Buttwil

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Buttwil
Buttwil coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Muriw
BFS no. : 4230i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5632
Coordinates : 666 027  /  235565 coordinates: 47 ° 16 '4 "  N , 8 ° 18' 40"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and sixty-six thousand and twenty-seven  /  235565
Height : 641  m above sea level M.
Height range : 571–815 m above sea level M.
Area : 4.57  km²
Residents: 1243 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 272 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		12.5% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.buttwil.ch
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Buttwil ( Swiss German : Buttel, ˈbʊtːəl ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Muri district and is located on the western edge of the Bünztal .

geography

The village is located on a terrace on the eastern slope of the Lindenberg , two kilometers west (and around 180 meters above sea level) of the district capital. Another terrace with the hamlet of Galitzi ( 724  m above sea level ) extends about half a kilometer southwest of the village . Otherwise, the slope drops evenly and is drained by several small streams that flow further east into the Sörikerbach and finally into the Bünz . The Wissenbach flows in a deep ravine along the western and northern municipal boundaries .

The area of ​​the municipality is 457 hectares , 112 hectares of which are forested and 60 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 813  m above sea level. M. on the ridge of the Lindenberg, the deepest at 570  m above sea level. M. on the eastern municipality boundary. Neighboring communities are Boswil in the north, Muri in the east, Geltwil in the southeast, Hitzkirch in the southwest, Schongau in the west and Bettwil in the northwest.

history

Aerial view of the airfield (1970)

The village was first mentioned in 1160 in the Acta Murensia as Butwile . The place name comes from the Old High German Putinwilari and means "Hofsiedlung des Puto". The Muri Abbey owned here since its inception in 1027 large landholdings and the lower courts . The rulers and holders of high jurisdiction were the Habsburgs .

In 1415 the Swiss conquered Aargau and Buttwil was now part of the Muri office in the Free Offices , a common rule . In March 1798 the French took Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Together with Wissenbach, Buttwil became its own municipality and agency in the Muri district of the short-lived canton of Baden . Buttwil has been part of the canton of Aargau since 1803, but formed a district municipality together with Muri, Aristau and Geltwil until 1816 .

For many centuries Buttwil was a modest village dominated by agriculture . In the second half of the 19th century the population decreased by over a third as many impoverished villagers emigrated. After a long period of stagnation, building activity began in the mid-1970s. The population tripled in thirty years. Buttwil developed from a farming community to a residential community. Further growth is not to be expected as the municipality no longer has any significant building land reserves.

Attractions

Jacob's Chapel

An immigrant violinist donated 500 guilders for the construction of the Jakobskapelle . It was built in 1666 by craftsmen from the region and consecrated in 1669. In 1949/50 the chapel was extended by two window axes.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In red and white scallop with pierced wings." The scallop is a reference to the numerous pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela , one of which led via Buttwil. The name of the hamlet Galitzi (for Galicia ) also reminds of this . Until 1957, the congregation had used the torture column of Christ as a coat of arms , but historically it stands for the entire free offices.

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 551 395 375 342 361 344 593 877 1,105 1,161

On December 31, 2019, 1243 people lived in Buttwil, the proportion of foreigners was 12.5%. In the 2015 census, 50.4% described themselves as Roman Catholic and 23.6% as Reformed ; 26.0% were non-denominational or belonged to other faiths. In the 2000 census, 95.6% said their main language was German , 0.7% each as French and Albanian, and 0.6% Italian .

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 Muri is primarily responsible for legal disputes . Buttwil belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis XIII (Muri).

economy

According to the company structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, Buttwil has around 260 jobs, 13% of them in agriculture, 16% in industry and 71% in the service sector. Most of the employed people are commuters and mostly work in Muri or Boswil .

traffic

Hangar at the Buttwil airfield
Aerial view of the airfield

Buttwil is located on the little-traveled road between Muri and Fahrwangen , which leads over the Lindenberg. A post bus line connects the village with the Muri SBB train station on the Rupperswil – Immensee route and with Geltwil . This line is particularly important for school traffic. On the Galitzi terrace on Lindenberg is the small Buttwil airfield ( ICAO identification LSZU, 728  m above sea level ) with a 675 m long runway , on which several aviation training companies, motor and glider clubs and a restaurant are located.

education

The community has a kindergarten and a primary school . All upper levels of the compulsory elementary school ( junior high school , secondary school , district school ) can be attended in Muri . The closest grammar school is the Cantonal School in Wohlen .

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Buttwil  - 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 . In: Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau (Ed.): Argovia . tape 100 . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1991, ISBN 3-7941-3122-3 , p. 124-125 .
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1110, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  6. ^ Germann: The art monuments of the canton Aargau, Volume = Volume V: District of Muri.
  7. ^ 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. 138 .
  8. ↑ 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 .
  9. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  10. ↑ 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 .
  11. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 20, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 8, 2019 .
  13. ^ Buttwil airfield