Worben

Worben
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Location of Worben
Coordinates: 47°6′N 7°17′E / 47.100°N 7.283°E / 47.100; 7.283Coordinates: 47°6′N 7°17′E / 47.100°N 7.283°E / 47.100; 7.283
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Seeland
Area
• Total	2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation	438 m (1,437 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,274
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal code	3252
SFOS number	0755
Surrounded by	Busswil bei Büren, Jens, Kappelen, Lyss, Studen
Website	www.worben.ch SFSO statistics

Worben is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Worben is first mentioned in 1228 as apud Worbun.

The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a single Neolithic artifact discovered during construction of the Binnen Canal. Part of the Roman era station of Petinesca is located in the modern municipal borders, as well as a Roman road. During the Middle Ages the two villages of Oberworben and Unterworben were rukled by the Counts of Neuchâtel-Nidau. The monasteries at Gottstatt and Frienisberg owned most of the land in the villages. In 1398 the entire Neuchâtel-Nidau district of Inselgau, including Worben, was acquired by the city of Bern. While the two villages had their own fields, they were always administered as a single municipality. In 1463, the hamlet of Worbenbad was mentioned as part of the municipality. In 1783, all three settlements had a total of 26 houses. Both villages were periodically flooded by the Aare river. The Jura water correction projects of 1868-91 finally ended the flood risk. A bridge replaced a ferry on the Lyss road in 1886-87. In 1890 the Seeland Baumschulen company opened a nursery in the municipality. Worben was part of the parish of Bürglen until 1952 when it became the center of the Worben parish. In the 1960s the population of Worben grew as the surrounding towns of Biel, Lyss, Bern and Aarberg grew into industrial centers. A number of new houses, schools and sport facilities were built for the growing population. In 1991 a regional group home and workshop for the disabled opened. In Worbenbad, a home for the poor opened in 1876. It later became a regional nursing home and in 2011 had about 400 residents.