Allmendingen bei Bern
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The Noble's Manor House in Allmendingen
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 Allmendingen bei Bern
Allmendingen bei Bern
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Location of Allmendingen bei Bern
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| Coordinates: 46°55′N 7°31′E / 46.917°N 7.517°ECoordinates: 46°55′N 7°31′E / 46.917°N 7.517°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Bern-Mittelland | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 589 m (1,932 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 545 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3112 | |
| SFOS number | 0630 | |
| Surrounded by | Belp, Muri bei Bern, Rubigen, Worb | |
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Allmendingen bei Bern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Allmendingen, the municipality includes the settlement of Märchligen.
Allmendingen is first mentioned in 1256 as Alwandigen under the control of Rudolf von Alwandingen.
Until the end of 1992, Allmendingen was a part of Rubigen, which it separated from on 1 January 1993 to become a separate municipality.
Some traces of a prehistoric settlement and High Medieval fortifications were discovered in the Hüenliwald. The fortifications were abandoned by 1256, when the village was first mentioned. During the High Medieval period, Allmendingen Castle was built in the village. The castle was later abandoned and fell into ruin. The ruins were still visible in the village in 1729, but have since vanished.
In 1256 the Lords of Allmendingen sold both Allmendingen and the village of Märchligen to Interlaken Abbey. In 1528, the city of Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and began imposing it on the Bernese Oberland. The Abbey and its villages rose up in an unsuccessful rebellion against the new faith. After Bern imposed its will on the Abbey, they secularized the it and annexed all its lands, including Allmendingen.
Starting in the 17th century, Bernese patricians, trying to escape the city, built country manor houses in Allmendingen. These included the 1607 Neue Schloss for Kaspar von Graffenrieds and the 1723 Märchligen Estate for Samuel Morlot, both of which were used as summer residences. Other nobles built country estates and became gentleman farmers, including the Alter Sandacker estate (which was built before 1794) and the Hübeli estate from 1846.
During the early 20th century agriculture remained the major source of income in the village, while Bern grew around the village. In 1972 a number of zoning restrictions were lifted which finally allowed new construction. The municipality is located outside Bern but has easy access to the city along the old Bern-Thun highway, the Bern-Thun railway line from 1859, the Bern-Langnau-Lucerne railway from 1864–75 and the A6 motorway which was built in 1973.
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