Ehrendingen 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

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 is ...

in the canton of

Aargau Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...

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

Ehrendingen was formed on 1 January 2006 from the union of

Oberehrendingen Ehrendingen is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Ehrendingen was formed on 1 January 2006 from the union of Oberehrendingen and Unterehrendingen, which have existed as separate municipalit ...

and

Unterehrendingen Ehrendingen is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Ehrendingen was formed on 1 January 2006 from the union of Oberehrendingen and Unterehrendingen, which have existed as separate municipaliti ...

, which have existed as separate municipalities since 1825.

Geography

Ehrendingen has an area, , of . Of this area, 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality lies on the northern foot of the Lägern. It belongs to the Zurich Metropolitan Area, though is on the edge of the Area. The next largest city would be

, which has a population of about 17,000. The two parts of the village has grown together and follow a creek where it rises to the

Lägern The Lägern (also spelled ''Lägeren''; 866 m) is a wooded mountain of the Jura Mountains, stretching from Baden to Dielsdorf, about 15 km north-west of Zurich. The culminating point is located 1 km west of Hochwacht within the canton ...

. In 2006 the municipality was created through the merger of Oberehrendingen and Unterehrendingen.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010

Demographics

Ehrendingen has a population (as of ) of . , 14.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung
accessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (92.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.5%) and English being third ( 1.0%).
accessed 5 February 2010 The age distribution, , in Ehrendingen is; 458 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 497 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 393 people or 9.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 525 people or 13.2% are between 30 and 39, 727 people or 18.3% are between 40 and 49, and 532 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 447 people or 11.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 271 people or 6.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 106 people or 2.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 10 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)
accessed 20 January 2010 According to the

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

in 2000, 52.3% were

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *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 ...

, 31.8%

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

, 2.2%

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

and 1.4% belong to another faith. In the

2007 federal election This electoral calendar 2007 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2007 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not i ...

the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.8% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the CVP (17.1%), and the FDP (10.8%).

Coat of arms

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 ...

of the

blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The vis ...

reads: Divided by blue, with the dividing line, yellow deer border and white, from cracked green fir, the symbols of the sub-arms of

and

Education

Ehrendingen has four

kindergartens Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...

, a

primary school A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary e ...

, a

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

and a

Realschule ''Realschule'' () is a type of secondary school in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It has also existed in Croatia (''realna gimnazija''), the Austrian Empire, the German Empire, Denmark and Norway (''realskole''), Sweden (''realskola''), ...

. The highest school, the Bezirksschule ( district school), may be visited in Baden or in Endingen. After four years in the Bezirksschule students with a good grade point average (4,7) can go to the Kantonsschule (

state school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary educational institution, schools that educate all students without charge. They are ...

college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering ...

), which lasts 4 years and is located in Baden. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ehrendingen about 84.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...

''). Of the school age population (), there are 341 students attending

, there are 139 students attending

in the municipality.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009
accessed 20 January 2010

Transport and Traffic

Ehrendingen is located on the Route 17, between Baden and the

Surb Surbtal is a river valley region in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Geography The ''Surbtal'' (literally ''Surb valley'') is situated parallel to the Limmat Valley (''Limmattal'') in the Baden and Zurzach districts of the Canton of Aargau ...

valley, a side road leads to

Freienwil Freienwil is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Freienwil is first mentioned around 1227–1234 as ''Friginwillare''. Geography Freienwil has an area, , of . Of this area, 52.6% is used f ...

. The village is enclosed by three

Postauto PostAuto Switzerland, PostBus Ltd. (known as in Swiss Standard German (), in Swiss French (), in Swiss Italian (), and in Romansh () is a subsidiary company of the Swiss Post, which provides regional and rural bus services throughout Swit ...

lines that traffic from Baden to Endingen (352), Baden to Freienwil (353) and Baden to Kaiserstuhl (354). Ehrendingen has six bus stations (Höhtal, Breitwies, Post, Niedermatt, Unterdorf, Tiefenwaag). The Postauto line 353 only goes as far as bus station Niedermatt before turning off to Freienwil. The neighboring village

Niederweningen Niederweningen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Niederweningen is first mentioned between 1096 and 1111 as ''Waningen''. In 1269 it was mentioned as ''Nidirunweningin''. The railway ...

has a railway station to Zurich.

Economy

, Ehrendingen had an unemployment rate of 2.08%. , there were 88 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 30 businesses involved in this sector. 165 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 construction. ...

and there are 47 businesses in this sector. 365 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 75 businesses in this sector.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of Aargau