Hegi
  Quartier of Winterthur |
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| Coordinates | 700400 / 262 790 |
| height | 461 m |
| surface | 3.05 km² |
| Residents | 3451 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density | 1131 inhabitants / km² |
| BFS no. | 230-250 |
| Post Code | 8409 |
| Urban district | Oberwinterthur (District 2) |
Hegi is a district of the city of Winterthur . Together with the quarters of Guggenbühl , Grüze , Hegmatten , Talacker , Zinzikon , Reutlingen , Stadel and Ricketwil , it forms district 2 ( Oberwinterthur ).
history
The historic village of Hegi was south of Hegi Castle . Hegi Castle was probably built in 1200 and is first mentioned in a document in 1225. The castle was owned by the “ von Hegi ” ministerial family from Constance , whose representative Hugo von Hegi was mayor of the city of Winterthur in 1342/43 . During the Middle Ages, the village population of Hegi was not under the influence of the rulers of Hegi Castle, as might be expected, but from 1400 onwards a large part of the Hegis economy belonged to the St. Peter and Paul Abbey from Embrach , for which they also had to pay taxes. However, the influence of the monastery was also limited by the geographical distance and other landowners (including the Petershausen monastery , whose administrator had its seat in the Hohlandhaus in Oberwinterthur), the village also belonged to Oberwinterthur under canon law , the high jurisdiction lay with the rulers of the Kyburg , the bailiwick belonged to the Lords of Breitenlandenberg and the tithe delivered it first to the Bishop of Constance and later to the Töss Monastery . The Eulach , whose water power was used to drive numerous mills , was also important for the development of the Hegi - the oldest was mentioned in a document as early as 1379.
The last representative of the von Hegi family, Hugo von Hegi (around 1410–1493), bequeathed Hegi Castle to his daughter Barbara, wife of Jakob von Hohenlandenberg . Thus around 1460 the castle and the associated territories passed to the Hohenlandenberg family - Hugo von Hohenlandenberg , who was born at the castle in 1457 , became Bishop of Konstanz in 1496 . At that time, the castle's owners managed fiefs in Wiesendangen, Gundetswil, Zünikon, Hegi and Oberwinterthur. The castle was originally a moated castle with a defense tower, residential tower and moat. Several renovations gave it its current form. The nearby Hegi Castle only had more influence on the village in 1531, when the lord of the castle Kaspar von Hallwil was able to acquire the Bailiwick of Hegi and thus united these two areas for the first time. The village of Hegi then comprised around nine farms that cultivated arable and vineyards. Since the monasteries and thus also the St. Peter and Paul monastery from Embrach lost their influence at the same time due to the Reformation and their property and rights ended up with the city of Zurich , Hegi was now under the control of the lord of the castle until the end of the Ancien Régime Hegi and the governor of Kyburg , whose claims were often of a conflicting nature. Up to the end of the old rule there was also an increase in the population of the village: in 1670 there are 160 inhabitants and in 1771 there are already 239 of them, who were then distributed over 47 households.
After the end of the Ancien Regime, Hegi was a separate civil parish that belonged to the political municipality of Oberwinterthur. 1875 at the nearby railway line Winterthur Etzwilen the Oberwinterthur railway station opened, which was also Hegi by the dispersal of industries in the vicinity of the station is important. Further steps in the technical and infrastructural development were a telephone station in the Furrer bakery in 1897, a sewage pipe in 1899, electricity in 1907 and, from 1911, an own water supply.
In 1922, the municipality of Oberwinterthur was incorporated into Winterthur together with the other former suburbs and the civil parish was dissolved, although Hegi still retained its village character at that time. In 1947 the city of Winterthur bought Schloss Hegi from private ownership. In the 1970s, the Eulach received a relief canal, which put an end to the regular flooding of Hegis by the river. Hegi was only overtaken by the city in modern times, the former larger development was built between 1990 and 1992 with the «Sagi Hegi» of the Gesewo housing association. After that, Hegi quickly developed into one of the main urban development areas and at the latest with the implementation of the Neuhegi urban development area , which was specifically designated in the planning , the former village is fully connected to the city.
Neighborhood structure
The Hegi quarter consists of two very different parts of the quarter, which are separated by Rümikerstrasse in a west-east direction. In the north lies the core of the former village of Hegi with historic houses and an apartment block and single-family quarter from the 1980s. Commercial businesses, a shopping center and a large, modern block of flats are located in the south. Due to the large amount of residential construction activity, Hegi is one of the fastest growing areas in Winterthur. Between 1980 and 2000, the population doubled from 800 to 1,612 people. In 2010 the number of residents in the district was already 3,279.
At the moment, Hegi still has a below-average district infrastructure despite the large population growth. Two major retail outlets provide basic daily needs. A school house and two kindergartens are in the neighborhood. A new, larger school building is under construction. The district will continue to change significantly and grow in terms of population. Part of Hegi belongs to the Neuhegi urban development area and is located in a planning zone of cantonal importance. With the change, the district infrastructure is also being expanded step by step.
traffic
The district is served by public transport with line 7 of the Winterthur city bus and the 680 post bus. In 2006 the S-Bahn station Winterthur-Hegi was opened on the Winterthur – Wil route. Also nearby is the Oberwinterthur train station , which is on the Thurtallinie and Winterthur-Etzwilen . Until December 9, 2018, the "Mühle Hegi" stop in the old, historic village center was served by the Postbus line 680. The "Bahnhof Hegi" stop has also been canceled. The "Schulhaus Neuhegi" stop, which is served by line 7, was created as a replacement.
Historical sights
The Hegi Castle is a former moated castle and former residence of noble families. The castle now houses a public museum. The castle park is freely accessible.
In historical times there were several mills in operation in Hegi . Among other things, the Obere Mühle im Gern, the Dorfmühle and the Reismühle. The street names "Im Oberen Gern" and "Reismühle", the water wheel of the village mill and the Sagi rice mill , which was restored in 1975 , still bear witness to this past.
At Reismühleweg 75 there is a former farmhouse from the 16th century. The house was part of a triple yard, was rebuilt in 2007 and carefully restored. Another historic farmhouse (18th century) is at Reismühleweg 36 across from the old sawmill on the Reismühle Canal.
coat of arms
Hegi has its own coat of arms, which is derived from the family coat of arms of the noble family «von Hegi». The blazon of the family coat of arms reads: red-tongued black lion raised in gold . In contrast to the family coat of arms, the lion in the current district coat of arms has a white tongue. The local sports club Hegi uses a modification of the district coat of arms with a lion's head.
Sports
In the district of Hegi there is a gymnastics club, the TV Hegi , whose gymnast Ernst Gebendinger was multiple world champion at the 1950 gymnastics world championship. Furthermore, the former football club of the Winterthur transport company has been called SC Hegi since 2007 .
From 1980 to 2003 there was the GP Winterthur ( Hegibergrennen until 1997 ), a bike race that started and finished in Hegi.
Web links
- Local association Hegi
- Hegi Castle Association
- Sagi Reismühle Hegi Association
- Alfred Bütikofer: Hegi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Newspaper for European Heritage Day 2005 «Winterthur-Hegi. A village and its castle. ”, Article“ From the mill to the dam. A look back at the history of Hegis. " by Peter Niederhäuser. Published by the City of Winterthur Office for Urban Development on September 10, 2005.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.sc-hegi.ch
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