Benzenschwil

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benzenschwil
Benzenschwil coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Muriw
Residential municipality : Merenschwandi2
Postal code : 5636
former BFS no. : 4225
Coordinates : 670 122  /  233414 coordinates: 47 ° 14 '53 "  N , 8 ° 21' 54"  O ; CH1903:  670122  /  233414
Height : 455  m above sea level M.
Residents: 548 (December 31, 2010)
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		k, A,% (December 31, 2019)
map
Benzenschwil (Switzerland)
Benzenschwil
w w w
Parish before the merger on January 1, 2012

Benzenschwil (in local dialect : [ ˌb̥æn.t͡siʒ̊ˈʋiːl ]) is a village in the southeast of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland . Until the end of 2010 it was an independent community in the Muri district , since then Benzenschwil has been part of the Merenschwand community (as it was before 1813).

geography

The village is located on the eastern slope of the Lindenberg in the valley of the Wissenbach, a tributary of the Reuss . The Wissenbach takes up the Büntebach in the village center and then runs through a deeply cut ravine . Somewhat offset to the northeast, on the edge of the flat Reuss plain, is the lower village, which has grown together with the neighboring Merenschwand . Numerous individual farms are scattered over the entire former municipal area, which is generally wavy in character.

The area of ​​the former municipality was 246 hectares, of which 68 hectares were forested and 27 hectares were built over. The highest point was at 550 meters on the western municipality border, the lowest point at 407 meters in Hegiacher on the eastern municipality border. Neighboring communities were Merenschwand in the north, Mühlau in the east, Beinwil (Freiamt) in the south, Geltwil in the west and Muri in the north-west.

history

The first written mention of the village comes from the 12th century (before 1150 [cop. 14th century] Meggen, Benzeswile, Gersouwe per totum ; 1189 predium Penziswile ). The place name comes from an old German composition * Benz (in) es- wilari and means farm estate Benz (o) / Penzin '. In the Middle Ages the lords of ruled Hünenberg over Benzenschwil and practiced both the low and the high jurisdiction of. The monasteries of Muri and Frauenthal were also important landlords . After the Battle of Sempach in 1386, when the Hünenbergers fought on the side of the defeated Habsburgs , the city of Lucerne rose to become the dominant power in the region.

The residents of Benzenschwil, Merenschwand and Mühlau bought themselves out of the Hünenbergers in 1394 and voluntarily submitted to the rule of Lucerne. Although they were not on an equal footing with the townspeople, they had more rights than the other Lucerne subjects. They were allowed to choose the judges and subordinates themselves and enjoyed tax privileges. In 1415 the Lucerne people conquered the neighboring Habsburg office of Meienberg , which they had to return to the common property of the Confederates in 1425. The area around Merenschwand was again a Lucerne exclave , separated by the common rule of the free offices . In 1426 there was talk of an office in Merenschwand for the first time.

In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . The Merenschwand office was now an exclave of the Hochdorf district in the canton of Lucerne . In October 1802 the Merenschwand office joined the canton of Zug on its own initiative , until Napoleon Bonaparte decided to join the canton of Aargau in February 1803. The large community did not last long and fell apart: Mühlau separated in 1810, Benzenschwil followed in 1813 and was then an independent community.

Two village fires in 1799 and 1803 destroyed 13 and 19 households, respectively. On December 1, 1881, the opening of the third stage of the Aargau Southern Railway between Muri and Rotkreuz , with Benzenschwil receiving a train station. Despite the rail connection, the population increased only slightly during the 20th century and even showed a downward trend in the 1970s. However, it has increased by around half since 1980.

On January 1, 2012, Benzenschwil reunited with Merenschwand. After the municipal assemblies had passed a resolution in December 2008, it was confirmed at the ballot box on February 8, 2009. In Benzenschwil, 176 voters were in favor of the merger, 104 were against.

Benzenschwil

coat of arms

The blazon of the former municipality and today's village coat of arms reads: "Arm growing out of the left edge of the shield in blue with a yellow sleeve and white cuff, holding a white drill with a yellow handle in the white hand." The drill is the symbol of Saint Leodegar von Autun , the church patron of the city of Lucerne. In 1955 Benzenschwil took over the unused coat of arms of the former Merenschwand office, in 2002 the unheraldic flesh-colored hand was colored white.

population

Population development:

year 1799 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 317 324 308 321 346 365 415 370 417 518 548

On December 31, 2010 (one year before the merger), 548 people lived in Benzenschwil, the proportion of foreigners was n / a%. At the 2000 census, 68.5% were Roman Catholic and 18.7% were Reformed. 2.1% belonged to other faiths. 95.9% said German as their main language, 0.8% each Italian and French.

traffic

About half a kilometer west of the village, Hauptstrasse 25 runs through the Bünztal between Lenzburg and Zug . In the middle of the village center there is a stop on the SBB line Lenzburg - Rotkreuz ( Aargauische Südbahn ). The Postbus line between Muri and Beinwil (Freiamt) also runs through Benzenschwil . There are no direct public transport connections between Benzenschwil and Merenschwand.

literature

Web links

Commons : Benzenschwil  - 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. ↑ 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. 78 ff . Specified phonetic spelling: bè͈ntsišwị̄́l .
  3. ↑ a b Andres Kristol: Benzenschwil AG (Muri) 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. 139f. Specified phonetic transcription: [ ˌbæntsiʃˈʋiːl ].
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1110, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Amalgamation of the municipalities of Benzenschwil and Merenschwand to form the municipality of Merenschwand. (PDF, 48 kB) Grand Council (Aargau) , April 29, 2009, archived from the original on April 28, 2016 ; Retrieved August 13, 2012 .
  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. 114 .
  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 .