Bözberg is a

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in the district of

Brugg Brugg (sometimes written as Brugg AG in order to distinguish it from other ''Brugg''s) is a Switzerland, Swiss Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality and a List of towns in Switzerland, town in the canton of Aargau and is the seat of the Bru ...

in canton of

Aargau Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau. Aargau is one of the most nort ...

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. It ceased to exist in 1873, when it was split into the two new municipalities Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of

Gallenkirch Gallenkirch is a former municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Gallenkirch, Linn, Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg merged to form the new municipality of Bözberg. ...

, Linn,

Oberbözberg Oberbözberg is a former municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Gallenkirch, Linn, Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg merged to form the new municipality of Bözberg ...

and

Unterbözberg Unterbözberg is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Brugg (district), Brugg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Gallenkirch, Linn, Swi ...

merged to form the new municipality of Bözberg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013

History

Gallenkirch

Gallenkirch is first mentioned in 1338 as ''Gallenkilch''. During the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

, Gallenkirch was part of the district of Hornussen under the city of

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. Religiously, until the

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the residents were also part of the

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of Hornussen. The local chapel was dedicated to

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, but is no longer standing. Portions of the structure were incorporated into a later building. After the Reformation the village became part of the reformed parish of Bözberg. Under

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ese rule (1460-1798) the village was part of the Thalheim court. In the 19th and 20th century, several attempts to merge Gallenkirch into the village of Linn failed. However, since 1917, children attend the local school in Linn, and other infrastructure problems are solved through inter-municipal cooperation. In Gallenkirch there is no shopping or other economy. Today's inhabitants are farmers or commuters to the nearby industrial centers.

Linn

Linn is first mentioned around 1303-08 as ''ze Linne''. In 1307 it was mentioned as ''ze Lind''. The name is probably connected with the 500- to 800-year-old, legendary Linden tree which is east of Linn. In the

it probably belonged to the

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ei of Elfingen. In 1460 it was incorporated as part of the court of Bözberg in the

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. Initially, its inhabitants were part of the Elfingen-Bözen

, and after 1649 the Bözberg parish. Before the Reformation in 1528, it possessed a chapel. Agriculture was the major economic activity up into the middle of the 19th century. Due to declining opportunities in the mid-19th century, many of the farming families migrated away. By the end of the 20th century there were seven farms, while most other workers in the region were working in Brugg. Since the 1990s, Linn has been accessible by Postauto.

Oberbözberg

Oberbözberg is first mentioned in 1189 as ''Bozeberch''. Until 1873, the municipality was part of Bözberg, which split into Oberbözberg and

.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010

Unterbözberg

Unterbözberg is first mentioned in 1189 as ''Bozeberch''.

Geography

The former municipalities that now make up Bözberg have a total combined area of . Gallenkirch had an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads).
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 The former municipality is located west of the mountain pass through which the modern Bözbergstrasse runs. Gallenkirch is from downtown

, the district seat. The former municipality is bounded with

in the northeast, Linn to the south and

Effingen Effingen is a former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Brugg (district), Brugg in Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bözen, Effingen, Elfingen and ...

to the northeast. Linn had an area, , of . Of this area, or 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads). The former municipality is located on a plateau of the Bözberg and south-west of the pass over the mountain. It consists of the

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of Linn. Oberbözberg had an area, , of . Of this area, or 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes. The former municipality consists of the

of Oberbözberg and the

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

of Ueberthal as well as scattered farms. Unterbözberg had an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Demographics

The total population of Bözberg () is .

