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Salvenach

Canton of Fribourg · District: Lac · 581 inhabitants (2015, former municipality of Salvenach, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Murten
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Origin of the name Salvenach

Salvenach (in French Salvagny) is recorded in 1179 as « Salvegnez ». Then come « Suaniez » in 1340, « Salvagnier » in 1389, « Salvagnye » in 1390 and « Savanier » in 1413, followed by the German forms « Salfenachen » in 1415 and « Saluenach » in 1422. The name remains unexplained.[1][2]

Founding of Salvenach

A street village east of Murten (Morat), on a south-facing plain, Salvenach lies right on the border between French and German. It belonged to the lordship of Murten and to its parish, Reformed since 1530. With the neighbouring villages it held rights in the Galm forest. The switch from a French to a German school in 1683 favoured the change of language. Salvenach is now part of the municipality of Murten (merger of 1 January 2016).[1][2][3]

History of Salvenach

1179. First mention, as « Salvegnez ».[1][2]

1448. The village is burnt down.[2]

1501. The neighbouring communities reach an agreement with Bern and Fribourg on their rights in the Galm forest. Salvenach keeps the deeds in the « Ringskiste ».[2]

1530. The parish of Murten, to which Salvenach belongs, adopts the Reformation.[1]

1679. A French school opens, where the village roundabout now stands.[1][2]

1683. The school becomes German, which favours the change of language.[1][2]

1779. The villagers build a second school.[2]

1801. Eight houses burn down.[2]

1811. The rights in the Galm are ceded to Fribourg, and parts of the forest go to the bordering communities.[2]

1817. The buying out of tithes and land dues begins.[1]

1897. A third school is built.[2]

1910. The herdsman's house, which had ended up as a classroom, is pulled down to make way for the new road to Cressier.[2]

1923. Salvenach gets a public water supply.[2]

1970. Land consolidation ends the three-field system.[1]

1973. After building zones are defined, estates of detached houses appear on the southern and northern edges of the village.[1]

2000. About 70 % of the working population work outside the village, mainly in Murten and Bern. In 2005 farming still provides about half of the jobs.[1]

2014. On 30 November Salvenach accepts the merger with Murten by 202 votes to 49. The communal assembly had unanimously decided to open talks on 12 December 2012.[3]

2016. On 1 January Salvenach joins the municipality of Murten together with Courlevon, Jeuss and Lurtigen.[1][3]

Population of Salvenach

Sources and references: [1][2][3]

Population of Salvenach
1811222
1850357
1900393
1950411
2000400
2010486 (legal population)
2013513 (legal population)
2015581

Historic sites in Salvenach

Heritage site. Salvenach is listed in the federal Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) as a site of national importance.[2]

Remains in Salvenach

Early finds. A Stone Age axe and fragments of Roman flanged roof tiles have been found on the village territory.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Salvenach » (Hans Herren, version du 23.09.2016)
  2. Commune de Murten, « Salvenach » (présentation des localités)
  3. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2015-DIAF-22 accompagnant le projet de loi relative à la fusion des communes de Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen, Morat et Salvenach (16.03.2015)

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