Eggenwil

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Eggenwil
Eggenwil coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Bremgarten
BFS no. : 4066i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5445
Coordinates : 668 098  /  246984 coordinates: 47 ° 22 '13 "  N , 8 ° 20' 25"  O ; CH1903:  668,098  /  246984
Height : 393  m above sea level M.
Height range : 355–558 m above sea level M.
Area : 2.46  km²
Residents: 1038 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 422 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship )
18.4% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.eggenwil.ch
Eggenwil Church

Eggenwil Church

Location of the municipality
Flachsee Hallwilersee Kanton Luzern Kanton Zürich Bezirk Baden Bezirk Brugg Bezirk Kulm Bezirk Lenzburg Bezirk Muri Arni AG Berikon Bremgarten AG Büttikon Dottikon Eggenwil Fischbach-Göslikon Hägglingen Islisberg Jonen Niederwil AG Oberlunkhofen Oberwil-Lieli Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg Sarmenstorf Tägerig Uezwil Unterlunkhofen Villmergen Widen Wohlen AG ZufikonMap of Eggenwil
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Eggenwil ( Swiss German : ˌɛgəˈʋiːl ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Bremgarten district and is located in the Reuss Valley immediately north of the district capital.

geography

The village lies between the east bank of the Reuss and the evenly sloping, partly terraced western slope of the Heitersberg hill range. A ledge protrudes into the Reuss plain, on which the village center is located. The Reuss, which forms the western boundary of the municipality, meanders very strongly near Eggenwil, the Foort peninsula is bordered on three sides by the river. The farm settlements Hohfoor ( 485  m above sea level ), Ibisguet ( 465  m above sea level ) and Wissli ( 524  m above sea level ) are located on the slope above the village .

The area of ​​the municipality is 246 hectares , of which 67 hectares are covered with forest and 41 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 555 meters above the Wissli farm, the lowest at 357 meters on the Reuss. Neighboring communities are Künten in the north, Bellikon in the northeast, Widen in the east, Bremgarten in the south and Fischbach-Göslikon in the west.

history

Egenwilare was first mentioned in a document in 1160 in the Acta Murensia . The place name comes from the Old High German Egininwilari and means "Hofsiedlung des Egino". In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the domain of the Habsburgs , who exercised high jurisdiction . They gave lower jurisdiction to the Hermetschwil monastery .

After the conquest of Aargau by the Confederates in 1415, Eggenwil came to the office of Hermetschwil (also known as Krummamt) in the free offices . However, the part of the village above the country road was assigned to the office of Rohrdorf in the county of Baden . In 1529 the residents converted to the Reformation , but had to return to the old denomination in 1531 after the defeat of the Reformed towns in the Second Kappel War . In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . The reunified village together with Widen formed a municipality in the short-lived canton of Baden . After the canton of Aargau was founded in 1803, Widen was separated, and some farms came to Eggenwil when the border was cleared.

In the second half of the 19th century, viticulture was very important and the village became prosperous. The phylloxera epidemic ended the economic boom suddenly. As a result, many residents became impoverished and had to emigrate. The population fell by a third and could not be stabilized until the 1920s. In 1960 it reached the level of 1850 again. Since then it has more than doubled, as more and more people discovered the village as an attractive residential community on the edge of the agglomeration of the city of Zurich .

Attractions

Restaurant stars

The parish church of St. Laurentius has existed since at least the middle of the 12th century and is therefore one of the oldest in Aargau. In 1869 the cantonal government, which was then in possession of the Kollatur , prevented the construction of a new church and instead pushed through the construction of a new schoolhouse. For this reason, the church, which has survived to this day, was completely renovated in 1871/74. It is located in the lower part of the village and forms a closed group with the rectory and wash house. The polygonal choir dates from 1683, the church tower is of medieval origin.

The Sternen restaurant, located on the main road from Bremgarten to Baden, dominates the village scene. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century in a neoclassical style over an old wine cellar of the Muri monastery . After an eight-year hiatus, it reopened in September 2017. Since December 2017, the “Sternenstübli”, held in Venetian Baroque style, has been used as a wedding venue by the Bremgarten registry office.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In red a tinned and black grooved white wall that extends to the base of the shield, topped by a six-pointed yellow star." It was not until 1942 that the community assembly introduced the coat of arms. The wall refers to the Muri monastery. Since the yellow star was subsequently drawn inconsistently, the municipal council set the number of rays to six in 1993.

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 281 219 246 270 291 376 417 586 669 893

On December 31, 2019, 1038 people lived in Eggenwil, the proportion of foreigners was 18.4%. In the 2015 census, 35.0% described themselves as Roman Catholic and 20.9% as Reformed ; 44.1% were non-denominational or of other faiths. 94.8% said German as their main language in the 2000 census , 1.0% each French and Portuguese .

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 Bremgarten District Court is primarily responsible for legal disputes . Eggenwil belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis VII (Bremgarten).

economy

According to the company structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, Eggenwil has around 150 jobs, 20% of them in agriculture, 17% in industry and 63% in the service sector. Vegetable growing in the Reuss plain is of great importance . 55% of the total municipal area are fields, meadows and pastures. Most of the employed are commuters, they work in Bremgarten or the agglomerations of Baden and Zurich .

traffic

Kantonsstrasse 281 runs through Eggenwil from Baden to Bremgarten . A post bus line also runs between these two places . The highway connecting the A1 in Dättwil is just over ten kilometers north. On weekends there is a night bus from Baden to Bremgarten.

education

The community has a kindergarten and a school house where primary school is taught. All upper levels of the compulsory elementary school ( Realschule , Secondary School and District School ) can be attended in the neighboring Bremgarten. The closest grammar school is the Cantonal School in Wohlen .

literature

Web links

Commons : Eggenwil  - 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 .
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  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1090, Swisstopo.
  5. Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 14, 2019 .
  6. Peter Felder: The art monuments of the canton Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History. Volume IV: Bremgarten district. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1967, ISBN 3-906131-07-6 , p. 189-194 .
  7. After eight years, the Sternen restaurant reopens. Aargauer Zeitung , September 15, 2017, accessed on April 13, 2018 .
  8. New star in the wedding sky. Aargauer Zeitung , January 27, 2018, accessed on April 17, 2018 .
  9. ^ 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. 146 .
  10. 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 14, 2019 .
  11. Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 14, 2019 .
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  13. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 20, 2019 .
  14. Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 14, 2019 .
  15. Numbers and facts. Eggenwil municipality, 2016, accessed on May 14, 2019 .