Pfäffikon SZ
| SZ is the abbreviation for the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Pfäffikon . |
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| District : | Yards |
| Municipality : | Freienbach |
| Postal code : | 8808 |
| Coordinates : | 700 625 / 228523 |
| Height : | 416 m above sea level M. |
| Residents: | 7265 (March 31, 2017) |
| Website: | www.pfaeffikonsz.ch |
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Pfäffikon SZ ( Swiss German Pfäffike ) is the capital of the political municipality of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland . Pfäffikon, together with Wollerau, is the capital of the Höfe district for two years, and is considered the center of the Ausserschwyz region .
Pfäffikon is located in the Zurich metropolitan region and, together with Rapperswil-Jona ( SG ), will form one of the focal points in the Obersee agglomeration . The former farming village is now known as a service, educational, cultural, leisure and economic center. With around 7,300 inhabitants, Pfäffikon is one of the larger towns in the canton.
geography
Pfäffikon SZ (not to be confused with Pfäffikon ZH in the Zurich Oberland) is located on the left bank of Lake Zurich at the foot of the Etzel . A wooden walkway to the opposite side of the lake across the Hurden peninsula can be seen from around 1500 BC. Be proven. There has been a permanent connection with the Rapperswil lake dam since 1878 . To the south, Pfäffikon extends up to the Etzelpass. Thus Pfäffikon has always been a traffic junction along Lake Zurich on the one hand and from Rapperswil-Jona to Einsiedeln on the other. Pfäffikon and the municipality of Freienbach have developed strongly over the past 20 years like all lakeside municipalities and are now regarded as part of the large agglomeration of Zurich .
politics
Pfäffikon belongs together with Wilen SZ , Freienbach, Bäch SZ and Hurden to the municipality of Freienbach. As a transport hub, Pfäffikon has always been the most important of these five places. After the district was dissolved in 1848, Pfäffikon lost its independence and the village was incorporated into the municipality of Freienbach. The municipal administration is located in two places in the village, the original parish hall is on the village square, and the former governor's office building of the Einsiedeln monastery in Unterdorf has been in use for some time. The Höfner district building, on the other hand, is in Wollerau, district assemblies are held either in Pfäffikon or in Wollerau.
There are also important administrative and school centers in Pfäffikon, one of the canton's two fire brigade bases and the inspection center of the traffic office. In addition to the municipality of Schwyz, Pfäffikon forms the second, northern center of the canton, because the canton capital is relatively difficult to reach over the hills of the foothills of the Alps (via Biberbrugg - Rothenthurm ). This also means that Pfäffikon is more oriented towards Zurich and Schwyz towards central Switzerland. Pfäffikon owes its position as the economic center of the canton to its proximity to Zurich and the low tax rates. The political differences to the southern half of the canton are sometimes correspondingly pronounced. The government council of the canton of Schwyz would like to build a cantonal administration building in Ausserschwyz in Pfäffikon by 2020. There are already some cantonal offices in Pfäffikon. For example, the regional registry office in Ausserschwyz is located in Pfäffikon.
| year | Surname |
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| 965 | Phaffinchova |
| 1217-1222 | pfaffinkon |
| 1259 | Phefincon |
| 1303 | Pfaffichon |
| 1306 | pfeffinkon |
| 1330-1370 | pfeffikon |
| 1379-1848 | Pfeffikon |
| 1848 – now | Pfaffikon |
history
Surname
Pfäffikon was first mentioned in a document as "Pfaffinchova" ("Pfäffinghoven"). Pfaff is an honorary title for papa or father (father, priest). Pfäffikon was also named “zum Spycher” because the Einsiedeln monastery kept the fruits coming from its goods and tithing obligations here.
coat of arms
During its independence, Pfäffikon had two coats of arms over the years - a governor's coat of arms and a district coat of arms.
