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Dietwil
Dietwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Dietwil is first mentioned in 1236 as ''Tuetwile''. To distinguish it from the municipality of Grossdietwil in Lucerne it was also called ''Kleindietwil'' or ''Dietwil im Reusstal''. At the beginning of the 15th Century, the Lucerne von Moos family acquired the right to low justice in the village, which they relinquished in 1422 to Lucerne. After the conquest of the Aargau in 1415, the village came under the authority of the city of Lucerne and was part of the Meienberg district. In 1798 Dietwil's ties to Lucerne were severed. With the Act of Mediation in 1803, it became part of the newly created Canton of Aargau. In 1863 a decision of the Cantonal Council of Aargau naturalized all the gypsies who had settled in Dietwil after fleeing Napoleon's armies in Belarus. In 1145 the Catholic parish church of St. James the elder was dedicated. It was replaced in 1780 by the curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietwil
Dietwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Dietwil is first mentioned in 1236 as ''Tuetwile''. To distinguish it from the municipality of Grossdietwil in Lucerne it was also called ''Kleindietwil'' or ''Dietwil im Reusstal''. At the beginning of the 15th Century, the Lucerne von Moos family acquired the right to low justice in the village, which they relinquished in 1422 to Lucerne. After the conquest of the Aargau in 1415, the village came under the authority of the city of Lucerne and was part of the Meienberg district. In 1798 Dietwil's ties to Lucerne were severed. With the Act of Mediation in 1803, it became part of the newly created Canton of Aargau. In 1863 a decision of the Cantonal Council of Aargau naturalized all the gypsies who had settled in Dietwil after fleeing Napoleon's armies in Belarus. In 1145 the Catholic parish church of St. James the elder was dedicated. It was replaced in 1780 by the curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muri (district)
Muri District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with the administrative capital of Muri. It covers the central and southern part of Freiamt and has a population of (as of ). Geography The Muri district has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.8% is settled (buildings or roads). Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Gules a Wall in fess embattled Argent masoned Sable..'' Demographics The Muri district has a population () of . , 13.2% of the population are foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung accessed 20 January 2010 Economy there were 15,053 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 10,391 or about 69 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuss (river)
The Reuss (Swiss German: ''Rüüss'') is a river in Switzerland. With a length of and a drainage basin of , it is the fourth largest river in Switzerland (after the Rhine, Aare and Rhône). The upper Reuss forms the main valley of the canton of Uri. The course of the lower Reuss runs from Lake Lucerne to the confluence with the Aare at Brugg and Windisch. The Reuss is one of the four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard region, along with the Rhine, Ticino and Rhône. Geography Course The Gotthardreuss rises in the Gotthard massif, emerging from Lago di Lucendro (reservoir built in 1947; elevation 2,131 m) in the canton of Ticino and passing into the canton of Uri below the ''Brigghubel'' (1,898 m). The Furkareuss rises east of Furka Pass (2,429 m), early joined by the ''Blaubergbach'' (sourced by two mountain lakes on 2,649 m) and several other creeks sourced by still existing glaciers, such as ''Sidelengletscher'' (3,170 m) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inwil
Inwil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Inwil is first mentioned in 1145 as ''Ingenwilare''. Geography Inwil has an area of . Of this area, 70.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 16.18% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 67.15% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.49% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.14% is covered with buildings, 1.07% is industrial, 1.16% is classed as special developments, 0.1% is parks or greenbelts and 4.17% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 1.26% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.29% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Reuss River valley (''Reusstal'') on the border with the Canton of Aargau. Demograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risch
Risch is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. It is also promoted as Risch-Rotkreuz. Four villages (Rotkreuz, Risch, Buonas and Holzhäusern) belong to the municipality ''Risch''. On 24 November 2007 it was decided to promote the municipality as ''Risch-Rotkreuz''. The change was made because the village ''Rotkreuz'' has become much bigger than ''Risch''. Geography The municipality is between the Lake of Zug and the river Reuss. In the south, the Rooterberg is a part of the municipality. Many little rivers and two little lakes flow in Risch-Rotkreuz. The municipality historically consists of the four villages of Risch, Buonas and Holzhäusern and Rotkreuz. Risch had an area, , of . Of this area, 61% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The combined municipality of Risch-Rotkreuz has an area of . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sins, Switzerland
Sins is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Sins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.0% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 16.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hünenberg
Hünenberg is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. History Hünenberg is first mentioned in 1173 as ''de Hunberg'', though this document is considered a forgery. In 1185 it was mentioned as ''de Hunoberg'' and in 1239 as ''de Hunaberc''. Geography Hünenberg has an area, , of . Of this area, 63.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located between the Reuss river, Lorze river Lake Zug. Demographics Hünenberg has a population (as of ) of . , 12.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.1%. Most of the population () speaks German (91.7%), with English being second most common ( 1.8%) and French being third ( 1.3%). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honau, Switzerland
Honau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Honau is first mentioned in 1344 as ''Honowa''. Geography Honau has an area of . Of this area, 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 19.2% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 65.6% is used for farming or pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 4% is covered with buildings, 1.6% is classed as special developments, and 4% is transportation infrastructure. All the unproductive areas are classed as flowing water (rivers). The municipality is located between the Reuss river and the Rooterberg mountain (). Demographics Honau has a population () of 357, of which 10.4% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberrüti
Oberrüti is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Oberrüti is first mentioned in 1236 as ''Ruty''. In wasn't until the creation of the Canton of Aargau in 1803 that the name became ''Oberrüti''. Oberrüti was part of the Habsburgs high court district of Meienberg. After the conquest of the Aargau in 1415, it became part of Lucerne. From 1425 until 1798 it was part of the ''Freie Ämter'', which were governed as "subject lands" by all or some of the Confederates. The '' Twingherrschaft'' belonged to the Lords of Hünenberg. The Lords of Hünenberg also founded the village church of St. Ruprecht, which is first mentioned in 1275. After 1415 they sold the whole property to Ulrich Hertenstein, a citizen of Lucerne. He, then, ceded the rights to Kappel Abbey in 1448. From 1498 to 1798 the village government and church ''Jus patronatus'' or patronage rights were held by the city of Zug. In 1803 the Canton of Aargau was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A14 (Switzerland)
The A14 motorway, an Autobahn in central Switzerland, is a divided highway connecting the A2 with the A4,"Die Schweitzer Autobahnen", web: Autobahnen.ch within the Canton of Lucerne. The A14 is congruent with the National Road N14 and part of the main traffic artery between the Innerschweitz and the metropolitan area Zurich. It runs mostly along the Reuss (river), which it twice crosses. The second bridge on the Reuss is the second highest bridge in the Canton of Zug. Notes References * "Die Schweitzer Autobahnen", Autobahnen.ch, 2009, webAutobahnen.ch(with sub-webpage for A14). * More sources in "Motorways of Switzerland Switzerland has a two-class highway system: motorways with separated roads for oncoming traffic and a standard maximal speed limit of , and expressways often with oncoming traffic and a standard maximal speed limit of . Autobahnen in German, aut ...". External links Photo-series: A14 on Autobahnen.chBuchrain Connection/Shuttle Rontal (Canton Lucer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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