From 1852 to 1962, the watch factory Montilier Watch, which at times employed up to 600 employees, based in Muntelier.

Today, agriculture, fruit growing only a marginal position in the occupational structure of the population. Many jobs are available in the local small businesses and especially in the service sector. Since the 1980s, was in the area at Lowenberg an industrial zone. In the village facilities operating in the precision engineering industry, boat building and the production of construction machinery are represented. The best-known company is Selecta. Muntelier has a campsite on the eastern shore of Lake Murten. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Most workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Murten, partially also in the region of Freiburg.

Traffic

The community is conveniently comparatively quite well developed. It lies on the main road 1 from Lausanne to Bern. The nearest links to the A1 motorway was opened in 1997 ( Bern -Lausanne ) is located around 2 km from the town center. Since 12 June 1876, the municipality of the railway line from Murten is traversed by Lyss. The just outside the town limit stop can Muntelier lion mountain was created a few years ago; this opens up the training center Lowenberg SBB.

History

The territory of Muntelier can look back on a very long urban tradition. On the shores of Lake Murten after the first Jura waters correction traces were found of lake dwellings, which to the Neolithic period (4th millennium BC ) and can be dated to the Bronze Age. The most important finds are assigned to the Horgen culture. During the excavations many jewelery, weapons, ceramics, textiles and food remains were unearthed.

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1270 under the name Monteliers. Later, the names Montelliaco published ( 1394), Montellier ( 1413 ) and Muntillier (1510 ). The German name was officially Muntelier 1911 according to the decision of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The place name is composed of the old French word til ( Linde ) and mont ( mountain).

Since the Middle Ages Muntelier was under the rule of Murten. 1475 reached the village as part of the bailiwick of Murten under the joint administration of the estates of Bern and Fribourg. Muntelier originally belonged to the city of Murten and received on March 14, 1533 local government law. However, only one area was excreted, which extended as far as the houses of the village, which is why Muntelier today has only a small municipality. On May 1, 1741, many houses fell victim to a conflagration.

After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ), the village came to the Canton of Fribourg. During the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time it belonged to the district of Murten, before it was incorporated in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution in the lake district. Until the Jura water correction in 1878 Muntelier was repeatedly affected by flooding of Lake Murten.

Attractions

The standing at the edge of the village castle Muntelier was built in the years 1700-1720. It served from 1874 to 1970 as a school, then a riding and sports center has been set up, which was closed mid-1980s. The so-called doctor's house was built in 1742 after the large fire and since 1982 the parish hall. From the 18th century, who also wrote the granary with its unusually high roof, which was later converted into a schoolhouse.

Muntelier does not have its own church, it still belongs to the parish of Murten. However, the original parish church of Murten stood on the present municipal area near the cemetery. It was canceled in 1762.

Sons and daughters of the community

• Georges Grolimund (1894-1983), pacing in cycling