Blazon of the governor's coat of arms
- Split, on the right in gold three red lions, on the left in red two black ravens
Blazon of the district coat of arms
- Three red lions in gold
The governor's coat of arms was in use from around 1250–1803. When the Pfäffikon district was introduced in 1803, the district received a new coat of arms. This was given up again in 1848, as the two districts of Pfäffikon and Wollerau formed the new district of Höfe.
population
| year | Residents |
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| 1743 | about 600 |
| 1833 | 2079 |
| 1960 | 2582 |
| 1970 | 4090 |
| 1975 | 4274 |
| 1980 | 4279 |
| 1990 | 4950 |
| 2003 | 6400 |
| 2007 | 7106 |
| 2017 | 7265 |
The small village of Pfäffikon gradually developed into a small town. Especially in the 1990s, the town increased its population.
Before 1848
Around 3000 BC the first settlers built their settlements on the lake shore. Only in the Middle Ages (around 600 AD) did a village emerge along the village stream. The first documentary mention is from the year 965. At that time the island of Ufnau , the lands of Pfäffikon, Uerikon and the church of Meilen , which were all subjects of Emperor Otto I, were donated to Einsiedeln Abbey . But since the monastery was not allowed to wage wars, patrons were sought for Pfäffikon. In 1144 and 1283-1323, the Count of Rapperswil was the patron of Pfäffikon and in 1323 the patronage went to the Habsburgs. In 1342, when the village belonged to the Rapperswilers again , Count Johann II of Rapperswil pledged the Pfäffikon umbrella bailiff for 400 silver marks to Jakob Brun, the brother of the mayor of Zurich . That is why the Pfäffiker are involved in the fighting between Zurich and Rapperswil from 1336 onwards.
After the war in Dättwil against the Habsburgs , the courts and the March are sold to the dukes Rudolf , Friedrich, Albrecht and Leopold of Austria . In the Näfels Wars , Pfäffikon was attacked again by the Austrian Rapperswilers and many houses were burned down.
On April 1, 1389, the city of Zurich took over the Pfäffikon umbrella bailiwick. After the death of the last Toggenburg count, Friedrich VII, the Schwyz acquired Uznach , Gaster and March, thus securing the barrier for the people of Zurich to advance further towards the Bündner passes. The people of Zurich were therefore repulsed on May 5, 1439 in a fight on the Etzel .
On November 4, 1440 another battle threatened at Pfäffikon for the Lieutenancy of Pfäffikon. The people of Zurich vacated the place that the Schwyz immediately occupied. On December 1st, at the Peace of Kilchberg , Zurich had to hand over the two farms to Schwyz. The people of Zurich did not let this loss sit on them and tried to recapture Pfäffikon in 1443 (→ Battle of Freienbach ), 1445 (→ Battle of Wollerau ), 1529/31 in the first and second Kappel Wars , and in 1656 in the First Villmerger War . However, this approach was unsuccessful.
On February 18, 1798, Schwyz also declared the Höfner to be free compatriots with equal rights. In the Helvetic Republic , however, the courtyards were incorporated into the Rapperswil district in the canton of Linth from 1798 to 1803 . During this time the Pfäffiker suffered under these circumstances. Terrible suffering such as B. billeting , robbery, looting, extortion, arson, killing and other things they had to allow French and Austrian troops. In Pfäffikon, the damage amounted to over 24,000 guilders (2,400,000 Swiss francs). Because of this damage, many Pfäffiker had to sell their land to Zurich residents.
Pfäffikon district
The districts of Pfäffikon and Wollerau were created in 1803 through the first Schwyz canton constitution. With the end of the constitution, the old state of Schwyz saw the opportunity to regain the sovereignty it had enjoyed before 1798. In January 1814, the Cantonal Council decided to "dissolve the cantonal government". The districts of Pfäffikon, March, Einsiedeln and Küssnacht did not put up with this and broke away from the Altes Land. In 1830/31 the canton "Schwyz outer land" was formed by the four districts. The assembly held in Zurich in 1833 did not want to accept the split in the canton of Schwyz. Instead, Schwyz was occupied by the military and, under this pressure, a more contemporary constitution for the canton was drawn up. As a result, Inner and Outer Schwyz were reunited.
