'Münchenbuchsee' is a
municipality in the district of
Fraubrunnen in the
canton of
Bern in
Switzerland.
Geography
Münchenbuchsee is roughly 10 km from
Bern in north-westernly direction. The town lies on the transit axis from
Bern to
Biel. One of the five schools for the hearing-impaired of
Switzerland is located here.
History
Münchenbuchsee was mentioned for the first time in a deed of donation in 1180. The knight Kuno von Buchsee donated his entire possessions to the
Order of St.John after having returned for the third time from a pilgrimage to
Jerusalem. A
commandry of the order was established, which subsequently acquired more land and expanded it's influence in the area. In 1210 the order built a
hospice for pilgrims as well as an
infirmary and a big
kitchen. For more than 350 years the members of the order distributed food to the poor twice a week.
After the
reformation in 1528, the
State of
Bern (today
canton of Bern) dissolved the
commandry and established a "Landvogtei", which is quite similar with the
English office of
reeve.
Münchenbuchsee was partialy destroyed by a fire in 1770. 59 communes helped to rebuild the village by donnating wood, grain and money. Subsequently the first fire-enigne was bought and a night watchman was hired.
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