Fisibach is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
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
Wislik ...
in the
canton of
Aargau in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
History
While some scattered items from the
Bronze Age
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were discovered in Fisibach, the first evidence of a settlement is a
Roman era
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watchtower
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along the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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River. The modern village of Fisibach is first mentioned in 1050 as ''Fusibach''.
[ The owners of Waldhausen Castle in the hamlet of Waldhausen, granted St. Blaise's Abbey extensive landholdings around their castle in 1113. However, by the 15th century, the castle was abandoned. On a rock in the Rhine was the Schwarzwasserstelz Castle. This castle, after 1363, was in the possession of the ]Bishop of Constance
The Prince-Bishopric of Constance, (german: Hochstift Konstanz, Fürstbistum Konstanz, Bistum Konstanz) was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the mid-12th century until its secularisation in 1802–1803. In his dua ...
, and from 1589 to 1831 in the hands of the Tschudi family of Glarus
, neighboring_municipalities= Glarus Nord, Glarus Süd, Muotathal (SZ), Innerthal (SZ)
, twintowns= Wiesbaden-Biebrich (Germany)
}
Glarus (; gsw, Glaris; french: Glaris; it, Glarona; rm, Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus ...
. In 1875 it was demolished during the construction of the Rhine Valley Railway. The railroad did not have a station in Fisibach. The owner of Schwarzwasserstelz held the low court rights over Fisibach, while the ''Vogt
During the Middle Ages, an (sometimes given as modern English: advocate; German: ; French: ) was an office-holder who was legally delegated to perform some of the secular responsibilities of a major feudal lord, or for an institution such as ...
'' of Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...
held those rights in Waldhausen and Hägelen.[
The residents of Fisibach were part of the ]Hohentengen
Hohentengen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
until 1842, when they became part of the Kaiserstuhl parish. A village chapel was built in the 17th century.
Agriculture dominated the economy until the mid-20th century.
Geography
Fisibach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 43.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.2% 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 2.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.4% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 29.9% is used for growing crops and 12.8% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.[
The municipality is located in the Zurzach district, at the end of the Fisibach valley. It lies in the northeastern part of Aargau and is neighbored with the Canton of Zürich. The neighboring municipalities are Bachs and ]Weiach
Weiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Weiach is first mentioned in 1271. It has belonged to Swiss Confederation since 1424. Since 1962 there has been a gravel industry located i ...
. The place prior to modern times was Visibachs and differed from Obervisibachs (now Bachs in the Canton of Zurich). It consists of the ''haufendorf'' village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Fisibach and the hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
of Burenmüli, Hägelen and Waldhausen.
Coat of arms
The blazon
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of the municipal coat of arms
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is ''Azure three Wagtails statant Azure beaked and membered Gules on a Bar Or.''
Demographics
Fisibach has a population () of , 15.2% of the population are foreign nationals.[Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung]
accessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.3%. Most of the population () speaks German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
(91.7%), with Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
being second most common ( 1.9%) and French being third ( 1.7%).[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 17-June-2010
The age distribution, , in Fisibach is; 39 children or 10.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 38 teenagers or 10.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 45 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 46 people or 12.7% are between 30 and 39, 73 people or 20.1% are between 40 and 49, and 56 people or 15.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 33 people or 9.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 21 people or 5.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 11 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there is 1 person who is between 90 and older.[Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)]
accessed 20 January 2010
the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 45.1% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
A mortgage loan or simply mortgage (), in civil law jurisdicions known also as a hypothec loan, is a loan used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or by existing property owners to raise funds for any ...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 19 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 63 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 60 homes with 5 or more persons in the household.[ , there were 144 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household.][ there were 69 single family homes (or 41.1% of the total) out of a total of 168 homes and apartments.][Statistical Department of Canton Aargau]
accessed 20 January 2010 There were a total of 7 empty apartments for a 4.2% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.[
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.23% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.49%), the ]Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
(14.86%) and the SP (12%). In the federal election, a total of 116 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
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was 44.3%.
The historical population is given in the following table:[
]
Heritage sites of national significance
The ''Bleiche'', a part of the Roman Rhine fortifications, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Economy
, Fisibach had an unemployment rate of 2.09%. , there were 30 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 41 people are employed in the secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...
and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 78 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
, with 12 businesses in this sector.[
there were 206 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 146 or about 70.9% of the residents worked outside Fisibach while 31 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 91 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen]
accessed 21 January 2010 Of the working population, 10.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 50% used a private car.[
]
Religion
From the , 165 or 45.7% were Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, while 140 or 38.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...
.[Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009]
accessed 20 January 2010
Education
In Fisibach about 74.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule
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'').[ Of the school age population (), there are 62 students attending ]primary school
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in the municipality.[ The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The children of the hamlet of Waldhausen attend school in ]Bachs
Bachs is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Bachs is first mentioned in 1100 as ''Fusebach'' and ''Fuisipach''. In 1384 the village section of Altbachs (Old Bachs) was mentioned as ''O ...
in the Canton of Zürich
The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the ...
.
References
*Bucher, H; Oertli-Cajacob, C: ''Fisibach – ein Dorf und seine Geschichte'' (''Fisibach - A Village and its History''), Fisibach, 1995
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