From 1849
In 1848 the state was redesigned. With the new Schwyz canton constitution, the districts of Pfäffikon and Wollerau were divided into three municipalities: Freienbach, Feusisberg and Wollerau. Until the end of the 19th century, however, some Feusisberg and Wollerau politicians were for a district municipality in Pfäffikon. The proposal was not accepted in the cantonal council. In 1898, as a result of the new cantonal constitution, together with Wollerau, Pfäffikon again became the district capital of the farms every four years for two years. The castle mill in the village was bought in 1938 in order to gradually expand the municipal administration. The parish hall (Schlossmühle) has been renovated several times to this day. In 1965 the Pfäffikon millennium was celebrated with various events.
industrialization
For a long time in the history of Pfäffikon, Einsiedeln Monastery was responsible for the well-being of Pfäffikon. In modern times, however, this changed quickly. With the expansion of the A3 motorway in 1968 to Pfäffikon, the number of inhabitants rose continuously. Two years after the motorway opened, the canton decided to set up a branch of the cantonal traffic office in Pfäffikon. In 1974 the Seedamm-Center , Alpamare and the cultural center were successively built on corporation land. The Pfäffikon corporation took a far-sighted step in 1971 when it donated 15,000 square meters of land to the canton for the cantonal school planned for the outer part of the canton . This was then inaugurated in 1975. Because of the ever lower tax rates, national and international companies moved to Pfäffikon. So the industrial and commercial area was expanded more and more.
Pfäffikon Corporation
In the 15th century, some residents of Pfäffikon decided to found a cooperative . She dealt with the use of forest and pastures . The oldest known statutes of the Genossame Pfäffikon (Korporation Pfäffikon) date from 1593. As long as the majority of the inhabitants of this region lived from agriculture , such membership had a direct impact on the income situation. The Pfäffikon corporation has always been a community of a few families. At the beginning of the 19th century there were eleven genders who were village-dwellers, i.e. members of the corporation . Four of these died out: Beul, Meyenberg, Kengelbacher and Wyder. The genders Feusi, Gresch, Hiestand, Jäger, Steiner, Walder and Wild are still members of the Pfäffikon corporation. In the past it was still possible to buy into “village law”. But this is no longer the case today.
Forests and open land were the cooperative property. Even today, most of the forests on the Etzel and most of the land belong to the corporation and not the community.
In 1895 the corporation began to collect springs and make them available to the village of Pfäffikon as drinking water . Today the Pfäffikon corporation's waterworks supplies the villages of Pfäffikon, Hurden and Freienbach .
The corporation still looks after the three areas of land, forest and water in Pfäffikon. At the annual meeting on the first Sunday of May, the citizens of the corporation decide on the business of the corporation. The Pfäffikon corporation is, so to speak, the counterpart to the Freienbach municipality, as the corporation handles a large number of tasks that are carried out elsewhere by the municipal administration.
development
Urban planning concept
With over 7,000 inhabitants, Pfäffikon is one of the larger towns in the canton of Schwyz. The strong population growth has transformed the former village on Lake Zurich into a small town with a central function over the past ten years. Over the past few years, Pfäffikon has grown by around 150 residents per year on average. Due to the dense development of larger areas such as the areas around the “Roggenacker”, “Huob” or “Rietbrunnen”, completely new quarters were created in a short time, with multi-storey high-rise buildings and villas in the “Hurdnerwäldli”.
Master plan
At the beginning of 2007 the local council commissioned a study . The study deals with the urban planning concept of Pfäffikon. On October 25, 2007, the Cantonal Council of Schwyz approved the CHF 133 million bypass in Pfäffikon. Construction of the tunnel and the road is expected to begin in 2011. The Churerstrasse (now the main street Chur - Zurich ) would then become a meeting place.
Stone factory area Pfäffikon
At the vote on November 26, 2006, the initiative "Rezoning the stone factory area" was accepted. With this, the municipal council received the order from those entitled to vote to convert the area of the former stone factory area in Pfäffikon, which today belongs to the port zone, into a new "zone for public parks" to be created. So far, nothing has happened, as the Pfäffikon Corporation is demanding 70 million francs for the property. The local council only wants to spend 40 million francs on the area.
