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Galmiz

Canton of Fribourg · District: Lac · 763 inhabitants (2021, former municipality of Galmiz, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Murten
Origin of the name Founding Historical timeline Population over time Remains Sources and references Nearby villages

Origin of the name Galmiz

The village is recorded in 1242 as « Chalmitis ». Its French name, « Charmey », attested in 1340, is still sometimes used. The origin of the name has not been explained.[1]

Founding of Galmiz

Galmiz is a street village on the edge of the Grosses Moos, 4 km north-east of Murten (Morat). The earliest traces of settlement go back to the Neolithic. The village economy looked towards Murten and Bern, and a third of the workforce was in the primary sector. Galmiz is now part of the municipality of Murten (merger of 1 January 2022).[1]

History of Galmiz

1242. First mention, as « Chalmitis ».[1]

1340. The French name « Charmey » appears.[1]

1475. Galmiz passes with Murten to Bern and Fribourg. Shortly afterwards the Burgundian Wars lay the village waste.[1]

1725. Germanised in the 17th century, the village no longer holds school in French.[1]

1946. A cooperative for growing and marketing organic vegetables is founded.[1]

2004. At the end of the year the Fribourg government grants a multinational pharmaceutical group the rezoning of farmland as building land.[1]

2020. On 27 September Galmiz narrowly approves the merger with Murten and Gempenach, by 196 votes to 188.[2]

2022. On 1 January Galmiz joins Murten, together with Gempenach and Clavaleyres.[1][2]

Population of Galmiz

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Galmiz
1850422
1900467
1950473
1980393
2000560
2010602
2020740
2021763

Remains in Galmiz

Roman villa at Gassenfeld. Occupied from AD 50 to 250, the villa of Galmiz-Gassenfeld stood beside the Roman road from Aventicum to Petinesca. Early medieval graves were found in its ruins.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Galmiz » (Ursula Birchler, version du 25.10.2022)
  2. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2020-DIAF-10 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes de Galmiz, Gempenach et Morat (02.02.2021)

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