Aarberg is a historic town and a

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in the Seeland administrative district in the

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. Aarberg lies from

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above the river

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. With an

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of , Aarberg borders Bargen, Kappelen,

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, Radelfingen and Seedorf. Aarberg is not to be confused with

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or with

Aarbergen Aarbergen () is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. As of 2022, it had a population of 6,374. Geography Location Aarbergen lies on the river Aar south of Limburg an der Lahn ...

in Germany. The town was once located on an island with the Aare and Little Aare () flowing around it. The old town grew up around the edge of the island with a large open plaza in the middle. In addition to the old town, Aarberg also includes the new outer quarter, and the villages of Spins, Mühletal and Grafenmoos. The official language of Aarberg is (the Swiss variety of Standard)

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, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic

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dialect.

History

Where Aarberg now stands was once an island surrounded by the Aare and the Little Aare. By 1138 there was a small

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home and hospital with a bridge, the ''Bargenbrügg'', over the Aare. This bridge was a key river crossing from

Büren an der Aare Büren an der Aare (usually abbreviated with Büren a.A., means ''Büren on the Aare'') is a historic town and a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Büren an der Aare is first ment ...

.Aarberg town webpage-History
The town itself was founded between 1220 and 1225 by count Ulrich III of

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. The count had recently acquired the rulership over this region and needed a central location from which to rule. The island and the key bridge was a natural location for a town. Aarberg is first mentioned in 1236 as ''Arberc''. In 1267 it was mentioned as '' de Arberch''. By the 14th century, Aarberg lay along the most important of the three trade roads in the region. The old

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s that connected

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, Aarberg and

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as well as southern

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with

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and

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all passed near Aarberg. The oldest official seal of citizenship in the town dates from 1249. Ulrich IV reaffirmed the

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in 1271. Initially the town was unwalled with two rows of wooden houses around a central narrow plaza. Following fires in 1419 and 1477 the town was rebuilt in stone and set back about creating the current, impressive central lens shaped plaza. The town was besieged in 1339, 1382 and 1386 but not taken. In 1358 the

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(or

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) Peter von Aarberg was in financial difficulties and began looking for someone to buy the town. After years of unsuccessful attempts, in 1377-79 he was able to sell the town and his rights as ruler to Bern. The Bernese

bailiff A bailiff is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. There are different kinds, and their offices and scope of duties vary. Another official sometimes referred to as a '' ...

took up residence in Aarberg Castle in 1379. In 1414, the

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on the bridges over the Aar as well as the expensive construction and repair on the bridges, was given to Bern. The bridges were rebuilt following floods in 1414, 1443, 1490, 1557 and the current bridge dates from 1567–68. The church at Aarberg, which is on the western border of the

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, was built in 1484. The church was rebuilt in 1575 on the site of the former castle of Aarberg. The tower of the church, built in 1526, is from stone salvaged from the demolished Pilgrim Hospital Church. The cemetery was located next to the new church. In 1418, Bern placed the church under the patronage of the Münster of Bern, however following the

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(1528) the patronage was withdrawn. The government of the town was a

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Schultheiß In medieval Germany, the ''Schultheiß'' () was the head of a municipality (akin to today's office of mayor), a '' Vogt'' or an executive official of the ruler. As official (''villicus'') it was his duty to order his assigned village or county ( ...

and a 24-member council (12 nobles and 12 citizens) under a

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who lived in the ''Amthaus'' (built in 1608-10) and had the rights of

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. Aarberg has always been in a unique position for trade. Its location over the Aar and near major trade roads made the business of the town revolve around trade. The large central market plaza in the town was one of the largest trans-shipment centers in Switzerland. Many transport companies and

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s, including the ''Tavernen Krone'' (Crown) and ''Tavernen Falken'' (Falcon), grew up around the plaza. The yearly market (1271 mentioned, 1507 two per year, 1681 three per year, 1759 quarterly), by 1478 was an important market that drew salt, iron, steel and cloth merchants from the entire region. The town also tried to expand into farming by purchasing Alp Chuffort ob Lignières, Spins and Mühletal. The

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in 1798 severely damaged the town. Under the

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Aarberg was included in the Zollikofen District, though this only lasted until 1803. After this Aarberg became the capital of the ''Bezirk'' or county of Aarberg. During the Paris

