Bözberg AG

AG is the abbreviation for the canton of Aargau in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Bözberg .

Bozberg
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Aargau (AG)
District :	Brugg
BFS no. :	4124
Postal code :	5224 Gallenkirch 5224 Linn 5224 Unterbözberg 5225 Oberbözberg
Coordinates :	653 633  /  259737 coordinates: 47 ° 29 '10 "  N , 8 ° 9' 1"  O ; CH1903:  653,633  /  259737
Height :	507  m above sea level M.
Height range :	401–757 m above sea level M.
Area :	15.50  km²
Residents:	1645 (December 31, 2019)
Population density :	106 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	11.6% (December 31, 2019)
Website:	www.boezberg.ch
Linn
Location of the municipality

Bözberg , in the Swiss German local dialect Böözbrg [ˈbøːt͡sbrg] , is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Brugg district and was created on January 1, 2013 through the merger of the communities Gallenkirch , Linn , Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg .

geography

The municipality extends over a gently undulating plateau in the Table Jura around the Bözberg Pass , which merges into the Folded Jura in the southwest . The plateau descends in the south to the Aare valley , in the west to the source valleys of the Sissle in the Fricktal , in the north to the valley of the Schmittenbach and in the northeast to the Reinerbach . To the south of the pass road are the villages of Gallenkirch ( 565  m above sea level ) and Linn ( 570  m above sea level ), on the road itself the hamlets of Neustalden ( 569  m above sea level ) and Vierlinden ( 514  m above sea level). ). Seen from west to east, several hamlets are lined up about half a kilometer away: Altstalden ( 583  m above sea level ), Birch ( 557  m above sea level ), Ursprung ( 507  m above sea level ) and the harbor ( 485  m above sea level ). Egenwil ( 565  m above sea level ) and Kirchbözberg ( 479  m above sea level ) are about one and a half kilometers north of the pass road, and Oberbözberg ( 539  m above sea level ) is over two kilometers away . The hamlet Überthal ( 456  m above sea level ) is located near the northern municipal boundary in the Lochmatt valley.

The area of ​​the municipality is 1550 hectares , of which 609 hectares are covered with forest and 116 hectares are built over. The highest point is on the Zeihergutsch near Linnerberg at 757 meters, the lowest at 402 meters in Ital on the northern municipal border. The former municipality of Linn is part of the Aargau Jura Park, a "Regional Nature Park of National Importance". The neighboring communities are Mönthal and Remigen in the north, Riniken and Brugg in the east, Villnachern in the south, Schinznach and Zeihen in the southwest and Effingen in the west.

history

Historical aerial photo of Oberbözberg by Werner Friedli (1950)

Parish before the split on January 1, 1873

The name Bözberg goes back to the time of the Romans : Mons Vocetius , mentioned by Tacitus in the histories , is likely to have been the Bözberg. In the 13th century, the Habsburgs created the Bözberg office from their high court and manorial rights in the region. In 1377 this came to Rudolf von Schönau and thus became part of the Schenkenberg rule . After the conquest by Bern , the Bözberg was a judicial district and Untervogtei. From 1773 to 1779, the pass road over the Bözberg was corrected, partially relocated and expanded as an efficient chausee.

Bözberg was the name of an earlier municipality that existed until it was divided into the municipalities of Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg in 1872. It comprised the area on both sides of the Bözberg Pass and consisted of the villages of Altstalden, Birch, Egenwil, Neustalden, Oberbözberg, Hafen, Kirchbözberg, Ursprung, Überthal and Vierlinden. Gallenkirch and Linn, on the other hand, did not belong to this community. During the Second World War , the extensive Bözberg restricted area was created in the Bözberg area .

In 2008 the voters of Gallenkirch, Linn, Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg approved the proposal to examine the merger of the four municipalities. On December 2, 2011, community assemblies approved the merger agreement. The voters then confirmed this decision on March 11, 2012 in a vote. The four municipalities merged on January 1, 2013 to form the new municipality of Bözberg.

