Wünnewil-Flamatt

Reformed Church of Flamatt, in the background of the A12 motorway bridge

Wünnewil -Flamatt is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Until 1974 the town was officially named Wünnewil.

Geography

Wünnewil -Flamatt is located approximately 12 km northeast of the capital of the canton of Fribourg (air line). The double municipality extends to the sense and to the south adjacent high plateau in the eastern Fribourg plateau.

The area of ​​13.2 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehügellandes between the valleys of the Sarine and the scythe, which was formed by glacial Rhône glacier. The northern municipal boundary runs along the canalized scythe, which flows in a 500 m wide flat valley floor. In Flamatt opens as an important side stream Taverna. From the scythe, the communal land extends southward over a thickly forested steep slope on the open plateau of Wünnewil and ranges in the west to the Egg ( 651 m above sea level. M. ).

South of Wünnewil the Taverna has dug in an aligned from southwest to northeast valley about 50 m into the layers of sandstone plateaus. Beyond the Tavernatals extends the area over the plateau of Dietisberg and the amount of Buechholz ( 714 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Wünnewil -Flamatt ) to the valley of Lettiswilbaches (right tributary of the Taverna ).

East of the mouth of the Taverna in the sense the municipal area extends in a narrow corner eastwards up to the Sense bow at Thörishaus. It encompasses only just around 500 m wide valley bottom left of the scythe. Only after the creation of a flood dam in 1911 was the valley floor, which was formerly often flooded, are populated. From the municipality surface 1997 18 % came from settlements, 17 % of forest and shrubs, 64% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.

Wünnewil -Flamatt consists of the two main settlements and numerous hamlets, Hofsiedlungen and isolated farmsteads.

• Wünnewil, 628 m above sea level. M., on a hill of the plateau between Sense and Taverna
• Flamatt, 540 m above sea level. M., in the floodplains of the scythe, at the mouth of the Taverna
• Oberflamatt, 547 m above sea level. M., in the flood plain south of the Sense
• Sense bridge, 523 m above sea level. M., left the scythe across from Neuenegg
• Eggelried, 603 m above sea level. M., on the plateau between Sense and Taverna
• Balsingen, 595 m above sea level. M., on the plateau between Sense and Taverna, belonged until 1976 to the municipality Boesingen
• Bagewil, 608 m above sea level. M., on the plateau between Sense and Taverna, belonged until 1976 to the municipality Boesingen
• Amtmerswil, 588 m above sea level. M., on the plateau between Sense and Taverna, belonged until 1976 to the municipality Boesingen
• Staffel, 591 m above sea level. M., on the high plateau north of the baton, belonged until 1976 to the municipality Boesingen
• Pfaffenholz, 632 m above sea level. M., then on the high plateau, south-west of Wünnewil
• Elswil, 634 m above sea level. M., on the plateau south of the Egg
• Dietisberg, 651 m above sea level. M., on the plateau south of the Tavernatals
• Blumisberg, 610 m above sea level. M., on the southern flank of the Taverna, belonged until 1976 to the municipality Boesingen

Neighboring communities of Wünnewil -Flamatt are Ueberstorf, St. Antoni, Schmitten and Boesingen in the Canton of Fribourg and Neuenegg in Canton Bern.

According to the census of 2000 includes the Commune Wünnewil -Flamatt for the agglomeration of Bern.

Population

With 5326 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Wünnewil -Flamatt one of the larger municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the residents 89.5 % are German, 4.7 % and 1.8 % albanischsprachig speak French ( as of 2000). The population of Wünnewil -Flamatt increased since 1900 to almost steadily. A very strong increase of almost 60 % was observed during the 1960s; in the decade after, there was, however, due to the recession again a slight decline. Since 1980 significant growth rates were recorded again. Extensive new residential areas have been built since then, especially in Wünnewil and around the neighboring former hamlet Pfaffenholz whose settlement area has grown together seamlessly today with that of the main village.

A newly -serviced accommodation ( Stinisacher ) is originated in the East Wünnewils. To the west of the village has a construction, which was completed in 2012, greatly increased the already existing district Hagnet.

Economy

Wünnewil -Flamatt was until the mid-20th century, a predominantly shaped by the agriculture community. The water power of the Taverna was formerly used for the operation of mills. Even today, the dairy industry, animal husbandry and farming and fruit growing a certain role in the occupational structure of the population. Wünnewil has kept its rural character, while Flamatt appears more industrial.

Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. Thanks to good transport links developed in Flamatt since the 1970s, a larger industrial and commercial zone. The place is characterized by the silo towers of the feed mill. Today in Flamatt establishments in the construction and transport industry, precision engineering, timber construction, mechanical engineering and a corrugated carton factory are located. International markets is specialized in X-ray and vacuum technology Comet Holding. Flamatt is headquartered Scout24 Switzerland AG. Smaller companies are also in Wünnewil. At the hamlet Blumisberg southeast of Wünnewil there is a golf course. In recent decades, Wünnewil -Flamatt has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions of Bern and Fribourg.

Traffic

The community is conveniently moderately well developed. Flamatt lies on the old main road from Bern to Freiburg, Wünnewil just 100 meters off the main road. The nearest links to the opened this section of motorway A12 in 1973 ( Bern- Vevey) is located at Flamatt. The municipal area and in particular Flamatt be cut by the highway, the village is covered by a large viaduct.

On 2 July 1860, the railway line from Bern to Duedingen ( Balliswil ) was taken with one station in Flamatt and Wünnewil in operation. The railway line from Flamatt after Gümmenen that Sensetalbahn, was inaugurated on 23 January 1904. On 23 May 1993, the railway operating between Laupen and Gümmenen has been discontinued and replaced by buses. The trains only ran between Flamatt and Laupen. From 2001 the trains were operated by the Swiss Federal Railways and from 2004 with the introduction of the S- Bahn Bern by BLS AG. From Wünnewil there is a half hour from Freiburg and Bern / Thun. From Flamatt operate thanks to the S2 of Laupen even four trains per hour to Bern. For the dispersion in public transport Postbus course, which serves the route of Flamatt after Albligen provides.

History

The territory of Wünnewil was probably already inhabited in Roman times. The first mention of Wünnewil was in 1128 under the name Vilarswinum in the importance of village / hamlet of Wuno. It is also conceivable that the name incorrectly on the existence of vines suggesting ( " wine village "). This error could be committed by a historian. However, it would explain the municipal Coat of Arms Vine. Flamatt was first mentioned in 1312 as Blamatten ( flat mats / meadows ).

The area of Wünnewil and Flamatt belonged in the 12th century the Zähringers, later it came to the Counts of Thierstein. At the hamlet Sense Brügg there was early an important river crossing with customs station. Since the 14th century Wünnewil was under the reign of Freiburg and the Old Landscape ( Aupanner ) has been assigned. Flamatt came in 1467 after a frontier settlement definitely at Freiburg.

1476 Battle of Murten, Wünnewil ( Vunevyll ) is a "Rice Company ( Compagnie ) " of 21 men equipped,

After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) were among Wünnewil and Flamatt during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the district of Freiburg and from 1831 to the German district of Freiburg, before they were incorporated in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution in the sense newly created district.

The community, which officially only Wünnewil was called until 1974, was always divided into two parts, with Flamatt with Sense Brugg and Eggelried formed an exclave, which was separated from the remaining part of the municipality through the territory of Boesingen. During the 1970s, two major boundary changes were implemented. First, let Wünnewil on the north of the station Schmitten situated residential district with an area of ​​29 ha in 1976 the municipality Schmitten. 1977 joined Boesingen from an area of ​​4.65 km ² with the hamlets Blumisberg, Balsingen, Bagiwil, Amtmerswil and Staffel to Wünnewil. Thus, the former enclave Flamatt was also territorially united with the municipality of Wünnewil.

Attractions

The parish of Wünnewil is mentioned since 1264. Today's distinctive parish church of Wünnewil is a 1931-1933 erected concrete construction with unfinished bell tower. In the hamlet Blumisberg is a manor house, which was built in 1620 for the family de Weck in late Gothic style and has a rich interior from the time of the Renaissance and Baroque.

Flamatt has two churches: the Reformed Church David was built in 1965 with two diagonally placed triangles as the basic form and a free-standing bell tower, while the Catholic Church was inaugurated on the banks Sense 1973. In Sense Brugg are the late Gothic chapel Saint Beatus of 1602 with a remarkable decorative painting, the Customs House from 1529 and a guest house.

In the hamlets as well as in the ancient village of Wünnewil some stately farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved. In Elswil and Dietisberg are chapels.

St. Beatus chapel and customs house Flamatt in Sensebrücke

Annunciation Catholic Church Centre

Interior of the Catholic Church

Chapel Sensebrücke