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Wislikofen
Wislikofen is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. Geography Wislikofen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 34.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Wislikofen is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. Geography Wislikofen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 34.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Böbikon
Böbikon is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in Canton Aargau in Switzerland. It is located just 2 km south of the border with Germany. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. History Originally an Alamanni village in a forest clearing, Böbikon is first mentioned in 1113 as ''Bebikon''. West of the village are the ruins of the a small village that was inhabited between 1100-1250. The major landowners were St. Blaisen Abbey and Zurzach Abbey. The rights to hold courts was held in the 14th and 15th Centuries by the Lords of Liebegg. Between 1506-1671, the court rights were held by Sion Abbey in Klingnau, and after that those rights were in private hands. The chapel (now a building from the 18th Century), together with tithes were initially the property of St. Blaisen Abbey, while the village was part of the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rümikon
Rümikon is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Its late Roman watchtower at the ''Sandgraben'' is listed as a heritage site of national significance. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. History Along the river Rhine, in the municipal area, are the remains of two Roman era watchtowers. The community name may come from an earlier, nearby Alamanni settlement. The modern village of Rümikon is first mentioned in 1113 as ''Ruminchon''. The Freiherr von Waldhausen granted the village to the provost of Wislikofen, who ran the low courts. Between 1415 and 1798 the village went to the district of Ehrendingen in County of Baden. For centuries the most important industry in the village was fishing. In 1440 John Escher mortgaged the farm Rümikon except for the ''Fischenz'' or fisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zurzach
Zurzach is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen Wislikofen is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wisliko ... merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. It is the seat of the district. Bad Zurzach was previously known as Zurzach. History Bad Zurzach Baldingen Böbikon Kaiserstuhl Rekingen Rietheim Rümikon Wislikofen Geography After the merger, Zurzach has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of . Demographics The new municipality has a population () of . References External links {{Authority control Cultural property of national significance in Aargau Municipalities of Aargau 2022 establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zurzach (district)
Zurzach District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau. The district capital is Bad Zurzach. It covers the ''Studenland'' area and is located in the northeastern part of the canton. It has a population of (as of ). Geography The Zurzach district has an area, , of . Of this area, or 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads). The district is situated around the confluence of the Aare and Rhine. Demographics The Zurzach district has a population () of . , 25.7% of the population are foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung accessed 20 January 2010 Economy there were 15,454 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 11,295 or about 73.1% ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Zurzach
Bad Zurzach is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. Bad Zurzach was previously known as Zurzach; the population voting for the official name change in a referendum of 21 May 2006. Located on the Rhine, Bad Zurzach has a thermal water bath and an outdoor bathing facility. The old market town, the ''St. Verena'' convent church with its treasure, the Roman Catholic Church and the late Roman castle ''Tenedo'' on the ''Kirchlibuck'' hill are listed as heritage sites of national significance. Geography Bad Zurzach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 25.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 42.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 27.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 4.3% is either rivers or lakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rekingen
Rekingen is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Zurzach (district), Zurzach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Aargau, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Aargau, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. History In 1956 an excavation discovered the remains of a Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman era estate (made with bricks from the Legio XI Claudia, 11th and Legio XXI Rapax, 21st Legion in Vindonissa). Another excavation discovered Alamanni graves to the north of the train station. The modern municipality of Rekingen is first mentioned in 1261 as ''Rechunch''. Rekingen belonged to the court of Klingnau, which from 1415 until 1798 was under the High, middle and low justice, high court of Baden. The low court right lay with the Bishop (Catholic Church), Bishop of Bish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiserstuhl, Aargau
Kaiserstuhl is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The small town is listed as a heritage site of national significance. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. History Kaiserstuhl is first mentioned around 1227–34 as ''domino Arnoldo de Keiserstul''. In 1236 it was mentioned as ''de Kayserstule''. The name and coat of arms come from the Freiherr of Kaiserstuhl, whose castle guarded the right bank of the Rhine. In 1359, the name of the castle changed to Rotwasserstelz Castle. The sale of remote properties lying on both sides of the Rhine to Wettingen Abbey by Rudolf of Kaiserstuhl and his wife Adelheid von Tengen in 1254/55 enabled the expansion of the settlement on left bank of the Rhine. The wall and upper tower (raised to today's height after a fire in 1360) are dated ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldingen, Aargau
Baldingen is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located only 2 km south of the border with Germany. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. History Baldingen is first mentioned in 1317 as ''Baldingen'', although the area had already been settled by the Alamanni for centuries. During the Middle Ages it was the seat of a minor noble family. Until 1415 it was under the high court of the Habsburgs. After the conquest of the Aargau, it was part of the County of Baden. The court and justice rights were held by a large number of private owners. It was part of the parish of Zurzach until 1883 when it joined with Böbikon to form their own parish. The parish church of St. Agatha, a Catholic neo-Gothic structure with Art Nouveau elements, was built in 1898 by Charles Moser. Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rietheim, Aargau
Rietheim is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, Böbikon, Kaiserstuhl, Rekingen, Rietheim, Rümikon and Wislikofen merged into the new municipality of Zurzach. History Rietheim is first mentioned in 1239 as ''Riethein''. In the 13th Century the noble family of Rietheim is mentioned. The village belonged to the court of Klingnau, which from 1415 until 1798 was under the high court of Baden. The low court right lay with the Bishop of Constance and was exercised by Zurzach Abbey. During the Protestant Reformation the majority of the citizens converted of the new faith. In 1915 the Swiss Sodafabrik (renamed Solvay in 1922) was awarded a concession for the exploitation of salt in the ''Rietheimerfeld''. The project was abandoned in the early 1960s because of severe land subsidence. Since 1876 it was given a railroad station and connected to the Koblenz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siglistorf
Siglistorf is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Siglistorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.4% 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 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 51.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 23.6% is used for growing crops and 16.7% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schneisingen
Schneisingen is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Located in the Surb river valley, Schneisingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 49.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 40.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 38.4% is used for growing crops and 9.2% is pastures, while 1.8% is used f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
