Gurbrü (French: Corbruil) is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
[3] During the Middle Ages Gurbrü village was part of the Herrschaft of Oltigen.
During the Protestant Reformation, in 1528, both municipalities converted to the new faith and Gurbrü remained part of the Kerzers parish.
In 1793, it fought with the neighboring communities, in the Canton of Fribourg, over the Gurbrümoos moor.
Of the rest of the land, 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi) or 19.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
[5] Gurbrü lies in the Swiss plateau on the edge of the Grosses Moos.
Stämpflerei, until 1854, belonged to Ried bei Kerzers in the Canton of Fribourg.
Normally travellers are recommended to use the good railway connections in four directions from Kerzers.
On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland.
[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Ploughshare Argent and Mount of 3 Coupeaux Vert.
[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (231 or 97.1%) as their first language, French is the second most common (5 or 2.1%) and Portuguese is the third (2 or 0.8%).
[9] There were 143 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.8% of the workforce.
In the tertiary sector; 5 or 62.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 1 was in education.
The greatest number of workers, 38, made between 50 and 75 thousand CHF per year.
[20] From the 2000 census[update], 195 or 81.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 17 or 7.1% were Roman Catholic.
This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.
Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.
This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.
Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.