Nods, Switzerland

The village square with Dorfbrunnen

Nods is a municipality in the administrative district in the canton of Bern Bernese Jura in Switzerland. The former German name Nos is no longer used today.

Geography

Nods lies 885 meters above sea level. M., 13 km west of Biel (air line). The village is located on the lower southern slopes of the Chasseral, approximately 80 m above the plateau of the Montagne de Diesse ( German Tessenberg ) above Lake Biel. On a clear day the view from Nods over the Swiss Plateau and the Alps ranges.

The area of ​​26.7 km ² large municipality area includes the south central portion of the flat plateau of the Montagne de Diesse ( 800 m above sea level. M. ). To the north, the area extends over the vast southern slopes of the Jura range Chasseral up to its summit, with 1,607 meters above sea level. M. the highest point of Nods. In the northeast, the municipality covers the Synklinaltal Les Prés Vaillons, located between the chains of Chasseral and Mont subject. In this area, as well as on the height above Les Prés- d'Orvin there is an extensive Jura mountain meadows with the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. The southern slope of the Chasseral which has an inclination of about 20 - has 30%, consisted of dense forest. At around 1,400 to 1,500 m above sea level. M. is the regional timberline, about it there subalpine pastures with flora. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 53 % of forest and shrubs, 44 % to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.

Nods to include the hamlet of Les Combes (860 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slope of the Chasseral and La Praye (806 m above sea level. M. ) on the Plateau de Diesse as well as numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of Nods are Plateau de Diesse, Orvin, Corgémont, Cortébert, Courtelary, Villeret Villeret and in the canton of Bern and Val -de- Ruz and Lignières in the Canton of Neuchâtel.

Population

With 721 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Nods belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Bernese Jura. Of the 85.0 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking and 12.3 % 1.1 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population was subject to strong fluctuations: During 1870 885 inhabitants were counted in 1980 there were only 426 inhabitants. Since then, significant growth rates were recorded again.

Policy

The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 28.9 %, SP 23.5 %, FDP 13.8 %, GPS 8.9 %, BDP 8.1 %, EDU 5.9 %, glp 4.8 %, EPP 1.8 %, AL 1.2 %, CVP 0.8 %.

Economy

Nods was marked up in the second half of the 20th century mainly by agriculture. Since about 1980, the village gradually developed into the residential community, which led to a marked increase in population. To the town center resulted in several new residential areas. Today, there are jobs in the mechanics and the local restaurants ( including a cheese factory ). But many of the working commuters and work in Biel or in the region of La Neuveville.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares. Nods is connected by roads with Canton Neuchâtel, La Neuveville and Biel. A road leads from the village to the Chasseral and further into the Vallon de Saint- Imier. From La Neuveville post bus to Nods course, which also serves the other Bernese communities of the Plateau de Diesse. From 1963 to 1993, a chairlift from Nods to the mountain inn on the Chasseral in operation.

History

The first mention of Nods place in the year 1228. The place belonged to the Counts of Neuchâtel, after the Count of Neuchâtel - Nidau ​​. The supremacy had the Prince-Bishopric of Basel held, which was primarily responsible for judicial and military matters. During the Reformation period Nods remained with the Catholic faith. Only in 1550 the Reformation was imposed from the city of Bern, which prompted some families to emigrate to the Catholic Le Landeron or Cressier. On August 23, 1798, many houses were a village destroyed by fire. From 1798 to 1815 Nods belonged to France and was initially part of the Département du Mont Terrible, which was connected to the 1800 Haut -Rhin. By the decision of the Congress of Vienna, the place came in 1815 to the canton of Bern to the District Erlach and 1846 the new district of La Neuveville. Since 1988 Nods maintains relations with the eponymous French partner community Nods in the department of Doubs.

In March 2012, a merger under the name Le Plateau de Diesse between the municipalities Diesse, Lamlingen, Nods and Prêles has failed on the No community Nods.

Attractions

Dating back to 1835, Protestant parish church was renovated in 1959-61. It replaced an earlier church from 1639, in its place after the inauguration of the new village church, a school house was built. Since 1708 forms Nods, which was dependent on Diesse earlier, its own parish. In the center of the church tower stands ( communale Tour or Tour de Belfry ), which is first mentioned in 1689. Nods has a picturesque town center with numerous characteristic farmhouses of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The school building, which stands in place of the old church

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