Kirchleerau

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Kirchleerau
Coat of arms of Kirchleerau
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Zofingenw
BFS no. : 4275i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5054
UN / LOCODE : CH KLR
Coordinates : 647 560  /  236279 coordinates: 47 ° 16 '33 "  N , 8 ° 4' 2"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and forty-seven thousand five hundred and sixty  /  236279
Height : 510  m above sea level M.
Height range : 483–713 m above sea level M.
Area : 4.36  km²
Residents: 873 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 200 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		11.1% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.kirchleerau.ch
Kirchleerau in winter

Kirchleerau in winter
Location of the municipality
Kanton Basel-Landschaft Kanton Basel-Landschaft Kanton Bern Kanton Luzern Kanton Solothurn Bezirk Aarau Bezirk Brugg Bezirk Lenzburg Bezirk Kulm Aarburg Bottenwil Brittnau Kirchleerau Kölliken Moosleerau Murgenthal Oftringen Reitnau Rothrist Safenwil Staffelbach AG Strengelbach Uerkheim Vordemwald Wiliberg ZofingenMap of Kirchleerau
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Kirchleerau (in the local dialect Chilchlerb [ˈχɪlχːˌleːrb] ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the district of Zofingen and is located in the central Suhrental .

geography

The village on the eastern edge of the Suhrental does not actually have a center, but is a scattered settlement , the individual districts of which are loosely connected to one another. The settlement lies in a side valley and is separated from the actual Suhrental by an average 20 meter high side moraine . The moraine was created during the Würme Ice Age when the Reuss Glacier retreated . The development has grown together with that of Moosleerau . The almost two kilometer long side valley is bordered by steep hills. the Rossrücke ( 713  m above sea level ) in the south, the Nack ( 612  m above sea level ) in the north and the castle ( 649  m above sea level ) in the northeast. In front of the Rossrücke is the elliptical Ättebüel ( 601  m above sea level ). The extensive Rötler plateau extends along the eastern border of the municipality, at the transition to the Ruedertal , between the Rossrücke and the castle.

The area of ​​the municipality is 436 hectares , of which 218 hectares are forested and 43 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 713 meters on the Rossrücke, the lowest at 483 meters on the north-western boundary of the municipality. Neighboring communities are Schlossrued in the north, Schmiedrued in the east, Moosleerau in the south and Staffelbach in the west.

history

Aerial view (1953)

Finds of bricks and wall remnants indicate that the area was already inhabited by the Romans . The first documented mention of Lerowe can be traced back to 1248, the name Kylchleren first appeared in 1306 in the Habsburg land register . The name comes from the Old High German lewirouwo, which means "in the land of graves near the water". In the Middle Ages, the village was under the rule of the Counts of Lenzburg , later the Counts of Kyburg . After these died out, the Habsburgs took over sovereignty and blood jurisdiction in 1273 .

In 1415 the confederates conquered Aargau. Kirchleerau now belonged to the subject area of ​​the city of Bern , the so-called Berner Aargau . From the 15th century the village was part of the Rued rule, a judicial district within the Lenzburg office . The owners of the rulership exercised the lower jurisdiction and were the main landowners. After various noble families from the surrounding area had owned the estate, it was acquired in 1520 by the Lords of May, who originally came from Italy . Their residence was the Rued Castle in neighboring Ruedertal . In 1528 the Bernese introduced the Reformation .

In March 1798 the French took Switzerland, ousted the «Gracious Lords» of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Since then, Kirchleerau has belonged to the canton of Aargau. It was not until 1834 that the May sold their last remaining rights to the canton. Agriculture shaped the life of the community well into the 20th century . Since the early 1960s, the population has increased by more than half due to increased building activity.

Attractions

Church of Kirchleerau

The Reformed Church Kirchleerau , to which the place name is derived, was first mentioned in 1275. The nave in Romanesque style dates from around this time . The choir and the church tower, both in Gothic style , date from 1595. Seven coats of arms of the feudal lords adorn the choir windows. The oldest surviving residential building is the Untervogtei, built in 1663 in a transition style between Gothic and Baroque .

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In blue on a green floor, left-facing white church with a red roof." The coat of arms appeared for the first time on the choir arch of the church, which was expanded in 1595, and showed a lark next to the church building. In order to simplify the coat of arms, the municipal council decided in 1949 to omit the lark.

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1764 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 236 688 478 491 520 541 635 691 662 701 754

On December 31, 2019, 873 people lived in Kirchleerau, the proportion of foreigners was 11.1%. In the 2015 census, 51.5% described themselves as Reformed and 19.9% ​​as Roman Catholic ; 28.6% were non-denominational or of other faiths. 97.3% said 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 Zofingen is primarily responsible for legal disputes . Kirchleerau belongs to the XVI (Zofingen) judges' circle.

economy

According to the corporate structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, Kirchleerau has around 280 jobs, of which 28% are in agriculture, 35% in industry and 37% in the service sector. The largest company is a metal processing company. Bank Leerau has existed since 1836 (today part of Entris Holding ). Most of the employed are commuters and work in the lower Suhrental or in the Aarau region .

traffic

Kirchleerau is located on Hauptstrasse 24 between Aarau and Sursee . The connection to public transport is provided by a post bus line from Schöftland to Sursee train station .

education

The community has a school building with a kindergarten and primary school . The Realschule and the secondary school can be attended in Staffelbach , the district school in Schöftland . The closest grammar school is the Zofingen Cantonal School .

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Kirchleerau  - 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. 227-229 .
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1109, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 27, 2019 .
  6. ^ Stettler: The art monuments of the Canton of Aargau, Volume I: The districts of Aarau, Kulm, Zofingen. Pp. 271-274.
  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. 191 .
  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 27, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 27, 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 27, 2019 .
  11. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 21, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 27, 2019 .