TRAMELAN – WIKIPEDIA

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Tramelan is a political community in the Bernese Jura of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. The former German name Tramlingen is rarely used today.

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Tramelan lies up 900 m ü. M. , 15 km northwest of Biel (crowd). The congregation extends in a wide valley mud of the stream trame in the Jura north of the Montagne du Droit and on the south -east edge of the Franches-Montagnes (German Outdoor ).

The area of ​​the 24.9 km² municipal area comprises the upper valley area of ​​the trame, which between the anti -clinals of the Montbeau ( 1184 m ü. M. ) in the north and that of the Montagne du Droit (up to 1110 m ü. M. ) lies in the south. The back of the height of the Montbauier forms the highest point of Tramelan. The slightly wavy plateau of the Franches-Montagnes occupies the western part of the municipal area (970 to 1050 m ü. M. ). Here moor, mostly above ground, drainless sinks with cranes of limestone change, the peat bog is located on the western edge The peat bog . On the plateaujura and on the ridge of the Mont construction animal there are extensive Jurahochweiden with the typical powerful spruces that are either individually or in groups. The area is drained by the trame to the east to the Birs. In 1997, 8% of the municipal area accounted for settlements, 32% on forest and trees, 59% of agriculture and a little more than 1% was unproductive land.

The hamlets belong to Tramelan The reussies ( 1011 m ü. M. ), Les Gerines ( 1038 m ü. M. ) and Le Cernil ( 1005 m ü. M. ), all located on the plateau of the Franches Montagnes, as well as numerous individual yards, which are widely scattered in the valley floor of the trame and on the Jura heights. Neighboring municipalities of Tramelan are Mont-Tramelan, Corgémont, Tavannes and Saicourt in the canton of Bern as well as Les Genevez, Montfaucon, Le Bémont, Saignelégier and Les Breuleux in the canton of Jura.

Population development
Year Resident
1850 2’551
1900 5’559
1910 5’267
1930 5’000
1950 4’951
1960 5’567
1970 5’549
1980 4’733
1990 4’479
2000 4’165
2010 4’254
2020 4’636

With 4646 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2021), Tramelan is the third largest community in the Bernese Jura. Of the residents, 86.3% are French -speaking, 8.2% German -language and 2.4% Italian -speaking (as of 2000). From 1890 to 1970, the population of Tramelan always commuted in the range of 5000 to 5600 people. Since then she has significantly decreased by a strong emigration.

A total of 37 seats

  •  SP: 13
  •  EVP: 3
  •  Debate group : 8
  •  FDP: 7
  •  SVP: 6

The legislative is called general Council (German General Council) and comprises 37 members. They are chosen by the people in the proportion for four years. The graphic on the right shows the current seat distribution of the General Council (as of January 2019). [5]

Executive from Tramelan is that municipal Council (Municipal council), which is elected to a period of four years. It comprises seven people, including the mayor. For the legislature 2019–2022 he has the following party political composition: SP 3 seats, FDP 2 seats, SVP 1 seat, Debate group 1 seat. President is Philippe Augsburger (FDP; as of November 2020). [6]

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The parties’ votes were on the occasion of the National Council election 2019: SP 30.9%, SVP 25.9%, GPS 13.7%, EVP 7.7%, FDP 7.1%, CVP 4.0%, GLP 2.6 %, EDU 1.7%, BDP 1.5%, PDA 1.2%, Capaul 1.1%, The musketers 1.0%. [7]

Tramelan was mostly shaped by agriculture until the first half of the 19th century, and peat was temporarily stabbed in the Moor of La Tourbière. After that, with the introduction of the watch industry, a rapid economic upswing started and the population grew strongly. In the first half of the 20th century, Tramelan experienced a heyday in the watch and mechanical engineering industry. Due to the crisis of the watch industry from 1970, the place suffered from the loss of many jobs and the population decreased. Today there are only a few jobs left in the area of ​​watchmaking (Auguste Reymond, Armand Nicolet, Davosa and Nitella). The greatest importance has a machine tool factory, numerous other jobs offer companies in electronics, precision mechanics and metal construction. Agriculture still plays an important role, whereby cattle breeding and dairy farming predominate. A national riding tournament takes place every year in August. Tramelan has an interregional training center that opened in 1991.

The area around Tramelan is a recreation and hiking area. In winter, the Law mountain Ski are driven and cross -country skiing is possible on the Jurahoch areas. Tramelan also has an outdoor pool.

