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Rupperswil
Rupperswil is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History A partially preserved Roman era tile kiln from the 2nd Century was discovered in 1911. There is also evidence of the emergence of a late- Alamanni village in the 8th Century. The modern village of Rupperswil is first mentioned in 1173 as ''Rubeswile''. It belonged to the realm of Lenzburg and passed from the Lenzburg family to the Kyburgs then in 1273 to the rule of the Habsburgs. After the conquest of the Aargau in 1415 it became part of the Bernese District (german: Hochgerichtsbezirk) of Lenzburg. Around the beginning of the 13th to the mid-14th Century, the Lords of Rubiswile, a Kyburg Ministerialis family (unfree knights in the service of another lord) is mentioned. They were the first '' Twingherren'' of Rupperswil. The ''Twingherrschaft'' was acquired between 1295-1312 by the Lords of Baldegg which then passed to the Lords of Reinach, and finally to the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenzburg (district)
Lenzburg District is a district of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland, lying at the center of the canton. The district capital is the town of Lenzburg. It has a population of (as of ). Geography The Lenzburg district has an area, , of . Of this area, or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.6% is settled (buildings or roads). Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Argent a Hurt.'' Demographics Bezirk Lenzburg has a population () of . , 19.7% of the population are foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung accessed 20 January 2010 Economy there were 24,407 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 18,072 or about 74.0% of the residents worked outsid ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchs, Aargau
Buchs is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located near the river Suhre and borders with the municipalities of Aarau, Rupperswil and Suhr. The municipality is accessed by the A1 motorway via the Aarau-Ost exit. History Buchs is first mentioned in 1225 as ''Buhse''. In 1361 it was mentioned as ''Buchs''. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Argent a Box-tree Vert eradicated issuant from Coupeaux of the same.'' The coat of arms contains an example of canting, the tree is a box-tree (german: Buchsbaum) which refers to the municipal name. Geography The center of the village is located at the river Suhre, which joins the river Aare two kilometers farther north. The older populated areas are the "Oberdorf" west of, and the "Ausserdorf" east of, the river; this is surrounded by the newer areas. The area of Buchs lies in the plains of the Suhre, the eastern part is covered by the "Suretwald" forest. Buc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biberstein
Biberstein is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Biberstein is located on the north bank of the Aar River near Aarau. The town is a 17-minute bus ride from downtown Aarau. The neighboring communities are Auenstein to the east, Küttigen to the west, Rohr to the south, Rupperswil to the south-east and Thalheim to the north-east. The community of Biberstein occupies of which is wooded.Community of Biberstein-Numbers and Facts accessed 28 November 2008 Biberstein has an area, , of . Of this area, 34.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). History |
Hunzenschwil
Hunzenschwil is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Under the Romans, the area that would become Hunzenschwil was an extensive brickyard. The modern village of Hunzenschwil was first mentioned in 1101 as ''Hintziswil''. In 1201, it was mentioned as ''Hunzeliswilre''. In the 14th Century, the Habsburgs had the high court rights over the village, and in 1415 these rights went to Bern. The low court right was held by various owners before 1412 when it went to the Habsburg appointed Vogt at Lenzburg. In 1433, the low court rights went to Bern, and then in 1550 Hunzenschwil joined with Niederlenz, Rupperswil and Staufen to form an independent lower court. Religiously, this area belongs to the parish of Suhr, but it has had its own church since 1960. Although the municipality is on the road between Bern and Zurich and at the junction that goes toward Zurzach, in the past it was dominated by agriculture. In the 18t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auenstein, Switzerland
Auenstein is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located about north west of Lenzburg. Geography The village lies between the north bank of the Aare river and the south slope of the Mount Gislifluh (elev. ), a southern part of the Jura mountains. The partially very steep slope is mostly forested, but exhibits numerous forest meadows. Auenstein has an area, , of . Of this area, 31% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Neighboring municipalities are Oberflachs and Veltheim to the north, Möriken-Wildegg to the east, Rupperswil to the south, Biberstein to the west, and Thalheim to the northwest. It consists of the village of Auenstein and the hamlets of Fahr. Modern housing developments are north-east and north-west of the original village. History The village was mentione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederlenz
