Neuenegg

Sister cities

• Protivín

History

Neuenegg is first mentioned in 1228 as Nuneca. In 1235 it was mentioned as Nuwenegge. During the Middle Ages, Neuenegg was part of the Herrschaft of Laupen. In 1324, the entire Herrschaft was acquired by Bern. Neuenegg was one of the six courts of the new Bernese bailiwick of Laupen. Initially the court was held in the church yard, then it moved to the village pub. In 1339, during the Battle of Laupen, the Bernese and Swiss Confederation forces deployed on the Bramberg hill near Neuenegg. Fribourg, Burgundian and Habsburg forces attacked the hill and after heavy fighting were driven away with heavy losses. The Swiss and Bernese victory on the Bramberg brought Bern into closer association with the Swiss Confederacy, becoming one of the Eight Cantons in 1353. The village parish church of St. John was first mentioned in 1227 when Emperor Frederick II granted it to the Teutonic Knights. The current aisle was built in the 13th or 14th century, the choir is from 1452 and the church tower was built in 1512–16. The first village school was built in the 17th century. During the French invasion of 1798 a major battle was fought near Neuenegg. Under the command of Johann Rudolf von Graffenried the Bernese triumphed over numerically superior French troops under Brigadier General Pigeon on 5 March 1798. However, after the Bernese defeat that same day at the Battle of Grauholz, the collapse of the Ancien Régime could no longer be avoided. Neuenegg was located near the Bern-Fribourg trade road. In 1470 Fribourg built a bridge across the Sense river at Neuenegg and brought the road directly through the town. It remained on the main road for several centuries. However, in the 19th century, the new, main cantonal road bypassed Neuenegg. In 1860 a railroad line was built which also…

Geography

Neuenegg has an area of . As of 2012, a total of or 52.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes. During the same year, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, 37.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.7% is used for growing crops and 15.0% is pastures, while 1.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

Most-observed species

• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  5,937
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  4,963
• Eurasian beaver

  Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  4,105
• Common Toad

  Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
  3,913
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,856
• common frog

  Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia
  3,696
• Red Admiral

  Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,597
• European hare

  Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 · Mammalia
  3,344

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