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A16 (Switzerland)
The A16, a Motorways of Switzerland, motorway in north-central Switzerland, is a divided freeway connecting the border to France to the A5 motorway (Switzerland), A5 motorway, to the south on the Swiss plateau."Die Schweitzer Autobahnen", web: Autobahnen.ch The A16 motorway is a long, winding corridor that crosses the Jura Mountains from the Canton of Jura through part of the Bernese Jura area, to the flat part of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Bern, Bern on the Swiss plateau. Therefore, it is called ''Transjurane''. It is congruent with the National Highway System (Switzerland), National Highway N16 and following its anticipated completion around 2020–2030, it will connect the French motorway network with the rest of the Swiss national road network. The extension provides for both four-lane standard (highway) and two-lane sections of "express roads" (''Autostrasse''). In 2014, there were approximately 71 km (84%) of roadway in operation, other sections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorways Of Switzerland
Switzerland has a two-class highway system: motorways with separated roads for oncoming traffic and a standard maximal speed limit of , and expressways often with oncoming traffic and a standard maximal speed limit of . Autobahnen in German, autoroutes in French, autostrade in Italian, autostradas in Romansch are the local names of the national motorways of Switzerland. Two of the most important freeways are the A1, running from St. Margrethen in northeastern Switzerland's canton of St. Gallen through to Geneva in southwestern Switzerland, and the A2, running from Basel in northwestern Switzerland to Chiasso in southern Switzerland's canton of Ticino, on the border with Italy. Autostrassen in German, semi-autoroutes in French, semiautostrade in Italian, autovias in Romansch are the local names of the national expressways. Motorways and expressways are restricted to motorized vehicles that can attain a speed of at least (VRV/ORC/ONC Art. 35 1). For the usage of any motor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Ursanne
Saint-Ursanne is an old town and a former municipality of the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura, Switzerland which has preserved much of its medieval character. The town contains many historical buildings, including a Romanesque abbey church, a collegiate church, a cloister, many medieval houses, a hermitage and an 18th-century bridge. The river Doubs makes a loop near Saint-Ursanne before flowing into France. Since 2009 Saint-Ursanne has been a part of the new municipality Clos du Doubs. An active railway station is located above the town, to the east. The town is famous for the medieval festival which it organizes each summer, and for the annual St-Ursanne–Les Rangiers International Hill Climb in August. Its name refers to Saint Ursicinus, a seventh-century monk who built a monastery here. This town received an award as being one of the "best tourism villages" worldwide by UNWTO. Fontaine Saint-Jean, au centre du bourg.jpg, Fountain in the city centre 2018 Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loveresse
Loveresse is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). History Loveresse is first mentioned in 1148 as ''de Loveresce'' though this document is probably a late 12th-century forgery. In 1225 it was mentioned as ''Loverasse''. In the 12th century both Bellelay Abbey and the college of canons of Moutier-Grandval Abbey owned lands or rights in Loveresse. During the second half of the 13th century, Bellelay Abbey expanded their holdings in the village and became the main landowner there. In 1404 the Prince-Bishop of Basel granted extensive rights to Loveresse in a bid to attract settlers. The village church was part of the parish of Tavannes-Chaindon. When the parish converted to the new faith of the Protestant Reformation, Loveresse also converted. It remained part of the parish until 1928 when it joined the Reconvilier parish. By the beginning of the Early M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Terri
Mont Terri () is one of the mountains of the Jura Mountains range. It is located south of Cornol in the Canton of Jura. A prehistoric site, Mont-Terri Castle, is located on the summit. Geological structure The Mont Terri has an anticline structure and is the northernmost anticline of the folded Jura. The sedimentary rock layers of Jurassic age dip 42° into the direction of SSE. The Mont Terri anticline hosts different tunnel infrastructures. A limestone underground quarry was first exploited by room and pillar mining for the "Fabrique de chaux" of Saint Ursanne until the 1980s. The Mont Terri tunnel (4068 metres; 2½ miles length) was excavated and constructed between 1988 and 1998 for the Transjuranne A16 motorway. It consists of one single main tube hosting two circulation ways in opposite direction and one security gallery for emergency interventions and escape route in case of fire. The security gallery of smaller diameter was first excavated and served as reconnaissanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Heutte
La Heutte is a former municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Péry and La Heutte merged to form the new municipality of Péry-La Heutte.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Retrieved 2 January 2013 History La Heutte was first mentioned in 1393 as ''Hütte''. It was first called by the current name in 1727. A ''glass-hut'' or glassworks was mentioned in the area as part of a of the d'Ors ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; German language, German: ''Biel'' ; French language, French: ''Bienne'' ; Bernese German, locally ; ; ; ) is a bilingual city in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. With over 55,000 residents, it is the country's List of cities in Switzerland, tenth-largest city by population. The Biel urban area has a population of around 100,000 inhabitants. Biel/Bienne is the capital of the Biel/Bienne (administrative district), Biel/Bienne administrative district. The city has been an industrial and watchmaking heart of Switzerland since the 19th century. With world-famous watch brands such as Rolex, Omega SA, Omega and Swatch based in Biel/Bienne, the city is one of the main centres of the Swiss watch industry and is also referred to as the "world capital of watchmaking". Biel/Bienne lies on the language boundary between the French language, French-speaking and German language, German-speaking parts of Switzerland, and is bilingual throughout. ''Biel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taubenloch
