Zauggenried

Zauggenried
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Zauggenried
Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°32′E / 47.067°N 7.533°E / 47.067; 7.533Coordinates: 47°4′N 7°32′E / 47.067°N 7.533°E / 47.067; 7.533
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Bern-Mittelland
Area
• Total	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (Dec 2011)
• Total	308
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Postal code	3309
SFOS number	0555
Surrounded by	Fraubrunnen, Grafenried, Jegenstorf, Kernenried, Münchringen
Website	SFSO statistics

Zauggenried is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Zauggenried, Büren zum Hof, Etzelkofen, Grafenried, Limpach, Mülchi and Schalunen merged into the municipality of Fraubrunnen.

Zauggenried is first mentioned in 894 as ad Riete. Between 1261-63 it was mentioned as Reide. In 1336 it was ze dem enren Riede and in 1380 it became Zouggenried.

The village grew up around scattered farms in the marshy land near the Urtenen river. By the 13th century, Fraubrunnen Abbey had acquired rights over the land and the right to hold a low court. The Abbey continued to expand its power in the village and in 1513 became the only landlord and had full jurisdiction. However, in 1528, Bern adopted the Protestant Reformation and secularized the catholic monasteries, including Fraubrunnen Abbey. When they secularized the Abbey, they acquired all the lands that the Abbey had owned. Under Bernese control, Zauggenried became part of the bailiwick of Fraubrunnen. It remained part of the bailiwick, until the Act of Mediation in 1803 dissolved all the old bailiwicks and Zauggenried became part of the new District of Fraubrunnen.