Schnottwil

The community house and a village shop in the center Schnottwils

Schnottwil is a municipality in the district of Bucheggberg the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Schnottwil is a municipality and a civic community (consisting of the native claimants, without regard to the place of residence).

Geography

Schnottwil is located on 502 m above sea level. Level, 16 km south-west of the main town Canton Solothurn ( straight line ). The scattered village extends a scenic location on the western slope of Bucheggberg, on both sides of Illig Raven Bach, Bach a source of calibration Ibachs, in the extreme southwest of Solothurn midlands.

The area of ​​7.2 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehöhen of Bucheggberg. In the northwest, the area fraction of the broad valley of calibration Ibachs (tributary of the Alte Aare ), which opens west to the Bernese Seeland out. From this valley with the corridors and Rütenen Eimatten at the southern foot of the Städtibergs the communal land extends to the southeast across the gently rising slope of Schnottwil up on the plateau of Bucheggberg with the headwaters of the calibration Ibachs. These highlands with the Spishubel ( 557 m above sea level. M. ) and the height of Shor (up to 590 m above sea level. M. ) falls toward the south with a heavily wooded steep slope (Upper Forest and war Acher ) for the Limpachtals level, and is by the Erosionstälchen a page of Bach's Limpachs subdivided. The southern boundary of the municipality is the road which runs along the northern edge of the Limpachebene. With 597 m above sea level. M. is above the Aspiwäldchens east of Schnottwil reached the highest point of the municipality. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 32 % of forest and woody plants and 60% for agriculture.

To Schnottwil the hamlet Chappeli include (507 m above sea level. M. ) northeast of the village on the hillside as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Schnottwil clockwise starting in the east are Biezwil and fairs in the canton of Solothurn and Wengi, this bei Buren, Buren an der Aare and Oberwil at Buren in the Canton of Bern.

Population

With 1055 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Schnottwil one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 95.7 % are German, 1.3 % French-speaking and 0.9 % speak Albanian (as of 2000). The population of Schnottwil amounted in 1850 to 660 inhabitants, 1900 to 633 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population has remained relatively constant in the range 600-660 inhabitants. Only since 1985 (686 inhabitants) a significant population increase was recorded.

Authorities

The council consists of seven members and two substitutes. The mayor Stefan driver is elected to office for four years from 1 October 2005.

Economy

Schnottwil was until the mid-20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. The water power of the village Bach was formerly used for the operation of mills and an oil mill. Even today, the farming and fruit growing and cattle breeding have a certain role in the occupational structure of the population. Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. In Schnottwil establishments in the construction and transport industry, precision mechanics, mechanical engineering, wood processing, computer science and electrical industry and other precision mechanical workshops are represented. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location and into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions Biel, Lyss and Solothurn.

Traffic

The community is conveniently comparatively quite well developed. It lies at the intersection of the main streets of Zollikofen by Bueren an der Aare and Lyss to Lohn. The nearest links to the A5 ( Solothurn- Biel) and A6 ( Bern -Biel ) are located approximately 7 km from the center. By Post Autokurse which the routes of Lyss to Schnottwil, from the station payroll Lüterkofen operate according Schnottwil and of Solothurn via Bueren an der Aare Zollikofen, as well as by the Paratransit Bucheggberg the village is connected to the network of public transport.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1261 under the name Snotwile. Later, the names Snotenwiler ( 1264 ), Snottwil ( 1377 ) and Schnottwil ( 1398 ) published. The place name comes from the personal name Snoto and means with the local name ending in - wil as much as in the courts of the Snoto.

Since the Middle Ages Schnottwil was under the rule Buchegg, which was part of the country Comté. The monasteries Frienisberg and woman fountain had rich land in the municipality. The rule was purchased in 1391 and converted to the Bailiwick of Solothurn Bucheggberg, which was Schnottwil solothurnisch.

Until 1798, the high court was the Bernese district court Zollikofen while Schnottwil held the post as one of the four court locations in the Bailiwick. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ), the village belonged to the district during the Helvetic Biberist and from 1803 to the District Bucheggberg. Following several dry years, which led to food shortages, wandered around the middle of the 19th century many villagers to America.

Attractions

In the old town and some characteristic farmhouses ( half-timbered buildings ) from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved. The former school house with its bell tower at the village square dates from 1820 and was restored in 1975. The old oil mill was also restored and equipped with a new water wheel. Schnottwil does not have its own church; it belongs to the parish Oberwil in Buren. From the pre-existing chapel some ruins at the Gasthof Krone are still visible.

At the eastern edge of the village lies the nature reserve riser carrots. This quarry was used from the 15th century to the reduction of shell limestone, mainly millstones were produced.

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