Sorens

Soren ( Freiburg Patois Chorin? / I ) is a municipality in the canton of Fribourg Greyerzbezirk in Switzerland. The former German name Scho rings and Soring are no longer used today.

Geography

Soren is situated at 800 m above sea level. Level, 6 km north of the district main town cop (air line). The street line village extends on a ridge south of the creek Ruisseau de Malessert, on the southern slope of Marly, the uplands: a scenic location about 120 m above the lake level lake of Gruyère.

The area of ​​8.7 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the basin of Bulle in the Fribourg foothills of the Alps. The communal land extends from the main road Freiburg bull westward up the relatively gently sloping hillside of Marly. This slope is divided by several small valleys; the southern boundary runs mostly along the creek Gérignoz. In this stream of Ruisseau de l' Abbaye flows, while the further north flowing Ruisseau de Malessert with its tributaries opens directly into the Lac de la Gruyère. In the northwest territory extends to the forest summit of Marly, on the with 1'204 meters above sea level. M. the highest point of Soren is achieved. The western boundary is formed by the hills Derbali ( 1'072 m above sea level. M. ), the southwestern continuation of the Mont Marly. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 26 % of forest and woody plants and 66% to agriculture.

To Soren include the hamlet Malessert (905 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slope of Marly, a new housing estate above the village as well as numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of Soren are Marsens, Le Châtelard, Villorsonnens, Le Glèbe and Pont -en- Ogoz.

Population

With 1006 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Soren belongs to the smaller municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the 95.7 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 2.9 % and 0.4 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Soren amounted in 1870 to 723 residents in 1900 to 801 inhabitants. After a strong migration by a decrease of almost 25 % to 612 inhabitants was registered until 1980. Since then, a significant increase in population was recorded again.

Economy

Soren was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, animal husbandry and dairying, and to a lesser extent agriculture an important role in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to the attractive location and into a residential community. Many employed persons are therefore commuters who Bulle and Fribourg work in the regions.

Traffic

The community is conveniently technically quite well developed, although it is off the major thoroughfares on a road from Vuippens to Le Châtelard. The nearest links to the A12, which is open since 1981 from Bern to Vevey and throughout the municipal area traversed is located approximately 6 km from the town center. Two Bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois who drove from Freiburg via Rossens to bull or Romont to Bulle, Soren is connected to the network of public transport ( some courses go to the village and as far north as Malessert ).

History

The territory of Soren was settled very early. It Roman coins, remains of a Roman estate and a hypocaust (floor heating system) were discovered from the 2nd century AD. The first written mention of the village was in 1150 under the name Soran. The name goes back to the Burgundian personal names Sauthahar and means with the suffix -ene as much as the people of Sauthahar.

In the Middle Ages, the lords of Soren are attested, which ( in Marsens ) bequeathed to the Premonstrate Humilimont part of the territory. Since 1225 the village belonged to the rule Vuippens and shared in the sequence their destinies. 1547 Soren came to Freiburg and the newly formed Bailiwick Vuippens - Everdes was assigned. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) belonged to the village during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to 1848 to the then district bull before it was incorporated in the district of Gruyère.

Attractions

The Church of Soren received its present form in the 19th century. Since 1861, the village forms an independent parish. The radio tower on the Marly is an architecturally remarkable Communications tower with viewing platform