History
Allmendingen is first mentioned in 1256 as Alwandigen under the control of Rudolf von Alwandingen.
Until the end of 1992, Allmendingen was a part of Rubigen, which it separated from on 1 January 1993 to become a separate municipality.
Some traces of a prehistoric settlement and High Medieval fortifications were discovered in the Hüenliwald. The fortifications were abandoned by 1256, when the village was first mentioned. The ruins of the High Medieval Allmendingen Castle were still visible in the village in 1729. In 1256 the Lords of Allmendingen sold both Allmendingen and Märchligen to Interlaken Abbey. After the Protestant Reformation in 1528, the Abbey was secularized and its lands, including Allmendingen, were taken by Bern. In 1561, Allmendingen and Märchligen were made responsible for the maintenance of the Bern-Thun highway and the pilgrimage route to Kleinhöchstetten (now part of Rubigen). Starting in the 17th century, Bernese patricians built country manor houses in Allmendingen. These included the 1607 New Castle (Neue Schloss) for Kaspar von Graffenrieds (renovated 1740, 1755, 1930-36) and the 1723 Märchligen Estate for Samuel Morlot (renovated in 1766, 1820), both of which were used as summer residences. Other nobles built country estates and became gentleman farmer, including the Alter Sandacker estate (which was built before 1794), and the Hübeli estate from 1846. During the early 20th century agriculture remained the major source of income in the village, while Bern grew around the village. In 1972 a number of zoning restrictions were lifted which finally allowed new construction. The municipality is located outside Bern but has easy access to the city along the old Bern-Thun highway, the Bern-Thun railway line from 1859, the Bern-Langnau-Lucerne railway from 1864-75 and the A6 motorway which was built in 1973.
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