Studen, Bern
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Ruins of the Roman temple at Petinesca outside Studen village
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| Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°18′E / 47.117°N 7.300°ECoordinates: 47°7′N 7°18′E / 47.117°N 7.300°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Bern | |
| District | Seeland | |
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| • Total | 2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,107 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2557 | |
| SFOS number | 0749 | |
| Surrounded by | Aegerten, Büetigen, Busswil bei Büren, Jens, Schwadernau, Worben | |
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Studen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Studen is first mentioned in 1257 as Studon.
The ruins of the Celtic and Roman settlement of Petinesca are still visible in the south-east corner of the municipality on the slopes of Jensberg mountain. The site comprises a Celtic fortification (Oppidum), and a fortified village dating from the Roman empire. Petinesca was mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana and the Antonine Itinerary as a station on the road between Aventicum (Avenches) and Salodurum (Solothurn). The Roman site dates from around the middle of the 1st century AD, however the Celtic Oppidum is probably older. The temple complex was in operation from the 1st century until the middle of the 4th century and consisted of six temples, three chapels, an unknown building and a well. Outside the temple complex, additional temples, houses, buildings and graves from the 1st to 4th centuries have been discovered. A small military base, built in 368-69, in the nearby municipality of Aegerten many have been connected to Petinesca.
During the Middle Ages, the village of Studen and many surrounding villages were owned by the Counts of Neuchâtel-Nidau. In 1398 the entire Inselgau, including Studen, was acquired by the city of Bern and incorporated into the bailiwick of Nidau and the parish of Bürglen. Throughout its history, the village and its surrounding fields were occasionally damaged or destroyed when the Aare river flooded. The Jura water correction projects of 1868 to 1891 rerouted the Aare, prevented flooding and opened up additional farm land. However, as the town grew and industrialized, agriculture became less important and today less than 3% of jobs in the municipality are in farming. Beginning in the 1950s the nearby city of Biel grew into an industrial center and converted Studen into an industrial town. Despite the growth of industry, Studen was first connected to the Swiss Federal Railways network in 1999. As the population grew, new infrastructure was built including a primary school in 1968 and secondary schools in 1973 and 1983 and a parish church. Even with the new development the Petinesca and old Aare river course areas have remained undeveloped.
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