Neuchâtel
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Neuchâtel | ||
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Mayor Le Président du Conseil communal (list) | Fabio Bongiovanni FDP/PRD/PLR (as of January 2017) | |
• Parliament | Conseil général with 41 members | |
Area | ||
• Total | 18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi) | |
Elevation (railway station) | 479 m (1,572 ft) | |
Highest elevation (Grand Chaumont) | 1,177 m (3,862 ft) | |
Lowest elevation (Port) | 434 m (1,424 ft) | |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | ||
• Total | 33,475 | |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) | |
Demonym | French: Neuchâtelois(e) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) | |
Postal code(s) | 2000 | |
SFOS number | 6458 | |
Localities | La Coudre, Serrières, Pierre-à-Bot, Gorges du Seyon, Chaumont, Petit Chaumont, Grand Chaumont, Peseux, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Valangin | |
Surrounded by | Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier | |
Twin towns | Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), Sansepolcro (Italy) | |
Website | neuchatelville SFSO statistics |
Neuchâtel (
The castle after which the city is named was built by
Neuchâtel is a centre of the Swiss watch industry, the site of micro-technology and high-tech industries, and home to research centres and organizations such as the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), and Philip Morris International's Cube.
Names and etymology
Neuchâtel is a medieval toponym derived from the
The German name for the town is Neuenburg [ˈnɔʏənˌbʊrɡ] ⓘ, which also translates roughly as "new castle". The longer form Neuenburg am See ("Newcastle by the lake") is sometimes used to disambiguate it from the numerous other Neuenburgs, especially Neuenburg am Rhein. The Romansh language uses the French Neuchâtel, and occasionanally Neuschatel[13] and Neufchâtel; contemporary Italian largely uses the French name as well, but occasionally the historic Neocastello is seen.[14]
Regionally, the Romand (Arpitan) name for the town is Nôchâtél in the broad Orthographe de référence B[15] and is pronounced N'tchati [n̩.t͡ʃa.ˈti] locally,[16][17] N'tchatai [n̩.t͡ʃa.ˈtai] in La Sagne,[18] N'tchaté [n̩.t͡ʃa.ˈte] in Les Planchettes[18] and Nchaté [n̩.ʃa.ˈte] or Ntchaté in Les Éplatures .[18]
Historic names
The
Historic French names included Nuefchastel (attested in 1251),[21] Neufchastel (1338),[21] and Neufchatel,[9] with modern Neuchâtel in use by 1750.[21] In the Franche-Comté, the city was also called Neuchâtel-outre-Joux ("Neuchâtel beyond Joux") to distinguish it from another Neuchâtel in that region, now called Neuchâtel-Urtière.
German names of the town included Nienburg,[9] Nuvenburch (attested in 1033)[21] Nüwenburg,[9] Welschen Nüwenburg,[13][b] Newenburg am See[13] ("Newcastle by the lake") and Welschneuburg,[13] with modern Neuenburg established by 1725.[21]
Italian names included Neocastello[22] (which is occasionally seen in contemporary contexts[14]) and Nuovo Castello.[23]
History
Prehistory
The oldest traces of humans in the municipal area are the remains of a Magdalenian hunting camp, which was dated to 13,000 BC. It was discovered in 1990 during construction of the A5 motorway at Monruz (La Coudre). The site was about 5 m (16 ft) below the main road. Around the fire pits carved flints and bones were found. In addition to the flint and bone artifacts three tiny earrings from lignite were found. The earrings may have served as symbols of fertility and represent the oldest known art in Switzerland. This first camp was used by Cro-Magnons to hunt horse and reindeer in the area. Azilian hunters had a camp at the same site at about 11,000 BC. Since the climate had changed, their prey was now deer and wild boar.
During the 19th century, traces of some
A Hallstatt grave (early Iron Age) was found in the forest of Les Cadolles.
Antiquity
At Les Favarger a Gallo-Roman and at André Fontaine a small coin depot were discovered. In 1908, an excavation at the mouth of the Serrière discovered Gallo-Roman baths from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.