Taubenloch (French: Gorges du Taubenloch) is a Canyon, gorge in the Canton of Bern, above Biel/Bienne in Switzerland. It crosses the first Jura Mountains, Jura Mountain chain, as considered from the Swiss Plateau. Location The gorge covers a length of around 2 kilometres between Frinvillier (altitude: 517 m) and Bözingen, a suburb of Biel/Bienne (altitude 447 m). The Suze (river), Suze flows deep in the gorge, originating in the Erguel valley near Saint-Imier and finally flowing to the Lake of Bienne. History The gorge is one of the rare natural crossings from the Swiss Plateau to the Jura mountains between Schaffhausen and Geneva. The area was already well colonised at the time of the Roman Empire: one of the main Roman roads from Rome led through Helvetii to Aventicum (Avenches). It continued through Murten, Morat, Kerzers, Chiètres and Kallnach to Solodorum (Solothurn) and Vindonissa (Windisch, Switzerland, Windisch), along the eastern part of the Seeland (Switzerland), Seel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suze (river)
The Suze () is a river in the Bernese Jura, canton of Bern, Switzerland. Down flow It takes its source in a moorland at over 900 metres of altitude, in the high valley of Les Convers, (see: Renan, Switzerland, Renan). It flows down the whole length of the valley of Saint-Imier, (Erguel), leaving it through the gorge of Taubenloch, it flows across the city of Biel/Bienne into the Lake of Bienne, at the altitude of 429 metres, upon a stretch of 45 kilometres. It leaves it through the last leg of the Thielle river, merging into the Nidau-Büren channel (Aare river), just before the Regulating Dam Port, Seeland, Switzerland, regulating dam Port . Tributaries Its main tributaries are ''la Dou'', ''la Raissette'', ''le Terbez'' and ''l'Orvine''. History On December 21, 1991, the river has provoked significant flooding along its course: i.e. in Sonceboz, its level had raised by a significant 1.10 meter, with 65 cubic meters of water per second. References La Suze (site), canton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Col De Pierre Pertuis
Col de Pierre Pertuis (el. 827 m.) is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. It connects Sonceboz and Tavannes. The name of the pass comes from the Latin: ''Petra pertusa'', meaning ''broken rock''. A third century inscription concerning the construction of a road through a natural cutting in the rocks along the route of the pass demonstrates that this is part of a route that was used in the Roman period, connecting Aventicum (modern Avenches) with Augusta Raurica, a Roman settlement a short distance to the east of Basel. The first road that was passable for automobiles was built during World War I by the corps of engineers of the Swiss Army. In 1932, a new road was built employing the jobless due to the Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavannes
Tavannes is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Jura bernois (administrative district), Jura bernois administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking part of the canton in the Jura mountains. History The area around Tavannes was traversed by the early inhabitants of the Helvetic plain because of the natural tunnel through the Jura between the valley of the Suze and the valley of the Birse. Under the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire, Romans improved this road between 161 and 169 AD. The Roman administrator left an inscription in the cliff at Pierre-Pertuis to this effect. Early mills were built along the Birse, utilizing its water as a source of power. Tavannes was one of the earliest inhabited locations in the district. Its name comes from the ancient Germanic words 'Þahs-winja, ancien haut allemand dahs, germanique *þahsu, « blaireau », et gothique vinja, germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court BE
Court is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (''Jura Bernois''). History Court is first mentioned in 1148 as ''Cort''. Between the 12th and 15th centuries the village of Mévilier or Minvilier existed between Court and Champoz. During the 15th Mévilier village was abandoned for an unknown reason. For most of its history, Court was part of the district of Orval which was owned by the provost of Moutier-Grandval Abbey. After the 1797 French victory and the Treaty of Campo Formio, Court became part of the French Département of Mont-Terrible. Three years later, in 1800 it became part of the Département of Haut-Rhin. After Napoleon's defeat and the Congress of Vienna, Court was assigned to the Canton of Bern in 1815. Originally, Court was part of the parish of Mévilier. By the 16th century it was part of the parish of Sorvilier. In 1531, Court adopted the new fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moutier
Moutier () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Switzerland. Currently, the town belongs to the Jura bernois (administrative district), Jura bernois administrative district of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern. On 28 March 2021, the population voted to secede from the canton of Bern and join the Canton of Jura; the decision however is not immediately operative and entails a lengthy process of transfer of competences between cantonal authorities. It is currently the largest town in Jura bernois. History Moutier is first mentioned in 1154 in the phrase ''datum Monasterii''. In 1181, it was mentioned as ''apud Monasterium'' ('at the Abbey'). The German name for the town is ''Münster (BE)'', but it is not frequently used. The area was lightly settled even before the founding of Moutier-Grandval Abbey around 640. Much of the early history of the village is closely connected with the Abbey. Between 1049 and 1150, the Abbey was granted a stift or l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
