Feldbrunnen-Sankt Niklaus

Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus is a common Suisse of the Canton of Soleure, located in the District of Lebern.

History

Located between the edges of the Aar and the buttresses of the Massive of the Jura, the village of Feldbrunnen is quoted for the first time in 1319 under the name of Velbrunnen

The two villages of Feldbrunnen and Sankt Niklaus are attached to the chapter of Saint-Bear of the town of Soleure until in 1720. At that time, the villages belong to the Baillage of Flumenthal. In 1803, during the Swiss Republic, the two villages is attached to the district of Lebern before amalgamating in a single commune in 1831. Mainly agrarian until the beginning of the 20th century, the common one makes since part of the smart suburbs of Soleure.

Monuments

Halfway between the villages of Feldbrunnen and Sankt Niklaus is the castle baroque of Waldegg. Built between 1682 and 1690 by swaging it Johann Viktor Besenval like residence of summer, it is a typical masonry of the area. The castle, with its two Vault S and its conference room and her remarkable interior installation of 18th and 19th centuries is in a park with the variation. Nowadays, the castle shelters a museum and is used for exposures or concerts.

Personalities

Frank Buchser (1828-1890), artist-painter born with Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus

Sources

Article Feldbrunnen-Sankt Niklaus of the Swiss historical Dictionary

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