Middle Ages
One of the most important
In 1011,
The first
Early modern era
For three centuries, the
With increasing power and prestige, Neuchâtel was raised to the level of a
Modern Neuchâtel
At the beginning of the 19th century, Prussia sought to obtain
On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux and Valangin merged into the municipality of Neuchâtel.[6] Corcelles-Cormondrèche was first mentioned in the historical record in 1092 as Curcellis. Around 1220 it was mentioned as Cormundreschi.[25] Peseux was first mentioned in 1195 as apud Pusoz though this comes from a 15th-century copy of an earlier document. In 1278 it was mentioned as de Posoys.[26] Valangin was first mentioned in 1241 as de Valengiz.[27]
Geography
Before the 2021 merger of municipalities, Neuchâtel had an area, as of 2009[update], of 18.1 square kilometers (7.0 sq mi). Of this area, 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi) or 10.2% was used for agricultural purposes, while 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) or 53.8% was forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi) or 35.5% was settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.2% was either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.1% was unproductive land.[28]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 18.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 10.1%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 51.8% of the total land area was heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.4% was used for growing crops and 8.0% was pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.[28]
The city is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, a few kilometers east of Peseux and west of Saint-Blaise. Above Neuchâtel, roads and train tracks rise steeply into the folds and ridges of the Jura range—known within the canton as the Montagnes neuchâteloises. Like the continuation of the mountains on either side, this is wild and hilly country, not exactly mountainous compared with the high Alps further south but still characterized by remote, windswept settlements and deep, rugged valleys. It is also the heartland of the celebrated Swiss watchmaking industry, centered on the once-famous towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle, which both rely heavily on their horological past to draw in visitors. The river Doubs marks for a part the border with France, set down in a gorge and forming along its path a waterfall, the Saut du Doubs , and lake, the Lac des Brenets.
The municipality was the capital of Neuchâtel District, until the district level of administration was eliminated on 1 January 2018.[29]
Climate
Climate data for Neuchâtel (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
58 (2.3) |
63 (2.5) |
67 (2.6) |
87 (3.4) |
87 (3.4) |
92 (3.6) |
99 (3.9) |
77 (3.0) |
88 (3.5) |
76 (3.0) |
92 (3.6) |
956 (37.6) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 10 (3.9) |
8 (3.1) |
4 (1.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.8) |
9 (3.5) |
33 (13) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 118.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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82 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 73 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 52 | 92 | 157 | 188 | 208 | 232 | 254 | 234 | 179 | 108 | 56 | 40 | 1,800 |
Percent possible sunshine | 20 | 34 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 43 |
Source: MeteoSwiss[30] |
Politics
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, an Eagle displayed Sable beaked, langued and membered Gules, escutcheon Or, on a pale Gules three Chevrons Argent.[31]
Administrative divisions
Government
The Municipal Council (Conseil communal, CC) constitutes the executive government of the City of Neuchâtel and operates as a collegiate authority. It is composed of five councillors (French: Conseiller communal/ Conseillère communale), each presiding over administrational sections and services comprising the related commissions. The president of the executive department acts as mayor (président(e)) and is nominated annually in a tournus by the collegiate itself. In the mandate period January 2021 – June 2022 (l'année administrative) the Municipal Council is presided by Madame la présidente Violaine Blétry-de Montmollin. Departmental tasks, coordination measures and implementation of laws decreed by the General Council (parliament) are carried by the Municipal Council. The regular election of the Municipal Council by any inhabitant valid to vote is held every four years. Any resident of Neuchâtel allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the Municipal Council. Due to the constitution by canton of Neuchâtel not only Swiss citizens have the right to vote and elect and being elected on communal and cantonal level, but also foreigners with a residence in the canton of Neuchâtel and being resident in the canton of Neuchâtel for at least one year for communal elections and votes, and at least five years of residence in the canton for cantonal elections and votes.[32] The current mandate period is from 2021 to 2024. The delegates are selected by means of a system of proportional representation.[33]
As of 2017[update], Neuchâtel's Municipal Council is made up of two representatives of the PS/SP (
Municipal Councilor (Conseiller communal/ Conseillère communale) |
Party | Head of section (Directeur/Directrice de, since) of | Elected since |
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Violaine Blétry-de Montmollin[CC 1] | PLR | Territorial Development, Economy, Tourism, and Built Heritage (Dicastère du développement territorial, de l'économie, du tourisme et du patrimoine bâti, 2021) | 2016 |
Thomas Facchinetti[CC 2] | PS | Culture, Integration, and Social Cohesion (Dicastère de la culture, de l'intégration et de la cohésion sociale, 2021) | 2012 |
Didier Boillat | PLR | Technological Development, Agglomeration, Security, and Finances (Dicastère du développement technologique, de l'agglomération, de la sécurité et des finances, 2021) | 2020 |
Nicole Baur | Les Verts | Family, Education, Health, and Sport (Dicastère de la famille, de la formation, de la santé et des sports, 2021) | 2020 |
Mauro Moruzzi | pvl | Sustainable Development, Mobility, Infrastructure, and Energy (Dicastère du développement durable, de la mobilité, des infrastructures et de l'énergie, 2021) | 2020 |
Daniel Veuve is Town Chancellor (chancelier) since 2021 for the City Council.
