Port, Switzerland

Port BE

Port ( in local dialect [ po ː ɾt ] ) is a municipality in the administrative district of Biel / Bienne Canton of Berne in Switzerland. The municipality, also called municipality, consists only of the same village port. With the same limits, there is the civic community port. The municipality is part of the agglomeration of the bilingual city of Biel / Bienne.

History

This is a late Roman harbor (lat. Portum ) resulting village lay at the Zihl, which was merged with the first Jura waters correction with the Nidau- Buren - channel. The church is first mentioned in 1228.

Since 1939, the Regulierwehr port controls the water flow from Lake Biel.

1951 did the community of Port and the city of Biel, among others merge due to the settlement development and economic integration. The Grand Council of the Canton of Bern rejected this merger desire, even though the merger would have been absolutely great majority of desired by both populations and two municipalities. This presented represent those after 1920, the second rejection of a desired fusion desire in the agglomeration Biel Behind both cases was the fear of the Bernese Parliament, the Biel region could, especially since the industry in the region Biel greatly enlarged and population growth began strongly, become significant in the canton of Bern.

Population

Port is 83.85 % to a German -speaking congregation. 11% are French.

Policy

The voter shares of the parties at the national elections of 2011 were: SVP 31.0 %, SP 20.0%, BDP 14.6 %, FDP 13.6 %, GPS 6.2 %, glp 4.9 %, EPP 3.0 %, CVP 1.8 %, EDU 1.6 %, pirates 1.1 %.