The municipality is quite well developed in terms of transport technology. It is located on the cantonal road from Tavannes to Saignelégier.

On August 16, 1884, the Tavannes-Tramelan-Bahn was inaugurated. On December 16, 1913, the Tramelan Breuleux-Noirmont-Bahn, the western sequel to Le Noirmont, took place. The Tavannes – Tramelan – Le Noiront railway line has been operated by the Chemins de fer du Jura since 1944. In addition to the train station, there are four other Tramelan-Dessous, Tramelan-Chalet, Les Reussilles and Le Pied-d’or on the municipal area. The Tramelan-Collège stop is not in operation. Post car courses from Tramelan to Saint-Imier, Saignelégier and Glovelier ensure the fine distribution in public transport.

  • Tramlabulle Comics Festival in Tramelan

Tramelan was first under the name in 1178 Trameleins mentioned. 1297 was called Tramelans And today’s place name has existed since 1317. As a German name are next to Tramlingen also Trim and The draming handed down. The place name probably goes to the Burgundian personal name TRASMAL Back that tireless warrior means. Tramelan originally belonged to the Saint-Imier chapter, but went to the Prince-Bishopric of Basel during the Reformation. During the Thirty Years’ War, the place was affected. From 1797 to 1815 Tramelan belonged to France and was initially part of the Mont-Terrible department, which was connected to the Haut-Rhin department in 1800. By decision of the Vienna Congress, the town of Bern came to the Courtelary district in 1815. In 1839, part of Tramelan was devastated by a village fire.

After the fire, the reformed village church was rebuilt in 1843, a comprehensive renovation with enlargement was made in 1957/1958. The Catholic Church of Saint-Michel dates from 1909, a basilica in which style elements of neo-Gothic and home style were used. The building of the secondary school was also built in the home style (1912).

Tramelan received an urban character through the numerous cubic buildings of the apartment buildings, which were built at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the oldest district, in Tramelan-Dessous, there are still some farmhouses from the 17th and 18th centuries. The numerous farmers of the freelancers with white gods and large roof area, especially in the hamlet of Le Cernil, date from the same time.

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  • Katholische Kirche von Tramelan

    Catholic Church of Tramelan

  • Innenansicht der katholischen Kirche von Tramelan

    Interior view of the Catholic Church of Tramelan

  • Bürgerhaus in der Rue Albert-Gobat von 1917

    Citizens’ house in Rue Albert-Gobat from 1917

  • Reformierte Kirche von Tramelan

    Reformed Church of Tramelan

  • Sekundarschulhaus Tramelan

    Secondary school Tramelan

  • Ehemalige Uhrenfabrik Damas

    Former watch factory Damas

  • Ehemalige Uhrenfabrik Record Watch

    Former Record Watch watch factory

  • Restaurant Aquarium beim Bahnhof von Les Reussilles

    Restaurant Aquarium at Les Reussilles train station

  • Bahnübergang in Les Reussilles

    Level crossing in Les Reussilles

  • Charles Albert Gobat (1843–1914), Nobel Peace Prize winner
  • Virgile Rossel (1858–1933), lawyer (ZGB, 1912), National Council (President 1910), Federal judge (1912–1932), author
  • Roland Béguelin (1921–1993), municipal clerk, journalist, politician, in Delémont co -founder and secretary of the Jurassic freedom movement racial jurassia
  • André Ramseery (1914-2007), image hairs
  • Jacques Rossel (1915-2008), President of the Basel Mission
  • Moussia von Wattenwyl (* 1971), Grand Councilor (Greens)
  1. ↑ BFS – generalized borders 2020 . In the case of later municipal mergers, heights are summarized due to as of January 1, 2020. Appointment on May 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Generalized borders 2020 . In the case of later municipal mergers, summarized areas due to as of January 1, 2020. Appointment on May 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ Constant resident population according to nationality category, gender and community, definitive annual results, 2021 . In the case of later municipal mergers, inhabitants, summarized in 2021. Appeal on November 17, 2022
  4. ↑ Constant resident population according to nationality category, gender and community, definitive annual results, 2021 . In the event of later proportion of foreigners due to later proportion of municipalities due to 2021. Appeal on November 17, 2022
  5. ↑ General Council. Municipality of Tramelan, accessed on November 8, 2020 (French).
  6. ↑ Municipal Council. Municipality of Tramelan, accessed on November 8, 2020 (French).
  7. ↑ Results of the municipality of Tramelan. (HTML) State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern, October 20, 2019, accessed on November 8, 2020 .
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