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1100 height:500 PlotArea = top:10 left:100 bottom:90 right:100 Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1600 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:300 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:60 start:0 Colors= id:BU value:yellowgreen legend:Gallenkirch id:LI value:green legend:Linn id:OB value:blue legend:Oberbözberg id:UN value:red legend:Unterbözberg id:BO value:yellow legend: Pre-1873_Bözberg PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:109 text:"109" color:BU bar:1860 from: 0 till:101 text:"101" color:BU bar:1870 from: 0 till:91 text:"91" color:BU bar:1880 from: 0 till:86 text:"86" color:BU bar:1890 from: 0 till:88 text:"88" color:BU bar:1900 from: 0 till:92 text:"92" color:BU bar:1910 from: 0 till:82 text:"82" color:BU bar:1920 from: 0 till:78 text:"78" color:BU bar:1930 from: 0 till:76 text:"76" color:BU bar:1940 from: 0 till:88 text:"88" color:BU bar:1950 from: 0 till:79 text:"79" color:BU bar:1960 from: 0 till:69 text:"69" color:BU bar:1970 from: 0 till:65 text:"65" color:BU bar:1980 from: 0 till:69 text:"69" color:BU bar:1990 from: 0 till:97 text:"97" color:BU bar:2000 from: 0 till:121 text:"121" color:BU bar:1850 from: 109 till:280 text:"171" color:LI bar:1860 from: 101 till:265 text:"164" color:LI bar:1870 from: 91 till:246 text:"155" color:LI bar:1880 from: 86 till:247 text:"161" color:LI bar:1890 from: 88 till:231 text:"143" color:LI bar:1900 from: 92 till:222 text:"130" color:LI bar:1910 from: 82 till:194 text:"112" color:LI bar:1920 from: 78 till:188 text:"110" color:LI bar:1930 from: 76 till:190 text:"114" color:LI bar:1940 from: 88 till:193 text:"105" color:LI bar:1950 from: 79 till:192 text:"113" color:LI bar:1960 from: 69 till:180 text:"111" color:LI bar:1970 from: 65 till:167 text:"102" color:LI bar:1980 from: 69 till:160 text:"91" color:LI bar:1990 from: 97 till:203 text:"106" color:LI bar:2000 from: 121 till:233 text:"112" color:LI bar:1880 from: 247 till:583 text:"336" color:OB bar:1890 from: 231 till:543 text:"312" color:OB bar:1900 from: 222 till:505 text:"283" color:OB bar:1910 from: 194 till:444 text:"250" color:OB bar:1920 from: 188 till:450 text:"262" color:OB bar:1930 from: 190 till:462 text:"272" color:OB bar:1940 from: 193 till:464 text:"271" color:OB bar:1950 from: 192 till:456 text:"264" color:OB bar:1960 from: 180 till:474 text:"294" color:OB bar:1970 from: 167 till:469 text:"302" color:OB bar:1980 from: 160 till:457 text:"297" color:OB bar:1990 from: 203 till:578 text:"375" color:OB bar:2000 from: 233 till:767 text:"534" color:OB bar:1880 from: 583 till:1088 text:"505" color:UN bar:1890 from: 543 till:983 text:"440" color:UN bar:1900 from: 505 till:915 text:"410" color:UN bar:1910 from: 444 till:880 text:"436" color:UN bar:1920 from: 450 till:868 text:"418" color:UN bar:1930 from: 462 till:878 text:"416" color:UN bar:1940 from: 464 till:894 text:"430" color:UN bar:1950 from: 456 till:948 text:"492" color:UN bar:1960 from: 474 till:1016 text:"542" color:UN bar:1970 from: 469 till:1057 text:"588" color:UN bar:1980 from: 457 till:1044 text:"587" color:UN bar:1990 from: 578 till:1235 text:"657" color:UN bar:2000 from: 767 till:1516 text:"749" color:UN bar:1850 from: 280 till:1340 text:"1,060" color:BO bar:1860 from: 265 till:1191 text:"926" color:BO bar:1870 from: 246 till:1150 text:"904" color:BO

Sights

The village of Linn, the hamlet of Ueberthal and the village church of Bözberg are designated as part of the

Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage. Sites of national importance Types The types are based on t ...

.ISOS site
accessed 05-Apr-2010

Weather

Unterbözberg has an average of 136.4 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives of

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. The wettest month is June during which time Unterbözberg receives an average of of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.9 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.3, but with only of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of of precipitation over 11.9 days., the weather station elevation is 514 meters above sea level.

References

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