Ricketwil
 district of Winterthur |
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| Coordinates | 702 678 / 260 334 |
| height | 544.5 m |
| surface | 1.93 km² |
| Residents | 79 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km² |
| BFS no. | 230-290 |
| Post Code | 8352 |
| Urban district | Oberwinterthur (District 2) |
Ricketwil is an outside watch and a district of the city of Winterthur . Together with the districts of Talacker , Guggenbühl , Grüze , Hegmatten , Hegi , Zinzikon , Reutlingen and Stadel , it forms district 2 ( Oberwinterthur ).
geography
The hamlet of Ricketwil is located in the southeast of the city of Winterthur behind the Andelbach / Hegiberg forest belt on a shoulder above the Eulachtal above Elsau-Räterschen . The highest point in Winterthur, at 681 m above sea level. M. lying Hulmen , lies southeast above Ricketwil. With good visibility, the old volcanic mountains Hohenstoffeln and Hohenhöwen near Singen / Donaueschingen can be clearly seen on the northern horizon.
The Mattenbach, which rises a little to the east just within the city limits, flows through the Aussenwacht.
history
The hamlet of Ricketwil emerged from a clearing yard around the 8th century . In the 15th century, it came to the Counts of Fürstenberg through inheritance from the last Baron von Klingen, together with the Bailiwicks of Oberwinterthur and Wiesendangen . In 1476 they built a new farm together with the fiefdom, which still exists today. In 1541 this farm was divided into two parts when the fiefs were awarded , creating the two Zelge Ober- and Unterricketswil . After the Counts of Fürstenberg failed to comply with the granting of fiefs for several generations, they released Ricketwil from fiefdom in 1641. Now Ricketwil could develop freely, which among other things resulted in new houses being built. In 1634 Ricketwil had five households with three families. In 1643 there were already seven households. In 1708 there were 98 and in 1720 116 inhabitants.
Around the middle of the 17th century the Oberwinterthur households called for "ennet der Grüze" to have their own church. The way to the service in Oberwinterthur is too far. A second church is to be built in Seen. In 1649 the new church was inaugurated and in 1651 Seen separated from the parish of Oberwinterthur. Despite their geographical proximity to lakes, the Ricketwiler decided not to move to the new parish and stayed in Oberwinterthur. The parish of Oberwinterthur later became the political municipality of Oberwinterthur, to which Ricketwil belonged from then on. However, the hamlet formed its own civil parish until 1922 . When it was incorporated in 1922, Ricketwil remained in the Oberwinterthur district.
education
There is no schoolhouse in Ricketwil. Children and young people from Ricketwil attend kindergarten, primary and secondary school in the neighboring community of Elsau .
traffic
Although Ricketwil is part of the Winterthur city district 2 (Oberwinterthur), there is no direct road connection between Ricketwil and Oberwinterthur. Ricketwil is accessible via the Winterthur districts of Oberseen and Eidberg or the neighboring communities of Elsau and Schlatt ZH .
Ricketwil is not accessible by public transport. The next bus stop is one kilometer from the village in Tollhausen. The Postbus line 680 ( Winterthur HB - Elsau - Schlatt - Elgg / Girenbad b. Turbenthal ) stops here .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ricketwil.ch - History of Ricketwil. Retrieved January 4, 2009 .
- ^ Ricketwil. In: Winterthur-glossar.ch. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
- ^ Peter Niederhäuser: Oberwinterthurer church stories. Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-0340-1319-2 .
- ^ Peter Niederhäuser: From the village to the residential town. In: Winterthur Lakes - From farming village to urban suburb. City of Winterthur, Construction Department, accessed on March 28, 2016 .
Talacker | Guggenbühl | Grüze | Hegmatten | Hegi | Zinzikon | Reutlingen | Barn | Ricketwil