Hirschthal AG

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Hirschthal
Hirschthal coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Aarauw
BFS no. : 4007i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5042
Coordinates : 646429  /  241067 coordinates: 47 ° 19 '8 "  N , 8 ° 3' 10"  O ; CH1903:  646429  /  241067
Height : 444  m above sea level M.
Height range : 435–652 m above sea level M.
Area : 3.53  km²
Residents: 1612 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 457 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		10.9% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.hirschthal.ch
Hirschthal

Hirschthal
Location of the municipality
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Hirschthal ( Swiss German : Herschtu, ˈhɪrʃtʊ ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Aarau district and is located in the lower Suhrental , around eight kilometers south of the canton's capital Aarau .

geography

The village is located east of the Suhre at the exit of a two-kilometer-long side valley that runs towards the east and is simply called the "valley". The narrow side valley is bordered by two steep hills, the Egg ( 592  m above sea level ) in the north and the Gschneit ( 598  m above sea level ) in the south. At the eastern end of the valley there is also a steep range of hills, the Hochwacht ( 653  m above sea level ). This also forms the transition to the Wynental . To the west of the village, the Suhrental widens into an extensive plain.

The area of ​​the municipality is 353 hectares , of which 181 hectares are forested and 61 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 653 meters on the Hochwacht, the lowest at 437 meters on the Suhre. Neighboring communities are Muhen in the north, Unterkulm in the east, Schöftland in the south and Holziken in the west. The settlement area has almost merged with that of Schöftland.

history

Aerial photo (1970)

Various brick fragments and the foundation of a building, which were uncovered in 1958, suggest a settlement during Roman times . Hyrztale was first mentioned in a document in 893 in a document from the Fraumünster in Zurich . The place name comes from the Old High German (ze) hirztale and means "in the Hirschtal". In the Middle Ages the village was under the rule of the Counts of Lenzburg , from 1173 on that of the Counts of Kyburg . After these died out, the Habsburgs became the new rulers in 1273.

In 1415 the confederates conquered Aargau. Hirschthal now belonged to the subject area of ​​the city of Bern , the so-called Bernese Aargau . The lower jurisdiction was owned by the Lords of Rupperswil , a Habsburg ministerial family , until 1380 . It then passed to Hallwyler , who in turn sold it to Bern in 1604. Thus Hirschthal was part of the judicial district of Oberentfelden in the Lenzburg office . In 1528 the Bernese introduced the Reformation .

In March 1798 the French took Switzerland, ousted the «Gracious Lords» of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Hirschthal initially belonged to the Kulm district, from 1803 (expansion of Aargau to include the cantons of Baden and Fricktal ) to the Aarau district. The Suhrentalbahn started operating on November 19, 1901. The community was dominated by agriculture until well into the 20th century, but home work for the textile industry was also widespread. From the mid-1970s onwards, Hirschthal became a residential community in the Aarau agglomeration.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "Red deer jumping in white on green ground." The earliest version of this coat of arms appeared on a glass pane in Schöftland's church as early as 1683 . In 1948 the design was revised.

population

Hirschthal village center
Old village school

The population developed as follows:

year 1764 1803 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 219 581 522 609 684 743 878 949 1,111 1,177 1,280 1,457

On December 31, 2019, 1612 people lived in Hirschthal, the proportion of foreigners was 10.9%. In the 2015 census, 43.6% described themselves as Reformed and 20.8% as Roman Catholic ; 35.6% were non-denominational or of other faiths. 94.0% said German as their main language in the 2000 census , 1.7% Italian and 0.8% Albanian .

Politics and law

The assembly of those entitled to vote, the municipal assembly , exercises legislative power. The executing authority is the five-member municipal council . He is elected by the people in the majority procedure, his term of office is four years. The parish council leads and represents the parish. To this end, it implements the resolutions of the municipal assembly and the tasks assigned to it by the canton. The Aarau District Court is the first instance responsible for legal disputes . Hirschthal belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis II (Oberentfelden).

economy

According to the corporate structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, Hirschthal has around 780 jobs, 8% of them in agriculture, 31% in industry and 61% in the service sector. There are three major industrial companies that manufacture transducers , infrared devices and logistics equipment . Most of the employed are commuters and work in and around Aarau .

Smartflower electric car filling station in Hirschthal

traffic

Kantonsstrasse 286 runs through the village from Aarau to Schöftland . The main road 24 from Aarau to Sursee bypasses the village on its west side and also serves as a feeder to the Aarau-West connection to the A1 motorway . Another road leads via Holziken into the Uerkental . The connection to the public transport network is provided by the Suhrentalbahn between Aarau station and Schöftland; the route runs right next to the cantonal road. On weekends there is a night bus from Aarau via Hirschthal and Schöftland to Kölliken .

education

The community has a kindergarten and a school house where primary school is taught. All upper levels ( Realschule , Secondary School and District School ) can be completed in Schöftland . The closest grammar schools are the Alte Kantonsschule and the Neue Kantonsschule , both in Aarau .

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Hirschthal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Beat Zehnder: The community names of the canton of Aargau . In: Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau (Ed.): Argovia . tape 100 . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1991, ISBN 3-7941-3122-3 , p. 198-199 .
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1069, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 18, 2019 .
  6. ^ Martin Hartmann, Hans Weber: The Romans in Aargau . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1985, ISBN 3-7941-2539-8 , p. 172 .
  7. ^ Joseph Galliker, Marcel Giger: Municipal coat of arms of the Canton of Aargau . Lehrmittelverlag des Kantons Aargau, book 2004, ISBN 3-906738-07-8 , p. 177 .
  8. ↑ Population development in the municipalities of the Canton of Aargau since 1850. (Excel) In: Eidg. Volkszählung 2000. Statistics Aargau, 2001, archived from the original on October 8, 2018 ; accessed on May 18, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 18, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Swiss Federal Census 2000: Economic resident population by main language as well as by districts and municipalities. (Excel) Statistics Aargau, archived from the original on August 10, 2018 ; accessed on May 18, 2019 .
  11. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 21, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 18, 2019 .