Pfäffikon village community
The Dorfgemeinschaft Pfäffikon (DGP) was founded on October 28, 1981 by some residents with the aim of promoting the village. Today the community meets regularly and discusses new approaches in order to pass them on to the community. So far, a lot has been implemented, such as B. “Tempo 30”, redesign of the village square or the Christmas market. The village community also organizes the Räbeliechtliumzug and the cinema by the lake every year .
economy
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Since the early 2000s, Pfäffikon has developed into an important financial center , especially for hedge fund companies and the economic center of the Canton of Schwyz. Pfäffikon is one of the most important funds of hedge funds centers in the world. An estimated 100 billion Swiss francs are managed from Pfäffikon. Compared to other hedge fund centers, Pfäffikon ranks third after New York and Shanghai . The economic boom in Pfäffikon began in the 1990s when the Swiss Federal Banking Commission relaxed the rules. The proximity to Zurich and the low corporate taxes were also decisive for the rapid development. As a result, several financial institutions moved their headquarters to Pfäffikon. The largest and best-known companies in Pfäffikon are: OC Oerlikon , Man Group , Pamasol and LGT Bank . Other well-known companies based in Pfäffikon are; Glacier Reinsurance , Charles Vögele Group and Markant AG . For several years now, other Swiss banks have also discovered Pfäffikon as a business location; In addition to Schwyzer Kantonalbank , Credit Suisse , Raiffeisen Schweiz , Bank Linth LLB , Migros Bank and UBS also have branches in Pfäffikon . The Seedamm-Plaza congress hotel is located in Pfäffikon and has given Pfäffik's economy an important name. The Casino Pfäffikon-Zürichsee is located in the Hotel Seedamm-Plaza.
schools
Pfäffikon has eight kindergartens and three primary schools ; Brüel,
Felsenburgmatte and Steg. After the children have successfully passed the primary school they attend secondary education at the center of school Weid.
One of the two locations of the Ausserschwyz Cantonal School (former Pfäffikon & Nuolen Cantonal School ) is located in Pfäffikon . The Pfäffikon vocational training center is right next to the grammar school . Pfäffikon also has a distance university .
traffic
The Pfäffikon traffic junction is on the Zurich - Chur railway line and is served by five S-Bahn lines from the Zurich Transport Association . The Regioexpress Zurich-Chur, which also stop, offers a connection to the St. Gallen - Goldau - Lucerne route of the Südostbahn . From Pfäffikon, three PostBus lines open up Saturdayern , Reichenburg and Schindellegi - Feusisberg . Within the village there are two bus lines available to travelers as well as one line in the direction of Bäch . ZSG scheduled boats operate across Lake Zurich from Pfäffikon .
The A3 Basel - Sargans motorway and the main roads in the direction of Rapperswil, Zurich, Schwyz and Chur open up Pfäffikon for individual traffic.
Religion and denomination
The island of Ufnau with the church of St. Peter and Paul was once the ecclesiastical center of the surrounding villages on Lake Zurich. Attending the service was only possible by ship. The population development in the region and serious accidents on Lake Zurich - 50 churchgoers are said to have died in the storm in the floods once - led to the establishment of an independent parish in Freienbach in 1308. With the construction of the new parish church in Pfäffikon in 1965, the community of Freienbach received a second church center. Today's Pfäffikon parish includes Pfäffikon, the village of Hurden and the island of Ufnau. Wilen and Bäch, however, belong to the parish of Freienbach. The Reformed denominational community built its own parish hall in the traditionally Catholic Pfäffikon in 1967. In the political community 57% are Catholics, 21% Protestant Reformed and 22% belong to other or no religious communities.