Attractions

The list of cultural assets in Bözberg contains the reformed church Bözberg in Kirchbözberg and its rectory. The Linner linden tree and the waterfall in Sagenmülitäli form special natural monuments in the municipality.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In green, yellow torn linden, in the head of the shield four five-pointed yellow stars." The tree refers to the widely known Linner linden tree, the stars symbolize the original communities.

population

On December 31, 2019, 1645 people lived in the area of ​​the municipality of Bözberg, 11.6% of them foreigners. In the 2015 census, 46.2% described themselves as Reformed and 22.3% as Roman Catholic ; 31.5% were non-denominational or of other faiths. 95.1% said German as their main language in the 2000 census .

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 District Court of Brugg is responsible for legal disputes in the first instance . Bözberg belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis VIII (Brugg).

economy

According to the corporate structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, there are around 370 jobs in the area of ​​the municipality of Bözberg, of which 31% are in agriculture, 10% in industry and 59% in the service sector. Most of the employed are commuters and work in Brugg or in the larger communities in the Fricktal .

traffic

The most important traffic artery of the municipality is the main road 3 from Basel to Zurich , which leads over the Bözbergpass and connects the Aare valley with the Fricktal . Only the hamlets of Neustalden on the top of the pass and Vierlinden are directly on this road, the other hamlets and villages are accessed by connecting roads that branch off from it. The Bözberg line of the railway and the A3 motorway cross under the municipality, the closest motorway connection is at Effingen . Bözberg is connected to the public transport network by two postbus lines, which have their starting point at Brugg train station : Line 137 leads directly over the Passstrasse to Frick , Line 372 via Oberbözberg and Gallenkirch to Linn. The Jurahöhenweg is the main route in the network of hiking trails ; it leads past the Linner linden tree and to a good vantage point on the Linnerberg above the Aare valley.

education

The primary school and the kindergarten of the Bözberg have been concentrated in one location as part of the community merger. They are housed in the school house of the former community of Unterbözberg, in the district of Ursprung. Gallenkirch has not had a school of its own since 1917; the children living there attended classes in Linn. The Linner village school was closed in 2009, the Oberbözberg school (which is now used by the municipal administration) in 2013. All upper levels of the compulsory elementary school ( junior high school , secondary school , district school ) can be attended in Brugg . The closest grammar schools are the Baden Cantonal School and the Wettingen Cantonal School .

literature

• Michael Stettler , Emil Maurer : The art monuments of the canton of Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History . Volume II: The districts of Lenzburg and Brugg. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1953, DNB  750561750 .
• Max Baumann: Life on the Bözberg. 1998.

Web links

Commons : Bözberg AG  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Bözberg

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. ↑ Linn, Gallenkirch, Ober- and Unterbözberg merge to form the municipality of Bözberg. Aargauer Zeitung , March 11, 2012, accessed on March 11, 2012 . 
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 June 10, 2019 . 
6. ^ Martin Hartmann, Hans Weber: The Romans in Aargau . Verlag Sauerländer , Aarau 1985, ISBN 3-7941-2539-8 , p. 167 .
7. ↑ Max Baumann: Bözberg (court). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
8. ^ The Aargauer municipalities 1978, official joint effort of all Aargau municipalities, Verlag Effingerhof Brugg; Oberbözberg page 188/189, Unterbözberg page 210/211.
9. ^ Max Baumann: Oberbözberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
10. ↑ Linn, Gallenkirch, Ober- and Unterbözberg merge to form the municipality of Bözberg. Aargauer Zeitung , March 11, 2012, accessed on March 11, 2012 . 
11. ^ Community merger in the canton of Aargau: Bözberg. Swiss Coat of Arms and Flags Foundation, accessed on June 10, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on June 9, 2019 . 
13. ↑ 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 June 10, 2019 . 
14. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 18, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on June 9, 2019 . 
16. ↑ Linn School is out forever. Aargauer Zeitung , April 2, 2009, accessed December 5, 2013 . 
17. ↑ Only the pupils have spring break on the Bözberg. Aargauer Zeitung , April 15, 2013, accessed on December 5, 2013 .