Parliament
The General Council (Conseil général, CG), the city parliament, holds
The sessions of the General Council are public. Unlike members of the Municipal Council, members of the General Council are not politicians by profession, and they are paid a fee based on their attendance. Any resident of Neuchâtel allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the General Council. Due to the constitution of the canton of Neuchâtel not only Swiss citizen have the right to vote and elect and be elected on the communal level, but also foreigners in the canton of Neuchâtel having been resident in the canton of Neuchâtel for at least one year for communal elections and votes, and at least five years of residence in the canton for cantonal elections and votes.[32] The CG holds its meetings in the Town Hall (L'Hôtel de Ville), in the old city on Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville.[36]
The last regular election of the General Council was held on 25 October 2020 for the mandate period (la législature) from 2020 to 2024. Currently the General Council consist of 12 members of
Elections
National Council
In the
International relations
- Neuchâtel is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural cities programme.[38]
Twin towns – Sister cities
Neuchâtel is
- Aarau, Switzerland, 1997
- Besançon, France, 1975
- Sansepolcro, Italy, 1997
Namesakes
Neuchâtel was part of the 1998 summit of worldwide cities named "New Castle" with:[40]
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Demographics
Population
Neuchâtel has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 33,455.[41] As of 2008[update], 32.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[42] Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 3.9%. It has changed at a rate of 2.4% due to migration and at a rate of 1% due to births and deaths.[43]
As of 2008[update], the population was 47.7% male and 52.3% female. The population was made up of 10,371 Swiss men (31.5% of the population) and 5,344 (16.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 12,366 Swiss women (37.5%) and 4,892 (14.8%) non-Swiss women.[44] Of the population in the municipality, 8,558 or about 26.0% were born in Neuchâtel and lived there in 2000. There were 5,134 or 15.6% who were born in the same canton, while 7,744 or 23.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 10,349 or 31.4% were born outside of Switzerland.[45]
As of 2000[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.6%.[43]
As of 2000[update], there were 14,143 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 14,137 married individuals, 2,186 widows or widowers and 2,448 individuals who are divorced.[45]
As of 2000[update], there were 15,937 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2. persons per household.[43] There were 7,348 households that consist of only one person and 547 households with five or more people. In 2000[update], a total of 15,447 apartments (89.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 1,429 apartments (8.3%) were seasonally occupied and 311 apartments (1.8%) were empty.[46] As of 2009[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 2.5 new units per 1000 residents.[43]
As of 2003[update] the average price to rent an average apartment in Neuchâtel was 921.35 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$740, £410, €590 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 451.40 CHF (US$360, £200, €290), a two-room apartment was about 675.66 CHF (US$540, £300, €430), a three-room apartment was about 825.15 CHF (US$660, £370, €530) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1647.88 CHF (US$1320, £740, €1050). The average apartment price in Neuchâtel was 82.6% of the national average of 1116 CHF.[47] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010[update], was 0.53%.[43]
Historical population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[24]
Historical Population Data[24] | |||||||||||
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Year | Total Population | French Speaking | German Speaking | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Jewish | Islamic | No religion given | Swiss | Non-Swiss |
1850 | 7,901 | 7,098 | 789 | 7,068 | 833 | ||||||
1870 | 12,934 | 11,012 | 2,327 | 11,306 | 2,284 | ||||||
1888 | 16,565 | 11,511 | 4,651 | 13,973 | 2,387 | 143 | 94 | 14,447 | 2,118 | ||
1900 | 21,195 | 15,566 | 4,596 | 17,548 | 3,500 | 232 | 80 | 18,108 | 3,087 | ||
1910 | 24,171 | 17,543 | 5,161 | 19,750 | 3,944 | 476 | 111 | 20,625 | 3,546 | ||
1930 | 22,668 | 17,027 | 4,612 | 18,615 | 3,638 | 306 | 63 | 20,640 | 2,028 | ||
1950 | 27,998 | 21,897 | 4,784 | 21,439 | 5,891 | 308 | 58 | 26,307 | 1,691 | ||
1970 | 38,784 | 26,200 | 5,117 | 21,882 | 15,262 | 2,352 | 59 | 76 | 791 | 30,012 | 8,772 |
1990 | 33,579 | 24,579 | 2,467 | 13,198 | 13,305 | 4,462 | 55 | 481 | 5,634 | 24,250 | 9,329 |
2000 | 32,914 | 25,881 | 1,845 | 10,296 | 10,809 | 3,767 | 58 | 1,723 | 7,549 | 22,801 | 10,113 |
Language
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (25,881 or 78.6%) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,845 or 5.6%) and Italian is the third (1,421 or 4.3%). There are about six people who speak Romansh.[45]
Religion
Neuchâtel was historically Protestant, but Catholics have since formed a plurality due to immigration. From the 2000 census[update], 10,809 or 32.8% were
Crime
In 2014 the crime rate, of crimes listed in the
Economy
Neuchâtel is a centre of the watch industry, and is also the site of micro-technology and high-tech industries. It is home to research centres and organizations such as the
As of 2010[update], Neuchâtel had an unemployment rate of 7.5%. As of 2008[update], there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 5,658 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 261 businesses in this sector. 20,472 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 1,955 businesses in this sector.[43] There were 16,353 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which women made up 45.4% of the workforce.
