▁administrative ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁Bern ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁History ▁Br ü gg ▁is ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 1 ▁as ▁Bru g ge . ▁ ▁A ▁Hall st att ▁culture ▁tum ulus ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁indicates ▁that ▁his ▁area ▁was ▁settled ▁anci ently . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁era ▁it ▁gained ▁importance ▁as ▁a ▁bridge ▁on ▁the ▁Roman ▁road ▁from ▁Pet ines ca ▁over ▁the ▁M ett ▁in ▁the ▁J ura ▁mountains . ▁ ▁The ▁Z i hl ▁River ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 3 6 8 - 3 6 9 ▁and ▁its ▁ru ins ▁are ▁still ▁is ▁visible ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁below ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁Bür g len ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁A eg erten ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Late ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁Br ü gg ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Graf schaft ▁( count y ) ▁of ▁N id au . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁county , ▁Br ü gg ▁was ▁partly ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Bern ese ▁territory ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 8 ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁rights ▁coming ▁to ▁Bern ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 3 . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bern ese ▁county ▁of ▁N id au , ▁Br ü gg , ▁A eg erten ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Bür g len ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Br ü gg v iert el ▁( Br ü gg ▁Qu arter ). ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁land ▁own ers ▁in ▁Br ü gg ▁were ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Ky burg