Burgaschi

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Solothurn (SO)

District :

Water authority

Residential municipality :

Aeschi

Postal code :

4556

Coordinates :

617 624 / 224 675 coordinates: 47 ° 10 '22 " N , 7 ° 40' 16" O ; CH1903: 617 624 / 224,675

Height :

475 m above sea level M.

map

Parish before the merger on January 1, 1994

Burgäschi was an independent political municipality in the district of Wasseramt , Canton Solothurn , Switzerland . In 1994 Burgäschi merged to form the municipality of Aeschi .

history

The small settlement above the lake of the same name formed an independent political municipality from 1830 to 1993. Paleolithic Silex artifacts as well as Mesolithic and Neolithic settlements around the once larger Burgäschisee. The castle, built around 1100 by the noblemen von Esche (owned by the von Stein lords), was destroyed by Solothurn and Bernese troops in 1332 in the Gümmenenkrieg . The city of Solothurn took over rule and patronage rights and assigned Burgäschi to the Vogtei Kriegstetten ( Subingen court ). Burgäschi has belonged to the newly founded parish of Aeschi since 1683. 1941-43 amelioration of the lake and the establishment of the reserve Burg moss. The accessible lakeshore is now a popular recreational area.

population

Population development Burgäschi
year	1798	1850	1900	1950	1990
Residents	58	76	63	54	78

Web links

Urs Zurschmiede: Burgäschi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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