Mont-Vully
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Mont-Vully
| municipality_type = municipality
| image_photo = Haut-Vully administration communale.jpg
| image_caption = Municipal administration building in Haut-Vully
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| canton = Fribourg
| iso-code-region = CH-FR
| district = See
|coordinates = {{coord|46|57|N|7|5|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 1787 Môtier
1789 Lugnorre
1786 Sugiez
1788 Praz
| municipality_code = 2284
| area = 7.47
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| population = 1 | populationof = Dec 2014 | popofyear = 2014
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| neighboring_municipalities= Cudrefin (VD), Faoug (VD), Greng, Ins (BE), Meyriez, Mur (VD), Murten/Morat
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Mont-Vully ({{IPA|fr|mɔ̃ vyji|lang}}; {{langx|frp|Mont-Vulyi}}) is a municipality in the district of See in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2016 when the former municipalities of Bas-Vully and Haut-Vully merged.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{in lang|de}} accessed 3 February 2016
History
Haut-Vully is first mentioned around 968-85 as Vuisliacense. In 1453 it was mentioned as Vuilliez.{{HDS|1020|Haut-Vully}}
Bas-Vully is first mentioned in 968 as Williacense. Until 1831 it was known as vor Commune générale des quatre villages de La Rivière. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Unterwistenlach; however, that name is no longer used.{{HDS|1019|Bas-Vully}}
Geography
Mont-Vully has an area of {{Swiss area|2284|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|2284|QUELLE}}
Demographics
Mont-Vully has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-FR}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-FR|2284}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-FR}}
Heritage sites of national significance
The House De W. J. Merz, the Gatschet House, the Les Rondas House, the De Steiger House, the d’Erlach-Velga House, the de Wattenwyl House and the oppidum of Mont Vully are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire villages of Môtier and of Praz are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html|title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte|year=2009|work=KGS Inventar|publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection|language=German|accessdate=25 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html|archive-date=28 June 2010}}
File:Gatschet Môtier Jul 2011.jpg|Gatschet House
File:Les Rondas Haut Vully Jul 2011.jpg|Les Rondas House
File:Steiger_House_Praz_Aug_2011.jpg| De Steiger House
File:Erlach_Velga_House_Praz_Aug_2011.JPG|d’Erlach-Velga House
File:Wattenwyl_Bas_Vully_Jul_2011.jpg|de Wattenwyl House
File:Mont_Vully_Helvetian_Fortification_Aug_2011.jpg| Mont Vully
World heritage site
It is home to the Môtier I prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps]
The Môtier I site has been only lightly studied. It appears to be the site of a Neolithic settlement, based on the discovery of stone axes, but has not been more exactly dated. The site was discovered in 1860 by Colonel Schwab and may have contained decaying wooden piles during the 19th century. A small expedition in 2003 found a {{convert|70|cm|abbr=on}} thick layer of artifacts. The settlement layer is buried under {{convert|50|-|250|cm|abbr=on}} of earth and stretches over an area that is {{convert|190|m|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|50|-|70|m|abbr=on}} wide. The entire site is currently located on dry land and is covered by earth.[http://www.palafittes.org/uploads/media/Volume_II_CH_P_1-95.pdf palafittes.org UNESCO nomination files-Volume I: Id-files of the component parts of the serial, Sites Switzerland (2)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425102421/http://www.palafittes.org/uploads/media/Volume_II_CH_P_1-95.pdf |date=2012-04-25 }} accessed 14-December-2011
Transportation
The municipality has a railway station, {{rws|Sugiez}}, on the Fribourg–Ins line. It has regular service to {{rws|Fribourg/Freiburg}}, {{rws|Ins}}, and {{rws|Neuchâtel}}.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Mont-Vully}}
- [http://www.haut-vully.ch Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{HDS|1020|Haut-Vully}}
- {{HDS|1019|Bas-Vully}}
- {{HDS|7943|Môtier}}
- {{HDS|8008|Lugnorre}}
- {{HDS|27875|Joressant}}
- {{HDS|7944|Mur (FR)}}
- {{HDS|8376|Guévaux}}
{{Municipalities of the district of See}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg
Category:Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Fribourg