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 21,624. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 38, of which 20 were in agriculture and 18 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 5,433 of which 4,234 or (77.9%) were in manufacturing, 9 or (0.2%) were in mining and 1,022 (18.8%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 16,153. In the tertiary sector; 2,397 or 14.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 796 or 4.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 919 or 5.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 766 or 4.7% were in the information industry, 1,077 or 6.7% were the insurance or financial industry, 1,897 or 11.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 1,981 or 12.3% were in education and 2,633 or 16.3% were in health care.[53]
In 2000[update], there were 15,535 workers who commuted into the municipality and 6,056 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.6 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving.[54] Of the working population, 33.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 43.4% used a private car.[43]
Education
Neuchâtel is home to the French-speaking University of Neuchâtel. The university has five faculties and more than a dozen institutes, including arts and human sciences, natural sciences, law, economics and theology. For the 2005–2006 academic year, 3,595 students (1,987 women and 1,608 men) were enrolled. The Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences is the largest school of those that comprise the university of Neuchâtel with 1,500 students. Some courses at the university are taught in English.[citation needed]
Neuchâtel is home to the Éditions Alphil, which is a university press founded in 1996.
Neuchâtel is home to eight libraries: the Bibliothèque de la Faculté des Lettres, the Bibliothèque de l'Institut d'ethnologie et du Musée d'ethnographie, the Bibliothèque de la Faculté des Sciences, the Bibliothèque de droit, the Bibliothèque des sciences économiques, the Bibliothèque de la Faculté de théologie, the Service de coordination des bibliothèques and the Haute école Arc – Santé. There was a combined total (as of 2008[update]) of 736,773 books or other media in the libraries, and in the same year a total of 58,427 items were loaned out.[55]
In Neuchâtel about 11,076 or (33.7%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 5,948 or (18.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 5,948 who completed tertiary schooling, 43.6% were Swiss men, 28.4% were Swiss women, 16.4% were non-Swiss men and 11.6% were non-Swiss women.[45]
In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten, followed by five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend.[56] During the 2010–11 school year, there were 27 kindergarten classes with a total of 527 students in Neuchâtel. In the same year, there were 78 primary classes with a total of 1,424 students.[57] Secondary schools include the Lycée Jean-Piaget.
Apart from one International Montessori school for kids up to age 11 offering an English and a French class there is no international school in Neuchâtel. Neuchâtel Junior College was founded in 1956 as a non-profit foundation of the Ville de Neuchâtel to provide a unique international education. Neuchâtel Junior College is a one-year school annually welcoming over 100 students in their final pre-university year to study the Ontario Grade 12 curriculum as well as Advanced Placement.
