Altendorf SZ
| SZ is the abbreviation for the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Altendorf . |
| Altendorf SZ | |
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Schwyz (SZ)
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| District : | March |
| BFS no. : | 1341 |
| Postal code : | 8852 |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH OLD |
| Coordinates : | 705 438 / 227773 |
| Height : | 421 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 406–1317 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 20.41 km² |
| Residents: | 7083 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 347 inhabitants per km² |
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Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
20.2% (December 31, 2,015) |
| Website: | www.altendorf.ch |
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Altendorf (in local dialect Altedorf [ ˈɑltəˌd̥oɾf ]) is a village and a political municipality in the district of March in the Swiss canton of Schwyz . It is located on the southern bank of the Obersee and also includes the hamlets Seestatt and Steinegg and the scattered settlements on the Muschelberg, Mittlisberg, Vorderberg and in Schlipf.
geography
The municipality covers 2085 hectares , the highest point (Rinderweidhorn) is 1316 m above sea level. M. , the train station (today's SBB stop ) at 412 m above sea level. M.
The community borders the communities of Freienbach and Einsiedeln to the west , the communities of Lachen and Galgenen to the east and the community of Vorderthal to the south . The northern edge of the village is bounded by Lake Zurich .
history
An early settlement as early as Roman times can be assumed since the excavations at the parish church (1960/61), where in alluvial layers, perhaps from a Roman estate, in addition to pottery shards from the 1st to 3rd centuries AD, five Roman coins (from the period from 14 to 138 AD) and a Gallic coin (Sequani billon from the 3rd or 2nd century BC) came to light. Since 7./8. The settlement by Alemanni has been proven in the 19th century .
The place is mentioned for the first time on August 14, 972 as Rahpendeteswilare in a document from Emperor Otto II , in which goods were confirmed to the Einsiedeln monastery. After the Lords of Rapperswil had already moved their residence to the new castle on the opposite lakeshore in the early 13th century , the addition Latin vetus / dt appears in the 14th century to distinguish them . old ; In 1449, for the first time, it was simply called to the old village .
The Altendorf area first belonged to the Ufenau parish. As an independent parish church belonging to the Lords of Rapperswil, it is only proven in 1275. Lachen separated from the parish Altendorf in 1520 as a separate parish.
Attractions
- Parish church of St. Michael and chapels
railroad
In 1875, under the direction of engineer Bösch, the left bank sea line of the Swiss Northeast Railway was relocated through Altendorf. As a test load, the first steam locomotive then drove through Altendorf on September 17, 1875, and the first train composition on September 20. But it took another 43 years for the first train to stop in Altendorf. On June 1, 1918, the Altendorf railway station was inaugurated in a festive setting.
Today the station is served by the S2 line of the Zurich S-Bahn and is located on the main Zurich-Chur axis.
Etzelwerk AG is
closely related to the electrification of the railroad. In 1937, after a 5-year construction period, the Etzelwerk , which was fed by the Sihlsee , was put into operation. The Etzelwerk, which was later expanded to become a pumped storage power station , is the only large traction power station operated by SBB in the Central Plateau and the Pre-Alps.
Economy, transport
After the village had always been rural, industrialization began in 1950 . Gradually, companies from the construction, transport and graphic arts, shipbuilding, metal spraying , wood, car and machine industries as well as paint and varnish manufacturers settled in Altendorf . The Etzel work AG also has a license to supply to the canton Schwyz with electricity. SBB's own transmission lines carry traction current to Gossau SG , Ziegelbrücke and Sargans.
With the opening of the A3 motorway in November 1973, the development of Altendorf was further influenced. Another important event is the construction of the Engelhof retirement home, which opened in 1983 and has been constantly adapted to growing needs since then. With effect from January 1, 2001, the retirement home was converted into a foundation, and this now bears the name "Engelhof Foundation for Seniors".
In 1991 a bus line was launched between Reichenburg and Pfäffikon SZ , which also serves Altendorf. The concessionaire is the Swiss Post Bus Service, which awards the transport contract to the transport company Xaver Kistler in Reichenburg.
In 1989 the village center was completed, in one part the administration and in the other part the club wing for the benefit of the local associations. The topping-out ceremony for the Dorfgaden took place on August 21, 1993, and in 1998 the multi-purpose hall was opened .
With the covering of the A3 over a length of 600 m, the two halves of the village were reconnected and new space could be created for sports facilities and residential buildings.
population
| Population development | |||
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| year | Residents | year | Residents |
| 1941 | 837 | 1995 | 4338 |
| 1950 | 2079 | 1998 | 4378 |
| 1960 | 2172 | 1999 | 4498 |
| 1970 | 2348 | 2000 | 4571 |
| 1980 | 3005 | 2001 | 4712 |
| 1985 | 3513 | 2002 | 4834 |
| 1990 | 3650 | 2005 | 5334 |
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Kaspar Knobel (1882–1953), forester and politician
- Alois Wisi Fleischmann (* 1926), mountaineer and pioneer of extreme climbing in Switzerland
- Hanspeter Knobel (* 1963), biathlete
- Andrea Dettling (* 1987), ski racer
People related to the community
- Edward Quinn (1920–1997), Irish jet set photographer, died in Altendorf
- Charles Vögele (1923–2002), entrepreneur, racing car driver and Formula 1 team manager, died in Altendorf
photos
Altendorf
Burggasse schoolhouse
Churerstrasse
Luferwis housing estate
Parish home
Parish Church of St. Michael
St. Johann chapel and Sigristenhaus
Catholic St. Michael Church
Interior view of the Sankt-Michaelskirche
graveyard
Parish hall
St. Johann chapel
Interior view of the St. Johann chapel
literature
- Linus Birchler : The art monuments of the canton Schwyz. Volume I: Einsiedeln, Höfe and March. (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 1). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1927.
- Albert Jörger: The art monuments of the canton Schwyz, Volume 2: The district of March. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 82). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1989, ISBN 3-909158-22-6 , pp. 47-96.
Web links
- Official website of the Altendorf community
- Website of the parish Altendorf
- Josef Mächler: Altendorf. 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 .
- ↑ Resident population in the canton of Schwyz as of December 31 , 2015 ( Memento from May 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ A b Andres Kristol: Altendorf SZ (March) In: Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses - Lexicon of Swiss community names - Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS | LSG). Center de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld / Stuttgart / Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7193-1308-5 and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-601-03336-3 , p. 85; given phonetic transcription : [ ˈɑltəˌdorf ].
- ^ Albert Jörger: Altendorf SZ. Parish church and chapels. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 324) .. Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1983, ISBN 3-85782-324-0 .