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Payerne
Payerne (; frp, Payèrna) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name ''Peterlingen'' for the town is out of use. History The earliest traces of settlements near Payerne include Neolithic objects and traces of a Bronze Age settlement. There are also burial mounds from the Hallstatt and Latène cultures, including gold necklaces which were found at Le Bois de Roverex. There was a Celtic bridge and a Roman era road in the area of Les Aventuri. There were Roman buildings within and outside the city walls, Roman cemeteries, and a dedicatory inscription of Publius Graccius Paternus. During the Early Middle Ages, the village of Payerne first appeared. In 587, Bishop Marius built the villa Paterniacum and a Chapel to St. Mary in the village. The chapel later developed into a parish church. The present Gothic building was built in the 14th Century over Roman foundati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcelles-près-Payerne
Corcelles-près-Payerne is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Corcelles-près-Payerne is first mentioned in 1235 as ''Corsales''. Geography Corcelles-près-Payerne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 82.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 4.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 2.9% of the total l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payerne Priory
Payerne Priory (also known as Payerne Abbey, Abbey of Our Lady of Payerne or Peterlingen Priory; Latin: monasterium Paterniacense) was a Cluniac monastery at Payerne, in Vaud, Switzerland. The monastery is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. History It was founded between 950 and 960 by the Burgundy royal family and especially by Queen Bertha of Burgundy. In 965, the Empress Adelaide placed the priory under Cluny Abbey. On 2 February 1033, Emperor Conrad II held an assembly, was elected, and crowned King of Burgundy at the abbey. In the first half of the 12th century, the monks falsified a number of documents as "Testament of Queen Bertha". With the fake documents they appropriated a number rights that they were not entitled to exercise. The priory was first directly managed by the two abbots from Cluny, Odilo and Maiolus, both of whom lived several times in Payerne. Starting in 1050, Cluny pulled back slightly from directly administering the priory, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broye-Vully District
Broye-Vully District (french: District de la Broye-Vully) is a district in Vaud Canton in Switzerland. Geography Broye-Vully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 2.0% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Broye-Vully has a population () of . In there were 280 live births to Swiss citizens and 116 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 277 deaths of Swiss citizens and 19 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 whi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payerne (district)
Payerne District was a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Mergers and name changes * On 1 July 2006, Rossens and Sédeilles merged into the municipality of Villarzel. * On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Cerniaz (VD), Champtauroz, Chevroux, Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Corcelles-près-Payerne, Grandcour, Granges-près-Marnand, Henniez, Marnand, Missy, Payerne, Sassel, Seigneux, Trey, Treytorrens (Payerne), Villars-Bramard and Villarzel came from the District de Payerne to join the Broye-Vully District.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 Municipalities * Cerniaz * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandcour
Grandcour is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Grandcour is first mentioned in 1212 as ''apud grancort''. Geography Grandcour has an area, , of . Of this area, or 78.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 69.3% is used for growing crops and 8.5% is pastures, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
Conrad II ( – 4 June 1039), also known as and , was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reigned for one century until 1125, Conrad ruled the kingdoms of Germany (from 1024), Italy (from 1026) and Burgundy (from 1033). The son of Franconian count Henry of Speyer (also Henry of Worms) and Adelaide of Metz of the ''Matfriding dynasty'', that had ruled the Duchy of Lorraine from 959 until 972, Conrad inherited the titles of count of Speyer and Worms during childhood after his father had died around the year 990. He extended his influence beyond his inherited lands, as he came into favor of the princes of the kingdom. When the imperial dynastic line was left without a successor after Emperor Henry II's death in 1024, on 4 September an assembly of the imperial princes appointed the 34-year-old Conrad king (''Rex romanorum''). Conrad II Ottonian adopted many aspects of his Ottonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montagny, Fribourg
Montagny (; frp, Montagni) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In 2000 the municipality was created when Montagny-les-Monts and Montagny-la-Ville merged.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Mannens-Grandsivaz merged into the municipality of Montagny (FR). accessed 4 April 2011 History Montagny was created in 2000.Geography Montagny has an area, , of . ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trey, Vaud
Trey is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Trey is first mentioned around 1142– as ''Treis''. Geography Trey has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 50.9% is used for growing crops and 16.0% is pastures, while 4.2% is used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolour. Vaud is the third largest canton of the country by population and fourth by size. It is located in Romandy, the French-speaking western part of the country; and borders the canton of Neuchâtel to the north, the cantons of Fribourg and Bern to the east, the canton of Valais to the south, the canton of Geneva to the south-west and France to the west. The geography of the canton includes all three natural regions of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains, the Swiss Plateau and the (Swiss) Alps. It also includes some of the largest lakes of the country: Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel. It is a major tourist destination, renowned for its landscapes and gastronomy. The largest city is La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cugy, Fribourg
Cugy (; frp, Cugi, locally ) is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2005 Cugy incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Vesin.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz . Retrieved 4 April 2011 History Cugy is first mentioned around 968-85 as ''Cuzziaco''.Geography Cugy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.1% is unproductive land.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bussy, Fribourg
Bussy (; frp, Bussê) is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Rueyres-les-Prés, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer. History Bussy is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Bussey''. Geography Bussy had an area, , of . Of this area, or 81.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 5.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fétigny, Switzerland
Fétigny (; frp, Fethegni ) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. History Fétigny is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Festignei''. Geography Fétigny has an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 7.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
