Neuenegg

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Coordinates: 46°54′N 7°18′E

Neuenegg
Canton	Berne
District	Laupen
Coordinates	46°54′N 7°18′E
Population	4422   (31 December 2002)
Area	22.0 km²
Elevation	525 m
Postal code	3176
Website	www.neuenegg.ch/
Neuenegg

Neuenegg is a Swiss municipality in the district of Laupen in the Canton of Berne.

Contents 1 History 2 Business and Infrastructure 3 Traffic 4 References

[edit] History

Under the command of Johann Rudolf von Graffenried the Bernese triumphed over numerically superior French troops under Brigadier General Pigeon at Neuenegg on March 5 , 1798. However, after the Bernese defeat that same day at the Battle of Grauhoz, the collapse of the Ancien Régime could no longer be avoided. These combat operations of the Bernese were illegal under international law because the government had already collapsed.

[edit] Business and Infrastructure

In Neuenegg, there are 165 firms in the retail and trade sectors, as well as 92 in forestry and agriculture. All together, there are around 920 jobs in the municipality.

[edit] Traffic

The municipality is accessible by the A 12, with the SBB, and by bus (Neuenegg-Thörishaus Dorf).

[edit] References

• The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.