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Mägenwil
Mägenwil is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Baden (district, Aargau), Baden in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Mägenwil is first mentioned in 924 as ''Maganwilare''. In 1273 it was mentioned as ''Echwile''. Geography Mägenwil has an area, , of . Of this area, 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (24%) is settled. The municipality is located in the Baden district, on the southern edge of the ''Birrfeld'' region. It consists of the linear village of Mägenwil and the hamlet (place), hamlets of Eckwil with which it was grown together. Before 1905 Eckwil was an independent municipality. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules a Poppy Seedpod Or slipped and leaved.'' Demographics Mägenwil has a population (as of ) of . , 17.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mägenwil Railway Station
Mägenwil is a railway station in the Mägenwil, municipality of Mägenwil in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Aargau. The station is located on the Heitersberg railway line, Heitersberg line. The station was rebuilt in 2019–2023 to permit the construction of a new connecting track between the Heitersberg line and the Brugg–Hendschiken railway line. Services the following services stop at Mägenwil: * Zürich S-Bahn : half-hourly service between and ; hourly service to or ; rush-hour service to . References External links * * Railway stations in the canton of Aargau Swiss Federal Railways stations {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden (district, Aargau)
Baden District is a district in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The district capital is the town of Baden, Switzerland, Baden and the largest municipality is Wettingen, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). The district has a total of 25 municipalities, an area of , and a population () of about 138,000. Geography Baden District has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.5% is forested. The rest of the land, (22.4%) is settled. History The district is descended from the historic County of Baden, which was dissolved in 1798 upon the creation of the short-lived Canton of Baden (1798–1803). The first district of Baden existed during the existence of that canton, covering part of the former county, and upon its merging into the canton of Aargau, the contemporary district was formed. Upon the merging of the canton of Baden into Aargau in 1803, the district gained the municipalities of Würenlingen, Bellikon, Künten, Remets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S11 (ZVV)
The S11 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S11 is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Aargau. At , trains of the S11 service usually depart from underground tracks () 41–44 ( Museumstrasse station). Route * Line S11 commences at Aarau station, in the canton of Aargau. It follows the Heitersberg line as far as Killwangen-Spreitenbach station, and then the Baden to Zürich line as far as Dietikon station and the approaches to Zürich Hauptbahnhof station. Passing through the lower level platforms at this station, the line then passes through the Hirschengraben and Zürichberg tunnels, and Stettbach station, before joining the Zürich to Winterthur line. The S11 follows this line as far as Winterthur Hauptbahnhof station, running non-stop between Stettbach and Winterthur. From Winterthur it runs either over the Tösstalbahn as far as Sennhof-Kybu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunegg
Brunegg is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Brunegg is first mentioned in first half of the 12th century as ''Bruneco''. In 1273 it was mentioned as ''Brunegge''. Brunegg castle was built on a hill at the edge of the Jura mountains in the 13th century. This castle was probably built, together with Wildegg castle in nearby Wildegg, as part of the Habsburg border defenses. The castle was occupied by Habsburg knights, including Schenken von Brunegg and Gessler von Meienberg. In 1415 the castle was besieged by Bernese troops, but they lifted siege after a counterattack. However, Bern conquered the Aargau, and awarded the fief to the Segenser or Segesser family. Between 1538 and 1798, the castle was subordinate to the governor of Lenzburg. In 1815 it became the property of the Hünerwadel family of Lenzburg. The current owners of the castle, the Salis family, inherited the castle through marriage from the Hünerwade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birrhard
Birrhard is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Brugg (district), Brugg in Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located about south east of the town of Brugg. History Birrhard is first mentioned in 1254 as ''Birharth'' when it belonged to the House of Habsburg, Habsburgs. The authority over the village went to the monastery Königsfelden Abbey, Königsfelden in Windisch, Switzerland, Windisch in 1397. After the secularization of the monastery in 1528, the authority went to Bern. Geography Birrhard has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.7% is either rivers or lakes.Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hägglingen
Hägglingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Bremgarten (district), Bremgarten in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History The first evidence of a settlement comes from tumulus, barrows from the Hallstatt culture, Hallstatt period. There is also evidence of small Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman era settlements. The first mention of modern Hägglingen is in 1036 when Counts of Lenzburg, Count Ulrich von Lenzburg granted the church and farm of ''Hekelingen'' to Beromünster. In the acknowledgments of Emperor Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry III in 1045, the village of ''Hackelingen'' was mentioned. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick I Barbarossa acknowledged the grants to the village in 1173. The Vogtei (bailiwick) went from the Lenzburg family to the House of Kyburg, Kyburgs and then in 1273 to the Lords of Hallwyl. The High, middle and low justice, high court rights were exercised by the House of Habsb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Othmarsingen
Othmarsingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lenzburg (district), Lenzburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Mesolithic siliceous rock objects and tools and Hallstatt culture, Hallstatt era graves indicate that the Othmarsingen area was prehistorically occupied. Othmarsingen is first mentioned around 1184-90 as ''Otewizzingin''. The modern municipality was formed from the village of Othmarsingen, part of the settlement along the north-west road and the village of Hüttwilen (which was last mentioned as an independent village in 1504). In the Middle Ages the High, middle and low justice, high court right was held by the House of Habsburg, Habsburgs, and after 1415 it was held by Bern. The lower court right belonged to various aristocratic families until 1484 when it went to Bern. The court that constituted Othmarsingen also included, Ammerswil, Dintikon and Brunegg in 1539 and was under a bailiff. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wohlenschwil
Wohlenschwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Baden (district, Aargau), Baden in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History On June 3, 1653 Wohlenschwil was the site of the Battle of Wohlenschwil, which ended the Swiss peasant war of 1653. Despite a peace treaty which had been signed between the peasants and the city of Bern, on May 30, 1653, Zürich assembled an army under the command of Conrad Werdmüller with the task to break any armed resistance once and for all times. Some 8,000 men with 800 horses and 18 cannonsStüssi-Lauterburg, J.; Luginbühl, H.; Gasser, A.; Greminger, A. (2003): ''Verachtet Herrenpossen! Verschüchet fremde Gäst!'', Verlag Merker im Effingerhof, Lenzburg; 2003. ;p. 57.Wahlen, H.; Jaggi, E. (1952): ''Der schweizerische Bauernkrieg 1653 und die seitherige Entwicklung des Bauernstandes'', Buchverlag Verbandsdruckerei, Bern, 1952. Published on the occasion of the tricentennial of the peas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
