Geltwil

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Geltwil
Coat of arms of Geltwil
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Muriw
BFS no. : 4232i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5637
Coordinates : 666 988  /  233553 coordinates: 47 ° 14 '58 "  N , 8 ° 19' 25"  O ; CH1903:  666988  /  233553
Height : 681  m above sea level M.
Height range : 525–831 m above sea level M.
Area : 3.28  km²
Residents: 222 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 68 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		10.8% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.geltwil.ch
Location of the municipality
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Geltwil ( Swiss German : Gälte, ˈɡæltəl ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the district of Muri and is located in the upper Bünztal on the border with the canton of Lucerne . In terms of population, Geltwil is the smallest municipality in the district.

geography

The rural community is located on the evenly sloping eastern slope of the Lindenberg and consists of the two settlements Geltwil and Isenbergschwil. The easternmost tip is on a foothill of the Wagenrain , which is separated from the rest of the municipality by the deeply cut Rüeribach, a source brook of the Bünz . On an area terrace immediately west of the stream lies at an altitude of 575  m above sea level. M. the hamlet of Isenbergschwil. About one kilometer further west is the Sörikerbach, the second source brook of the Bünz, the only slightly larger Geltwil ( 681  m above sea level ).

The area of ​​the municipality is 328 hectares , of which 49 hectares are forested and 18 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 830  m above sea level. M. on the ridge of the Lindenberg, the deepest at 525  m above sea level. M. meters on the Rüeribach. Neighboring communities are Buttwil and Muri in the north, Merenschwand in the east, Beinwil (Freiamt) in the south and Lucerne's Hitzkirch in the west.

history

The first documentary mention of Geltwile was in the Acta Murensia in 1160 . The place name comes from the Old High German Geltinwilari and means "Hofsiedlung des Gelto". Geltwil and Isenbergschwil belonged to the oldest property of the Muri monastery , founded in 1027, and numerous monks of this important Benedictine abbey came from here. After the conquest by the confederates in 1415, both villages came to the Muri office in the Free Offices , but remained closely connected to the monastery. On March 20, 1797, a major fire destroyed all the buildings in Isenbergschwil, and the settlement was rebuilt with a larger gap between the buildings.

Battle of Geltwil
Sonderbund war memorial (previously stood as a tombstone on the Muri cemetery)

In March 1798 the French took Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Together with Isenbergschwil and Winterschwil (which is now part of Beinwil (Freiamt)) , Geltwil formed a municipality in the Muri district of the short-lived canton of Baden . After the canton of Aargau was founded in 1803, the municipality fell apart. But on June 26, 1816, Geltwil and Isenbergschwil were finally merged. During the Sonderbund War there was a battle on November 12, 1847 in the village square of Geltwil. The troops of the Confederation, led by Guillaume Henri Dufour , met units of the Sonderbund . A dozen people were killed in the exchange of fire in thick fog (see battle of Geltwil ).

1942 Switzerland had under pressure from the Axis powers , the DST introduce. But the community assembly of Geltwil decided unanimously to refuse the implementation of this externally imposed measure and thus to set "a signal against the adaptability". There were two times in Switzerland, besides the official one, there was also a time in Geltwil. The Swiss media ridiculed this decision as an idiosyncratic approach by backwoods farmers. When summer time was introduced for the second time in 1981, however, Geltwil no longer offered any resistance.

Attractions

Käppeli House

The Käppeli house , which was rebuilt after a fire in 1802, is located in the hamlet of Isenbergschwil . A large part of the old structure has been preserved. In 1982/83 the house was carefully restored. The private museum is in the Swiss inventory of cultural goods of national importance.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In red over a green three-mountain, yellow gel with black tires, overlaid with a yellow lump." Until 1955, the congregation had the torture column of Christ as a coat of arms, which, however, historically stands for the entire free offices. For the new coat of arms, a folk etymological interpretation of the place name was used.

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 207 154 139 158 135 150 129 152 137 186

On December 31, 2019, 222 people lived in Geltwil, the proportion of foreigners was 10.8%. In the 2015 census, 50.7% described themselves as Roman Catholic and 14.9% as Reformed ; 34.4% were non-denominational or of another faith. 94.2% stated 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 Muri is primarily responsible for legal disputes . Geltwil belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis XIII (Muri).

economy

According to the corporate structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, Geltwil has around 90 jobs, 38% of them in agriculture, 14% in industry and 48% in the service sector. Most of the workers are commuters and work in Muri or in other surrounding communities.

traffic

Entrance to the town of Geltwil

The village is far away from through traffic and is connected to Muri and Beinwil (Freiamt) by local roads. Geltwil is the penultimate municipality in the canton to be connected to the public transport network: the postbus line from Muri to Buttwil has been running to Geltwil and Isenbergschwil since the timetable change on December 12, 2004.

education

The primary school in Geltwil had to be closed in 2017 due to a lack of students. Since then, they have had to go to Buttwil , where the kindergarten is also located. The 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 .

literature

Web links

Commons : Geltwil  - 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. 173-174 .
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1130, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Jörg Baumann: 45 seconds time difference in Freiamt. Aargauer Zeitung , October 22, 2009, accessed on May 8, 2019 .
  7. ^ Rotary Club Reuss Valley, Switzerland. Retrieved September 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ The Muri District Mayor's Association toured the Käppeli House in Isenbergschwil , Aargauer Zeitung, May 5, 2019
  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. 164 .
  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 8, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  12. ↑ 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 .
  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 8, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Eddy Schambron: The smallest Freiämter school has to close. Aargauer Zeitung , January 2, 2017, accessed on May 8, 2019 .