Brünisried
Origin of the name Brünisried
Recorded in 1294 as «Brunisriet», the village's name has not been explained.[1]
Founding of Brünisried
Brünisried, about 12 km south-east of Fribourg, is a street village surrounded by the hamlets of Berg, Holzgassa and Menzisberg. It belonged to the large parish of Rechthalten (Dirlaret), to which it still belongs, and to Fribourg's Old Territories. Dairy farming and forestry long made its living.[1][2][4]
History of Brünisried
1294. Brünisried first appears, as «Brunisriet».[1]
Vers 1445. The community of Rechthalten, reaching as far as the Dütschbach, takes in Brünisried, Zumholz and Oberschrot.[2]
1445-1798. The village is part of the parish of Rechthalten and of Fribourg's Old Territories.[1]
1831. Brünisried becomes a political municipality.[1]
1910. The cantonal road Fribourg-Rechthalten-Brünisried is built.[1]
1919. The village gets its own church, a daughter church of Rechthalten, under the patronage of Saint Philomena.[1]
1960. Farming still employs 56 % of the working population. From then on commuters settle and the population grows.[1]
1971. A new church replaces the one of 1919.[1]
1990. The share of people working in farming has fallen to 12 %.[1]
Population of Brünisried
Sources and references: [1][5]
| 1831 | 509 |
| 1850 | 277 |
| 1900 | 404 |
| 1950 | 424 |
| 1960 | 397 |
| 2000 | 561 |
| 2025 | 738 |
Historic sites in Brünisried
Church of Saint Philomena. A daughter church of the parish of Rechthalten, it dates from 1971 and replaces the church of 1919.[1][4]
Chapel of Saint Anthony the Hermit. Known as the Buechechäppeli, it stands at Schöni Buecha and is listed in the federal inventory of cultural property as an object of regional importance (B).[3]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Brünisried » (Jean-François Steiert, version allemande du 26.08.2004)
- Commune de Rechthalten, « Geschichtliches über Rechthalten »
- Office fédéral de la protection de la population, « Révision Inventaire PBC 2021 : liste cantonale, canton de Fribourg » (état au 1.1.2026)
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Rechthalten » (Olivier Aebischer, version allemande du 08.05.2017)
- Service de la statistique du canton de Fribourg (SStat), « Population des communes, de 1900 à 2025 » (T01-02-03), population résidante permanente au 31.12.2025
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