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, in 1830, the commanders of the Swiss Army moved to Aarberg. The fortified town was a key strong point on the western border between

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and

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. With the invention of the

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and alterations to Jura rivers, everything changed for Aarberg. The Bern-Lyss-

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rail line bypassed Aarberg completely, reducing the amount of trade flowing through the town. Neither the '' Broye Valley'' line (from Lyss to

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, built in 1876) or the creation of paved roads made a major change. At the same time, the Hagneck

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diverted a portion of the Aare and prevented the periodic flooding of the town. The Kleine Aare was dammed and Aarberg island became a peninsula. During the 19th century business slowed in Aarberg, though the town grew. New quarters grew up in areas that had been covered by the Aare: Brückfeld, Leimernacher, Sunnmatt und Mühlau. Business shifted from transportation to farming, concrete construction and precision parts manufacturing.

Geography

Aarberg has an area of . Of this area, or 44.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 23.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.4% 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 5.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 27.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 36.3% is used for growing crops and 6.7% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The former district capital is located at the only

crossing between Bern and Büren an der Aare. It was an important

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and trans-shipment stop for trade along the river as well as around Bern.

Coat of arms

The

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of the municipal

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is ''Argent an Eagle rising Sable beaked and membered Or and langued Gules on a Mount of 3 Coupeaux of the last.''

Demographics

Aarberg has a population () of . , 10.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 7.9%. Migration accounted for 5.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.6%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 26-April-2012 Most of the population () speaks

(3,442 or 90.5%) as their first language,

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is the second most common (52 or 1.4%) and Turkish is the third (52 or 1.4%). There are 44 people who speak French and 1 person who speaks Romansh. , the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The population was made up of 1,786 Swiss men (43.7% of the population) and 236 (5.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,862 Swiss women (45.5%) and 20 (0.5%) non-Swiss women.Statistical office of the Canton of Bern
accessed 4 January 2012 Of the population in the municipality, 1,060 or about 27.9% were born in Aarberg and lived there in 2000. There were 1,610 or 42.3% who were born in the same canton, while 516 or 13.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 499 or 13.1% were born outside of Switzerland. , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%. , there were 1,581 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,850 married individuals, 220 widows or widowers and 151 individuals who are divorced.STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000
accessed 2 February 2011 , there were 1,599 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 516 households that consist of only one person and 106 households with five or more people. , a total of 1,513 apartments (91.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 102 apartments (6.2%) were seasonally occupied and 38 apartments (2.3%) were empty.Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen
accessed 28 January 2011 , the construction rate of new housing units was 10 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.32%. The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1020 height:210 PlotArea = top:10 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:3900 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:800 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:160 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:40 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1764 from:start till:440 text:"440" bar:1850 from:start till:993 text:"993" bar:1860 from:start till:1103 text:"1,103" bar:1870 from:start till:1229 text:"1,229" bar:1880 from:start till:1338 text:"1,338" bar:1888 from:start till:1235 text:"1,235" bar:1900 from:start till:1372 text:"1,372" bar:1910 from:start till:1526 text:"1,526" bar:1920 from:start till:1580 text:"1,580" bar:1930 from:start till:1626 text:"1,626" bar:1941 from:start till:1831 text:"1,831" bar:1950 from:start till:2126 text:"2,126" bar:1960 from:start till:2355 text:"2,355" bar:1970 from:start till:3122 text:"3,122" bar:1980 from:start till:3212 text:"3,212" bar:1990 from:start till:3414 text:"3,414" bar:2000 from:start till:3802 text:"3,802"

Heritage sites of national significance

The covered wooden bridge and the ''Liechti'' house are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire old town of Aarberg is part of the

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. File:AarbergAare.jpg, Covered Wooden Bridge File:Aarberg, Liechtihus3.jpg, ''Liechti'' House

Plaza in the Old Town

The large round plaza in Aarberg is used for numerous markets, light shows and open-air theatre. One of the most famous markets is the ''Puce'' or

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. It is described as "one of the greatest and most atmospheric flea-markets in Switzerland." Started in 1977, the ''Puce'' now has about 250 vendors selling a variety of products. The ''Puce'' takes place on the last weekend in April and August.

