Kirchdorf (Obersiggenthal)
Kirchdorf is a small village in the municipality of Obersiggenthal in the canton of Aargau .
geography
Kirchdorf lies in the Limmat from east to west through which lower Limmattal . Its neighboring villages are Nussbaumen and Untersiggenthal . All villages are connected by a country road.
history
As the name suggests, the history of this village is closely related to the church. The church goes back to an own church, probably built in the 9th century, which later became the parish church for the entire valley between Baden and the mouth of the Aare. In a bull by Pope Hadrian IV , the place name was first attested in 1157 as "Chilotorf".
Infrastructure
In the middle of the village is the Catholic church and a restaurant. There is also an old people's center, a car repair shop, two accommodation providers, a kindergarten, a hairdresser, a butcher and a cemetery.
Events
Every year there is a party to mark the end of summer on the last Saturday before the school summer break. Every five years in late summer there is a big village festival, the "Sichlete".
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg Boner, History of the community of Untersigenthal, page 21
- ↑ Sichlete website
Coordinates: 47 ° 30 ' N , 8 ° 17' E ; CH1903: 663139 / 260826