Aristau

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Aristau
Coat of arms of Aristau
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Muriw
BFS no. : 4222i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5628
Coordinates : 669 880  /  237604 coordinates: 47 ° 17 '8 "  N , 8 ° 21' 44"  O ; CH1903:  669 880  /  237604
Height : 400  m above sea level M.
Height range : 378–476 m above sea level M.
Area : 8.64  km²
Residents: 1488 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 172 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		17.2% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.aristau.ch
Aristau

Aristau
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Aristau (in local dialect : [ ˈɑɾiʒ̊tˌæʊ̯ ]) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Muri district and is located in the Reuss Valley , on the border with the Canton of Zurich .

geography

Birri

The community consists of three villages on the edge of the original Reuss alluvial plain : Althäuser ( 418  m above sea level ) in the north, Aristau ( 401  m above sea level ) in the middle and Birri ( 388  m above sea level) . ) in the south.

The once strongly meandering Reuss often overflowed its banks and flooded the fields. It was straightened with the last stage of the improvement from 1972 to 1983 and completely delimited by flood protection dams. The artificial Reuss Canal runs along the river. This drains the plain, which has numerous ponds , moats and swamps . Part of the plain is under nature protection .

Taming the free-flowing Reuss was a long-lasting undertaking: a drainage canal along the river was completed in 1861, and the dumping of the plain was completed by 1863. Nevertheless, in the following decades there were repeated dam breaks and floods. Only the second Reuss valley renovation finally solved the problem. In the process, almost 14 km of new dams and around 36 km of drainage channels were built, and the new construction of the Zufikon power plant ensured a backwater and thus a slower flow rate. Immediately to the west of the three villages is the Wagenrain , a wooded ridge that separates the Reuss valley from the Bünztal. In the northwest lies the Murimoos, a plain on the canalised Bünz .

The area of ​​the municipality is 864 hectares , of which 134 hectares are forested and 83 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 475  m above sea level. M. in the riding forest, the deepest at 380  m above sea level. M. on the Reuss. Neighboring communities are Besenbüren and Rottenschwil in the north, Jonen in the east, Ottenbach in the southeast, Merenschwand in the south, Muri in the southwest and Boswil in the west.

history

Aerial photo (1950)

There is evidence of settlement in the area from the Latène period: a bronze fibula was excavated near the Aristau Chapel . The first written mention of the place comes from the 12th century (1153 Henrico de Arnestowo, Althüsern ; before 1150 [Cop. 14th century] Arestouw , Nokerus de Arestouwe … Arestǒw etiam et Gerüt ). The place name goes back to an Old High German composition * Arnest (es) -ouwa and means "water-near land of Arnest".

In the Middle Ages, the area was under the influence of the Counts of Lenzburg . After their extinction in 1173, the sovereignty passed to the Counts of Kyburg , and in 1264 to the Habsburgs . The most important landlords were the lords of Baar and the Muri monastery . From 1285, the monastery also exercised lower jurisdiction . The Lords of Baar sold their goods to the Lords of Heidegg in 1351 . In Aristau there was a castle tower surrounded by a curtain wall , which was destroyed in 1386 by the Zurich and Lucerne residents after the battle of Sempach .

In 1415 the confederates conquered Aargau. Althäuser, Aristau and Birri now belonged to the Muri office in the Free Offices , a common rule . The Burgstall , the former castle, became the property of the Muri monastery in 1429. On April 2, 1760, Althäuser burned down almost completely, in addition to four dead, there were also 135 homeless. The reconstruction took three years.

In March 1798 the French took Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . The three villages initially belonged to the Muri district in the short-lived canton of Baden , with Althäuser and Werd (now part of Rottenschwil ) as well as Aristau and Birri each forming an agency. After the canton of Aargau was founded in 1803, the villages again belonged to the municipality of Muri. But as early as 1816 Birri, Althäuser and Aristau merged to form a new community. The local civil parishes, which at that time still fulfilled some administrative tasks, only merged in 1912. In 1864 a bridge was built over the Reuss and a new road from Birri to Ottenbach was opened, although the bridge itself is located in the municipality of Merenschwand . In 1942 Aristau broke away from the Muri parish and has since formed an independent parish.

Catholic Church

Until the middle of the 20th century, the inhabitants of the community were mainly active in agriculture, while working from home in the straw and textile industries provided additional income. Peat was extracted in the Reuss plain , especially during World War II . After the population peaked around 1860, it subsequently decreased and then stagnated. Since the beginning of the 1980s, however, increased construction activity has been observed due to the proximity to the cities of Zurich and Zug . Since then the number of inhabitants has increased by more than half.

Attractions

The oldest building in the parish is the Johanneskapelle , built in 1521 , a former branch chapel of the Muri parish, to which Aristau had belonged for centuries. After the founding of the parish Aristau, the parish church of St. Wendelin was built in 1942 . Next to the Johannes chapel is the listed Aristauerhof , built in 1797. An important secular building in old houses is the Landhaus Kapf , which was built in 1687 as the country residence of the abbots of Muri.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In red on a green hill, black-jointed white tower with three battlements, surrounded by two six-pointed white stars." Until 1964, the congregation had the torture column of Christ in the coat of arms , which, however, historically applies to all free offices. Finally, the coat of arms of the Lords of Baar was introduced, albeit with different colors, a curved instead of flat base and two additional stars. Up until 1990 the masonry was jointed twice, but this contradicts the heraldic rules.

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 937 753 714 785 747 714 718 839 1,197 1,290

On December 31, 2019, 1488 people lived in Aristau, the proportion of foreigners was 17.2%. In the 2015 census, 47.0% described themselves as Roman Catholic and 20.4% as Reformed ; 32.6% were non-denominational or of other faiths. 94.7% said German as their main language in the 2000 census , 1.1% Portuguese , 0.9% French and 0.8% English .

Politics and law

Parish hall

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 District Court of Muri is primarily responsible for legal disputes . Aristau belongs to the peace judges circle XIII (Muri).

economy

According to the company structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, there are around 230 jobs in Aristau, 39% of them in agriculture, 20% in industry and 41% in the service sector. The majority of those in work are commuters and work in the Muri region or in the agglomerations of Zurich and Zug .

About two kilometers west of Althäuser is the Murimoos estate, which is operated according to the strict guidelines of organic farming and animal welfare. It offers living space and employment opportunities for around 90 men in need of care who are mentally, physically or socially disadvantaged. The manor also serves as a meeting place.

traffic

Kantonsstrasse 296 between Bremgarten and Sins runs through the three villages of the municipality . At Birri it crosses with the canton road 358/359, which leads from Muri over the Reuss to Affoltern am Albis . Birri, Aristau and Althäusern be by postal routes Muri- Wohlen and Muri- Zurich Wiedikon tapped Birri also by the post bus line Muri-Affoltern am Albis. On weekends there is a night bus from Zug via Sins and Muri to Mühlau .

education

The community has a kindergarten and a primary school . The secondary school and the Realschule can be attended in Merenschwand , the district school in Muri . The closest grammar school is the Cantonal School in Wohlen .

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Aristau  - 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 . Historical sources and linguistic interpretations. In: Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau (Ed.): Argovia . Annual journal of the Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau. tape 100 / II . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1991, ISBN 3-7941-3122-3 , p. 61-62 . The phonetic transcription used : árištàu̯ .
  4. ↑ a b National map of Switzerland, sheet 1130, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  6. ^ 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. 104 .
  7. ↑ 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 8, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  9. ↑ 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 8, 2019 .
  10. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 20, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 8, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Murimoos estate