As of 2000[update], there were 3,859 students in Neuchâtel who came from another municipality, while 346 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[54]
Transport
Neuchâtel has local public transport provided by Transports publics neuchâtelois (transN), the result of the 2012 merge between Transports publics du littoral neuchâtelois (TN) and Transports régionaux neuchâtelois (TRN). transN operates the Neuchâtel trolleybus system, a funicular, an interurban light rail line to Boudry and other lines in the Canton of Neuchâtel. It serves 25'650'170 people in 2022.[58]
Neuchâtel's airport is about 6 km (3.7 mi) away from the center of the city and it takes 9 minutes to get into town with the direct tramway. It is a small airport that does not offer commercial flights. Neuchâtel is also linked to four international airports: Bern, Geneva, Basel and Zürich which are respectively 58 km (36 mi), 122 km (76 mi), 131 km (81 mi) and 153 km (95 mi) away by car. Geneva and Zürich airports both have direct trains to Neuchâtel, connecting the cities respectively in 1h 17min and 1h 49min.[59] Three funiculars serve the city:
- The Funambule, linking the lower part of the town, near the university, to the railway station
- The Funiculaire Ecluse–Plan[60]
- The Funiculaire La Coudre–Chaumont[61]
The Société de Navigation sur les Lacs de Neuchâtel et Morat SA is the boat company which serves 17 towns on Lake Neuchâtel, 6 towns on
Sights
Heritage sites of national significance
There are 34 sites in Neuchâtel that are listed as Swiss
Architecture
Neuchâtel's Old Town has about 140 street fountains, a handful of which date from the 16th century. The Place des Halles is overlooked by Louis XIV architecture – shuttered façades and the turreted orioles of the 16th-century Maison des Halles. To the east, on Rue de l’Hôpital, is the grand 1790 Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall), designed by Louis XVI's chief architect Pierre-Adrien Paris.
The center of the Old Town is located at the top of the hill, accessed by the steeply winding Rue du Château. The Collégiale church, begun in 1185 and consecrated in 1276, is an example of early Gothic. The east end of the church has three Norman apses. The main entrance, to the west, is crowned by a giant rose window of stained glass. Within the vaulted interior, the transept is lit by a lantern tower. The Cenotaph of the Counts of Neuchâtel is located on the north wall of the choir. Begun in 1372, and the only artwork of its kind to survive north of the Alps, the monument comprises fifteen near-life-size painted statues of various knights and ladies from Neuchâtel's past, framed by 15th-century arches and gables.[citation needed] Beside the church is the Castle, begun in the 12th century and still in use as the offices of the cantonal government. The nearby turreted Prison Tower, which is the remains of a medieval bastion, has panoramic views over the town, along with models of Neuchâtel in different eras.[citation needed]
Museums
Neuchâtel has several museums, including the
Culture
During the summer of 2002, Neuchâtel was one of five sites which held Expo.02, the sixth Swiss national exhibition, which was subject to financial controversy.[clarification needed] The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival is held every year to celebrate fantastic cinema from around the world. The festival of the Fête des Vendanges, representing the wine harvest, is held traditionally in late September.[64]
Sport
HC Uni Neuchâtel plays in the MySports League, the third tier of the Swiss hockey league system. Their home games are held in the 7,000-seat Littoral.
Notable people
Hungarian writer Ágota Kristóf moved to Neuchâtel after fleeing repression following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. She lived in the city for the rest of her life, learning and writing books in French.
Canadian illustrator
The de Pury family, a
The de Castello family, a French noble family, including winemakers Hubert de Castella and Paul de Castella, is from Neuchâtel. The de Montmollin family, including the Protestant minister David-François de Montmollin, are also from the town. Frédéric Louis Godet (1812–1900) was another Swiss Protestant theologian who was born and died in Neuchâtel;[66] as was Jean-Frédéric Osterwald (1663–1747), a further Protestant pastor.[67]
French counter-revolutionary Louis Fauche-Borel was born and died in Neuchâtel, and François Bigot, the last Intendant of New France, relocated to there after being exiled from France.
The psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Silvio Fanti was born in Neuchâtel in 1919. He founded and developed Micropsychoanalysis, a new school of psychoanalysis. Another important psychiatrist, Gottlieb Burckhardt, practiced in Neuchâtel. Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), was an American scientist and engineer from the town.[68]
Didier Burkhalter, 94th President of the Swiss Confederation was born in Neuchâtel, as was Logitech founder Daniel Borel.
Footballers
See also
Explanatory notes
- ^ The city is one of the Newcastles of the World[9] and hosted the 2000 Newcastles of the World summit.[10]
- Welsch- refers to the inhabitants of Romandy (Welschschweiz or Welschland[13]) and is prefixed to several German-language placenames in Switzerland and beyond (e.g. Welschenrohrnear the language border).
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Further reading
- "Neuchâtel". Switzerland. Coblenz: Karl Baedeker. 1863.
External links
- Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). p. 424.
- City of Neuchâtel official website
- (in French) Transports Publics du Littoral Neuchâtelois
- Museums
- Neuchâtel Tourism Office