Aeschi SO

SO is the abbreviation for the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Aeschi .

Aeschi
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Solothurn (SO)
District :	Water authority
BFS no. :	2511
Postal code :	4556
Coordinates :	616 970  /  225690 coordinates: 47 ° 10 '55 "  N , 7 ° 39' 45"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred sixteen thousand nine hundred and seventy  /  225690
Height :	500  m above sea level M.
Height range :	464-596 m above sea level M.
Area :	5.48  km²
Residents:	1214 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	222 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.aeschi-so.ch
Aeschi with Burgäschisee
Location of the municipality

Aeschi is a municipality in the Wasseramt district of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland , not to be confused with Aeschi bei Spiez , another political municipality, but in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district of the canton of Bern . Since January 1, 2012, the previous municipality of Steinhof has been part of the municipality of Aeschi (SO) as a Solothurn exclave in the Bernese Oberaargau.

geography

Aerial photograph by Walter Mittelholzer (1926)

The community of Aeschi consists of the districts Aeschi, Burgäschi and Steinhof. The Burgäschisee is located south of Burgäschi .

Neighboring communities are: in the north Etziken , Bolken ; in the east Niederönz , Herzogenbuchsee , Bettenhausen and Hermiswil ; Seeberg in the south ; in the west three courtyards .

history

• Stone Age: There were lakeside settlements on the Äschisee.
• 1252: first documentary mention of Aeschi. The name probably goes back to the term «location of Eschen».
• 14th century: The castle near the lake, built around 1100 by the Knights of Esche , was destroyed by the troops of the cities of Bern and Solothurn .
• 1361: The lower jurisdiction in Aeschi passed to Solothurn. The high level of jurisdiction remained with Bern.
• 1665: In the Treaty of Wynigen, Bern renounced high jurisdiction.
• 1683: With the inauguration of St. Anna's Church, Aeschi became an independent parish in the Diocese of Constance .
• 1829: Burgäschi broke away from the large community and formed an independent community of Solothurn residents.
• 1941–1943: Lowering of the Burgäschisees by 2 meters to gain arable land ( Wahlen plan ).
• 1994: Burgäschi and Aeschi reunited to form a community.
• Around 2000: at Aeschi, construction of the Hersiwil tunnel on the new Mattstetten – Rothrist railway line .
• 2012: The Steinhof community merged with the Aeschi community.

coat of arms

Blazon

Yellow square measure in red over a green three-point mountain, covered with a black anchor, the handle of which is paw-shaped and the two tips of which are studded with a yellow six-pointed star, topped by such stars

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Aeschi SO

See also

• Burgäschi stage

Web links

Commons : Aeschi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Aeschi SO
• Urs Zurschmiede: Aeschi (SO). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Urs Zurschmiede: Burgäschi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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 .