Niederlenz is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History The center of the village comes from a middle Bronze Age settlement and a later Roman era farm. However, the modern village of Niederlenz is first mentioned in 924 as ''de Lencis''. In 1261-64 it was mentioned as ''Nider-Lenz''. The high justice rights were held by Schloss Lenzburg until 1433 when those rights, along with the rights to low justice, were purchased by Bern. Later, the low justice rights reverted to the four villages of Niederlenz, Hunzenschwil, Rupperswil and Staufen. In 1480 village was incorporated with a local government. The village mill was built before 1461 and was pawned by Hans Heinrich of Rinach and then sold in 1486 to Hans von Hallwyl. It was in the possession of the Kull family for generations. It was originally part of the Staufberg parish. The village got its own church in 1949 and in 1990 became its own parish. Geography Niederlenz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schafisheim
Schafisheim is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Evidence of earlier settlements near Schafisheim include urn graves of the Hallstatt period and a Roman era farm. The modern village of Schafisheim is first mentioned around 1261-64 as ''Scafusa''. The high court right was held by the Habsburgs, and then from 1415 by Bern. A farm owned by Murbach Abbey had the '' Twinggericht'' (low justice and property rights) over the village, which was held until 1482. The ''Twinggericht'' right went to the Lords of Baldegg, then, in 1671, to a branch of the Hallwyl family. In the 15th Century the head ''Twingherren'' was probably living at Schafisheim Castle. After passing through several other hands, the ''Twingherren'' power came in 1736 to the brothers Samuel and Etienne Brutel. Schafisheim chapel of ease is first mentioned in 1360. At that time it belonged to the Staufen parish. In 1496-98, the chapel of St. Leodegar was bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhr, Aargau
Suhr is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Suhr has an area, , of . Of this area, 29.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 25.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ... is ''Gules a Latin Cross pattee Argent and in Chief two Mullets of Five of the same and Coupeaux Vert.'' Demographics Suhr has a population (as of ) of . , 30.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staufen, Switzerland
Staufen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Staufen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 40.1 % is used for agricultural purposes, while or 31.7 % is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 26.6 % is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.2 % of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.8 % and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5 %. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.2 % of the area. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohr, Aargau
Until the first of January 2010 Rohr was a municipality in the district of Aarau in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a suburb of Aarau.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 History Rohr is first mentioned in 1027 as ''Rore''.Geography Rohr has an area, , of . Of this area, 31.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 22.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Aarau district, and since 1 January 2010 has been part of the municipal ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Möriken-Wildegg
Möriken-Wildegg is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History The area was settled in the Late Bronze Age. The hilltop settlement on the ''Kestenberg'' had at least two phases (approximately 1050 to 1000 BC and 850 BC.). In the more recent settlement, the buildings were built with logs and traces of constructions and traces of bronze casting were discovered. A Roman era wall at the ''Lehmgrube'' river indicates that there was a Roman farm in the area. Möriken-Wildegg is first mentioned in 1283 as ''de Moerinchon''. In the High Middle Ages the village belonged to the Lords of Holderbank and then later to the '' Twingherrschaft'' of Wildegg. Religiously, into the 16th Century the inhabitants of Möriken-Wildegg belonged to the parish of Staufberg. In 1565 they became part of the Holderbank parish. A chapel dedicated to Saint Antonius was mentioned in the 13th Century. It was demolished in 1949 and replaced by a new buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenzburg
Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Swiss canton Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. Lenzburg and the neighbouring municipalities of Niederlenz and Staufen have grown together in an agglomeration. History A Neolithic grave field of the Cortaillod culture has been discovered on the ''Goffersberg'' (close to the Lenzburg Castle) dating from 4300 - 3500 BCE. A Roman theater was uncovered when a motorway was built in 1964. It was part of a small settlement with 500 inhabitants that existed for approximately 200 years. The settlement was abandoned in the 3rd century. In the 5th and 6th centuries, an Alamanni settlement existed. Lenzburg is first mentioned in 924 as ''de Lencis''. In 1036, Lenzburg Castle was used for the first time as seat for the Count of Lenzburg, then an important lord. The house however died out in 1173, and the castle was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
