Aeugst am Albis

Aeugst am Albis
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Zurich (ZH)
District :	Affoltern
BFS no. :	0001
Postal code :	8914 Aeugst am Albis 8914 Aeugstertal
Coordinates :	679 205  /  235736 coordinates: 47 ° 16 '4 "  N , 8 ° 29' 7"  O ; CH1903:  679205  /  235736
Height :	696  m above sea level M.
Height range :	533-887 m above sea level M.
Area :	7.91  km²
Residents:	1982 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	215 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	13.7% (December 31, 2018)
Mayor :	Nadja Hausherr ( FDP )
Website:	www.aeugst-albis.ch
Location of the municipality

Aeugst am Albis (officially called Aeugst until 1976 and popularly known today) is a municipality in the Affoltern district of the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .

geography

Historical aerial photo from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1925

Aeugst and the associated hamlets Aeugstertal , Müliberg , Habersaat and Wengi are almost in a circle around the wooded Aeugsterberg 829  m above sea level. M. around. The Reppisch forces its way past this through the upper Reppisch Valley to Birmensdorf . Topographically, the municipality is divided into two parts: the Reppischtal and the southern slope on the Aeugsterberg, which extends into the Jonental . Accordingly, the waters of the municipality flow on the one hand with the Reppisch into the Limmat and on the other hand with the Jonenbach into the Reuss , until they unite in Switzerland's moated castle .

The Türlersee , from which the Reppisch rises, is an important local recreation area and is largely located in the municipality of Aeugst. The lowest point in the community is Wengi in the Jonental at 536  m above sea level. M. and the highest is at 885  m above sea level. M. on the crest of the Albis.

Türlersee with the hamlets of Habersaat and Albis

history

The first settlements in the municipality was Aeugst, at that time Ousta which was first made tangible in 876/887. The Borsikon , which no longer exists today and was located in what is now Aeugstertal , is mentioned as Porsinchova in 883. In the Chloster house in Aeugstertal there was the Beguine monastery , which was closed before 1500 . Aeugst has been part of the Knonau Bailiwick since 1512 .

The Aeugster Church was built in 1667. There were also military arguments with which the theologian Hansrudolf Wirz was able to convince the cantonal government of the construction project for the Aeugster Church. The location of the church would be "a shock to the enemy in an emergency," he wrote to Zurich. The five catholic places (LU, UR, SZ, UW, ZG) were probably meant, the confessionalization was not yet complete.

coat of arms

Blazon

In silver, a crouching red squirrel, gnawing a golden nut.

population

Population development
year	Residents
1454	approx. 50
1695	408
1800	573
1900	607
1940	538
1990	1230
1995	1382
2000	1520
2005	1606
2010	1822
2015	1986

economy

In addition to agriculture, there was a textile industry in the Aeugstertal, especially in the 19th century . In the Riedhof mine in the hamlet of Aeugstertal, coal was mined primarily during the Second World War. With the importance of hydropower as a source of energy, the location also lost its attraction. Today Aeugst is a rural agglomeration of Zurich .

Reformed Church from 1667

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Aeugst am Albis

literature

• Hermann Fietz: The art monuments of the canton of Zurich, Volume I: The districts of Affoltern and Andelfingen. (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 7). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1938. DNB 365803030 .

Web links

Commons : Aeugst am Albis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Aeugst am Albis
• Statistical data for the municipality of Aeugst am Albis
• Ernst Benninger: Aeugst am Albis. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Link catalog on the subject of Aeugst am Albis at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Data on the resident population by home, gender and age (community profile). Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on December 22, 2019 .