Church buildings Pfäffikon:
Roman Catholic Pfäffikon parish:
- Martinskapelle on the Ufnau (9th / 10th century)
- St. Anna Chapel in Pfäffikon (1132, demolished because of the new church)
- Church of St. Peter and Paul on the Ufnau (1141)
- Chapel in honor of the Most Holy Trinity in Hurden (1497)
- Palace chapel in Pfäffikon (1566)
- Three Confederate Chapel in Pfäffikon (1594)
- Parish Church of St. Meinrad in Pfäffikon (1965)
Evang.-ref. Parish of Höfe:
- Evangelical Reformed Parish Hall in Pfäffikon (1967)
regional customs
Carnival
On January 6th, the carnival begins with the Höfner fools ride. Local parades, masked balls and costume awards follow. In addition, there is a district parade every year, alternating between the three Höfner communities. The fool's tree with all the district masks is set up at the relocation site in the relevant locality.
Räbeliechtli
Every year the Pfäffikon village community organizes a Räbeliechtliumzug . It takes place on the first Friday in November. All the children at the Pfäffikon primary school take part. From the fourth grade onwards, you can also be assessed and win something.
Leisure and attractions
Most of the Pfäffiker sights and attractions are located near the access roads and are therefore easily accessible. Coming from the south, the Seedamm-Center shopping center is located directly on the motorway . Directly behind it is the Alpamare , the largest covered swimming pool in Europe. The Seedamm Cultural Center, which was founded in 1976 by the entrepreneur Charles Vögele , is located between the Seedamm-Center and Alpamare .
Coming from the east, from Rapperswil, you can see the wooden bridge to Hurden on the left , part of the hiking trail to Pfäffikon. It is used by many locals and tourists in summer and on weekends. On the right-hand side in the direction of Pfäffikon are the islands of Ufnau and Lützelau , which belong to the municipality of Freienbach. Between the railway line and the lake is the Frauenwinkel , which together with the two aforementioned islands forms a nature reserve. Its maintenance is financially supported by the Swiss Confederation. At the entrance to Pfäffikon, the Seedamm Plaza with the Casino Zürichsee is on the right.
The castle tower in the heart of Pfäffikon was built in the middle of the 13th century by order of Abbot Anselm von Schwanden. This served to ward off enemy attacks and to protect the income from the monastery lands.
Pfäffikon lies at the foot of the Etzel . A pass road leads over the 1096 meter high mountain . The Meinradsbrunnen is on this street . The St. Meinrad Chapel, which is named after St. Meinrad von Einsiedeln , can be found on the top of the pass .
More impressions from Pfäffikon
Pfäffikon on Lake Zurich
Municipal House Castle
Village community hall
Lieutenancy
Pfaffikon
Pfäffikon station
OC Oerlikon and LGT
literature
- Working group “Höfner-Buch” (District Council Höfe): Höfnerland Höfnerlüüt. Verlag Bruhin AG Freienbach, 1981.
- Reto Bodmer, Harry Pfister and Alois Suter: Chronicle of Ufnau, Frauenwinkel, Lützelau, Pfäffikon and Hurden. Publishing house Alois Suter, 1975.
- P. Odilo Ringholz O. S. B .: Contributions to the local knowledge of the farms - Wollerau and Pfäffikon - in the canton of Schwyz.
- Peter Hüsser: History of the independence efforts in Ausserschwyz 1790-1840. Printed by the Benziger & Co. AG publishing house , Einsiedeln 1925.
- Anja Buschow Oechslin: The art monuments of the canton Schwytz. Schwyz IV. District Höfe. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2010 (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 118). ISBN 978-3-906131-93-1 .
Web links
- Pfäffikon (municipality of Freienbach)
- Paul Wyrsch: Pfäffikon SZ. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Pfäffikon - as it was
- Courtiers to Pfäffikon
- Pfäffikon Corporation
- Pfäffikon village community
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the Canton of Schwyz: sz.ch ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2016 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.
- ↑ ZSZ article : zsz.ch ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Pfäffikon urban planning concept: pfaeffikonsz.ch
- ↑ Steinfabrikareal Pfäffikon: pfaeffikonsz.ch
- ↑ ZSZ article : zsz.ch ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
