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Densbüren
Densbüren is a municipality in the Aarau District of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Densbüren is first mentioned in the 14th century as ''Tensbuirron''. In 1426, it was mentioned as ''Teinspuiren''. Geography Densbüren has an area, , of . Of this area, 39.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 55.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Aarau District on the northern slope of the Staffelegg Pass, a regionally important pass over the Jura Mountains. It consists of the linear village of Densbüren and the hamlets of Asp. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Argent bordered Gules a Pine Tree Vert issuant from Coupeaux of the same.'' Demographics Densbüren has a population (as of ) of . , 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarau District
Aarau District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with administrative capital Aarau encompasses the agglomeration of Aarau south of the Juras. Geography In 2009, the Aargau District had a total area of . Of that area, , or about 30.7%, was cultivated land, , or about 48.2%, was forested and , or about 20.1%, has some type of construction on it. Demographics In December 2018, Aarau District had a population of . In 2000, there were 3,277 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 14,181 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,295 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.24 individuals. In 2008, there were 10,614 single family homes (or 32.3% of the total) out of a total of 32,851 homes and apartments.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau accessed 20 January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarau (district)
Aarau District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with administrative capital Aarau encompasses the agglomeration of Aarau south of the Juras. Geography In 2009, the Aargau District had a total area of . Of that area, , or about 30.7%, was cultivated land, , or about 48.2%, was forested and , or about 20.1%, has some type of construction on it. Demographics In December 2018, Aarau District had a population of . In 2000, there were 3,277 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 14,181 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,295 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.24 individuals. In 2008, there were 10,614 single family homes (or 32.3% of the total) out of a total of 32,851 homes and apartments.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau accessed 20 January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herznach
Herznach is a former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Laufenburg (district), Laufenburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Herznach and Ueken merged to form the new municipality of Herznach-Ueken. History While some Alamanni era graves have been discovered, the first mention of Herznach is in 1097 as ''Hercenahc''. The Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of another lord) family von Herznach and Herznach castle are both mentioned. The castle was built on the foundations of a manor house from the 7th-10th Centuries. was built. Originally both Herznach and Ueken were ruled by the Homberger family. In the early 14th Century, the House of Habsburg, Habsburgs had the right to judge and punish theft and other felony, felonies in Herznach. Between the Imperial Reform (1495) of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I until the fall of the Early Modern Switzerland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Küttigen
Küttigen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Küttigen is first mentioned in 1036 as ''Chutingen'' though this comes from a 14th Century copy of the original. In 1045 it was mentioned as ''Chutingun''. Geography Küttigen has an area, , of . Of this area, 36% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Aarau district between the Aare river and the Jura Mountains. It consists of the village of Küttigen and the hamlet of Horen. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Per bend Sable a Bend sinister Argent and Or.'' Demographics Küttigen has a population (as of ) of . , 14.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberhof, Switzerland
Oberhof is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Oberhof is first mentioned in 1630 as ''Oberhoff''. Oberhof was initially part of the municipality of Wölflinswil. From 1408 until 1797 they were part of the Habsburg District of Rheinfelden. In 1797, Oberhof became part of the French protectorate of Fricktal. Then in 1802 it joined the Canton of Fricktal, which became part of the new Canton of Aargau in 1803. When Oberhof joined Aargau, it was separated from Wölflinswil and joined as a separate municipality. Ecclesiastically, Oberhof has remained part of the parish of Wöflinswil. In 1818, the chapel of St. Joseph (with a late baroque altar) was built. The chapel was renovated in 1975. Geography Oberhof has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalheim, Aargau
Thalheim is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Thalheim has an area, , of . Of this area, or 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. 40.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.9% is used for growing crops and 29.7% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wölflinswil
Wölflinswil is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Wölflinswil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 62.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 31.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 28.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 39.4% is used for growing crops and 18.2% is pastures, while 4.6% is us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeihen
Zeihen is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Laufenburg (district), Laufenburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Zeihen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 40.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Out of the forested land, 37.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Democratic Party Of Switzerland
french: Parti radical-démocratique it, Partito Liberale Radicale rm, Partida liberaldemocrata svizra , logo = Free Democratic Party of Switzerland logo French.png , logo_size = 200px , foundation = , dissolution = , merged = FDP.The Liberals , headquarters = Neuengasse 20 Postfach 6136CH-3001 Bern , ideology = , position = Centre-right , international = Liberal International , european = European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , europarl = , colours = Azure , country = Switzerland The Free Democratic Party or Radical Democratic Party (german: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei, FDP; french: Parti radical-démocratique, PRD; it, Partito liberale-radicale svizzero, PLR; rm, Partida liberaldemocrata svizra, PLD) was a liberal political party in Switzerland. Formerly one of the major parties in Switzerland, on 1 January 2009 it merged with the Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually intelligible standard varieties, namely Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. South Slavic languages historically formed a continuum. The turbulent history of the area, particularly due to expansion of the Ottoman Empire, resulted in a patchwork of dialectal and religious differences. Due to population migrations, Shtokavian became the most widespread dialect in the western Balkans, intruding westwards into the area previously occupied by Chakavian and Kajkavian (which further blend into Slovenian in the northwest). Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs differ in religion and were historically often part of different cultural circles, although a large part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swiss Federal Election
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party (german: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; rm, Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (french: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; it, Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a national-conservative, right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marco Chiesa, it is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 53 members of the National Council and 6 of the Council of States. The SVP originated in 1971 as a merger of the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) and the Democratic Party, while the BGB, in turn, had been founded in the context of the emerging local farmers' parties in the late 1910s. The SVP initially did not enjoy any increased support beyond that of the BGB, retaining around 11% of the vote through the 1970s and 1980s. This changed however during the 1990s, when the party underwent deep structural and ideological changes under the influence of Christoph Blocher; the SVP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
