La Neuveville
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Tour de Rive, Old City Gate
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| Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°6′E / 47.067°N 7.100°ECoordinates: 47°4′N 7°6′E / 47.067°N 7.100°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Jura bernois | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Conseil municipal with 7 members |
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| • Mayor |
Maire Roland Matti (as of March 2014) |
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| • Parliament |
Conseil général with 35 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,693 | |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2520 | |
| SFOS number | 0723 | |
| Localities | Chavannes | |
| Surrounded by | Ligerz, Prêles, Lignières(NE), Le Landeron(NE) | |
| Website |
www SFSO statistics |
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La Neuveville (German: Neuenstadt) is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).
La Neuveville is first mentioned in 1314 as Nova-villa.
The oldest traces of settlements in the area include Bronze Age ceramics, Iron Age building ruins and Roman era artifacts which were discovered under the White Church. A pair of graves near the church indicate that a church has stood on the spot since the early Carolingian era. The church is mentioned in 866 when King Lothair II gave it to Moutier-Grandval Abbey. The church was rebuilt or expanded at least twelve times since it was first built. The church's frescoes are from the 14th and 15th centuries.
In 999 the Abbot of Moutier-Grandval Abbey gave his extensive landholdings around Lake Biel, including where La Neuveville would be founded, to the Prince-Bishop of Basel. At that time the region was known as Nugerol and over the next centuries the Bishop of Basel and the Counts of Neuchâtel often quarreled over the land. In 1283-88 the Prince-Bishop Henry von Isny had the Schlossberg Castle built on the slopes of the Jura Mountains to help defend his claim to the land. To further solidify his claims, around 1310, the next Prince-Bishop, Gérard de Vuippens, founded the town of La Neuveville. The exact founding date is uncertain, but a citizen of the town is mentioned in 1310 while the town charter is from 1312. The town pushed the borders of the County of Neuchâtel to the eastern side of the Ruz de Vaux stream.
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