Dornach SO
| SO is the abbreviation for the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Dornach . |
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Solothurn (SO)
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| District : | Dorneck |
| BFS no. : | 2473 |
| Postal code : | 4143 |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH DOR |
| Coordinates : | 613 526 / 258 726 |
| Height : | 338 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 281–689 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 5.79 km² |
| Residents: | 6780 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 1171 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.dornach.ch |
 Local history museum in the former church of St. Mauritius |
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Dornach (in dialect: Dornech or Dornecht ) is a political municipality and the capital of the Dorneck district in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland .
geography
Dornach's border forms the Gempen plateau on the mountain side and the Birs on the valley side . Dornach is connected to the Jura Railway line from Basel to Delsberg and shares its train station with the Basel-Landschaft community of Arlesheim . The tram line 10 of Baselland Transport AG (BLT) from Basel also ends at Bahnhofplatz .
The area is 574 ha . In 2014, 46% of this was accounted for by forest, 36% by settlements, 17% by agriculture and less than 1% by unproductive land.
Neighboring communities are, starting from the north: Arlesheim BL , Gempen , Hochwald , Duggingen BL , Aesch and Reinach BL .
population
- Proportion of foreigners: 23%.
- Religion: 34% Roman Catholic , 22% Reformed
coat of arms
Description of coat of arms : The coat of arms shows two black hinges facing away from each other on a white background. This is at the same time the coat of arms of the district and the Efringer, who were the owners of the Dorneck Castle from 1394 to 1485 .
history
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Tornach (with the Latin ablative ending -o ): Johannes de Tornacho, d. H. "[People priest] Johannes von Dornach"; the name means "at the estate of the turn".
The mention of 1284 in the interest book of the St. Alban monastery in Basel is certain . The monastery must have acquired its property in Dornach between 1083 (the founding of the St. Alban monastery) and 1284. Accordingly, settlement activity in Dornach could be assumed for the 12th century. The village church of Oberdornach is mentioned for the first time in 1301.
The Battle of Dornach in the Swabian War of 1499 ended with the victory of the Confederates. In 1672 the Capuchins received permission to found a monastery in Dornach, which was consecrated in 1676. Like all Solothurn communities, Dornach was until the thirteen-place Confederation was broken up by the French in 1798, a pure community of local residents for the use of "Wunn und Weid, Holz und Feld". With the formation of communities in the 19th century, political disputes arose between residents and citizens of Dornach over the respective rights. The battle band supervised by the Capuchins had to give way to the new Jura Railway in 1874 . On March 10, 1908, the deed of elimination, with which the municipal assets were distributed between the residents and the civil parish , was signed. The separation of the communities in Dornach was thus completed.
Healthcare
Dornach has a public hospital with 24-hour emergency care. It belongs to the clinic network of the Solothurn hospitals .
Attractions
- Capuchin monastery, was a religious and pastoral center in north-western Switzerland for over 330 years
- Battle memorial from 1949 in memory of the Battle of Dornach in the Swabian War (1499), a 22 meter long relief wall
- Cantonal administration
- Dornachbrugg village center
- Old Birs bridge with the Nepomuk statue
- Schwarzbubenland local history museum in the former Catholic parish church of St. Mauritius
- Old rectory (today a community center)
- Municipal administration (old school building)
- New Catholic Parish Church of St. Mauritius (1937–1939) by Hermann Baur , an example of the New Building style .
- Village center Oberdornach
- Dorneck castle ruins
- Goetheanum and other buildings in the style of anthroposophical architecture
photos
Detail battle memorial
Parish hall
Front view of the Goetheanum in Dornach
At the Kühne Kisten soap box race
Personalities
- Thomas Brunnschweiler (* 1954), writer and journalist
- Isla Eckinger (* 1939), jazz bassist
- Daniele Ganser (* 1972), historian and publicist, lives in Dornach
- Gaetano Giallanza (* 1974), Italian football player
- Benjamin Huggel (* 1977), football player
- Josef Anton Saladin (1908–1996), Roman Catholic priest, church musician and university professor
- Albert Steffen (1884–1963), theosophist, anthroposophist and poet
- Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), Austrian esotericist and philosopher, died in Dornach and buried in the park of the Goetheanum
- Otto Stich (1927–2012), Federal Councilor (SP)
- Arthur Stoll (1887–1971), chemist, died in Dornach
- Daniel Urech (* 1983), City Council and Cantonal Council (Greens)
literature
- Gottlieb Loertscher: The art monuments of the canton of Solothurn, Volume III: The districts of Thal, Thierstein, Dorneck. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 38). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1957, DNB 750089342 .
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Dornach
- Anna C. Fridrich: Dornach. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Lexicon of Swiss municipality names ; ed. from the Center de Dialectologie at the University of Neuchâtel under the direction of Andres Kristol. Frauenfeld 2005.
- ^ Béatrice Koch: The Mauritius Church in Dornach. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 698, Series 70). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2001, ISBN 3-85782-698-3 .