Schloss Aarberg

Schloss Aarberg was first built in 1220 with the town. From 1358 (when Aarberg was sold) until 1830 around 100 ''Vögte'' occupied the castle. Today it is the town hall, Bezirk (county) seat as well as the police station for the Cantonal police. The Hotel Krone is located on the left side of the castle.

Church

The late Gothic church was built in 1526 and promptly burned down. It was rebuilt in 1576 and is used by the

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. The bell tower is one of the tallest buildings in Aarberg. The church is built on a single

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plan with a

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. Both the

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and the

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are worth seeing.

Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.87% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (21.85%), the FDP (18.41%) and the

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(8.79%). In the federal election, a total of 1,334 votes were cast, and the

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was 46.7%.

Economy

, Aarberg had an unemployment rate of 1.9%. , there were 73 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 847 people were employed in the

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and there were 51 businesses in this sector. 1,509 people were employed in the

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, with 180 businesses in this sector. the total number of

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jobs was 1,941. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 44, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 804 of which 671 or (83.5%) were in manufacturing and 81 (10.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1,093. In the tertiary sector; 304 or 27.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 26 or 2.4% were in the movement and storage of goods, 96 or 8.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 11 or 1.0% were in the information industry, 23 or 2.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 65 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 84 or 7.7% were in education and 355 or 32.5% were in health care. , there were 1,692 workers who commuted into the municipality and 1,181 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.4 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb
accessed 24 June 2010 Of the working population, 13.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 51% used a private car.

Religion

From the , 494 or 13.0% were

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, while 2,653 or 69.8% belonged to the

. Of the rest of the population, there were 51 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.34% of the population), and there were 230 individuals (or about 6.05% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 174 (or about 4.58% of the population) who were

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ic. There were 13 individuals who were

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, 20 individuals who were

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and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 182 (or about 4.79% of the population) belonged to no church, are

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atheist Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...

, and 98 individuals (or about 2.58% of the population) did not answer the question.

Weather

Aarberg has an average of 125.3 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives of

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. The wettest month is June during which time Aarberg receives an average of of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.3 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.9, but with only of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is April with an average of of precipitation over 11.2 days., the Aarberg weather station elevation is 490 meters above sea level.

Education

In Aarberg about 1,622 or (42.7%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 477 or (12.5%) have completed additional higher education (either

university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

or a ''

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''). Of the 477 who completed tertiary schooling, 71.3% were Swiss men, 22.2% were Swiss women, 3.6% were non-Swiss men and 2.9% were non-Swiss women. The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory

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, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an

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. During the 2009–10 school year, there were a total of 685 students attending classes in Aarberg. There were 4 kindergarten classes with a total of 73 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 15.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 19.2% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 17 primary classes and 271 students. Of the primary students, 14.4% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 15.1% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During the same year, there were 18 lower secondary classes with a total of 341 students. There were 10.6% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 12.6% have a different mother language than the classroom language.Schuljahr 2009/10 pdf document
accessed 4 January 2012 , there were 249 students in Aarberg who came from another municipality, while 118 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Aarberg is home to the ''Gemeindebibliothek Aarberg'' (municipal library of Aarberg). The library has () 12,913 books or other media, and loaned out 38,997 items in the same year. It was open a total of 121 days with average of 14 hours per week during that year.

Transportation

The municipality has a railway station, , on the Palézieux–Lyss railway line. It has regular service to and . On top of that it has multiple busses to the nearest bigger towns: - Nr. 86 to Biel/Bienne - Nr. 100 to Berne - Nr. 365 to Seedorf (Connection onto the Nr. 105 to Berne/Lyss) - Nr. 361 to Lyss.

Notable people

* Theodor Gohl (1844 in Aarberg - 1910) a Swiss architect German Wiki, Theodor Gohl * Kurt Wüthrich (born 1938 in Aarberg) a Swiss chemist/biophysicist and Nobel Chemistry laureate, known for developing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods * Andreas Fuhrer (born 1959) a retired Swiss sidecarcross rider and four times World Champion 1993–1996, lives in Aarberg * Thomas Bickel (born 1963 in Aarberg) a retired Swiss football midfielder * Martin Laciga (born 1975 in Aarberg) a retired beach volleyball player

References

External links

Official website

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