Rottenschwil

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Rottenschwil
Rottenschwil coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Muriw
BFS no. : 4238i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 8919
Coordinates : 669 818  /  240730 coordinates: 47 ° 18 '50 "  N , 8 ° 21' 43"  O ; CH1903:  669 818  /  240730
Height : 388  m above sea level M.
Height range : 376–466 m above sea level M.
Area : 4.49  km²
Residents: 911 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 203 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		14.8% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.rottenschwil.ch
Rottenschwil

Rottenschwil
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Rottenschwil ( Swiss German : rɔtːəʃˈʋiːl ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Muri district and is located in the Reuss valley . In 1898 the hamlet of Werd was incorporated.

geography

Rottenschwil is a two kilometer long street village that stretches from the western bank of the Reuss to the Wagenrain , a range of hills at the transition to the Bünztal . The hamlet of Werd is half a kilometer south . The area between the river and the hill range is characterized by the completely flat alluvial plain of the Reuss, which used to meander here , often overflowing its banks and flooding the fields. The old course of the river can still be partially recognized today. The eastern municipality boundary follows the course of a no longer existing arm of the river east of the river. Werd is located on a former horseshoe-shaped bend in the river. The "Stille Reuss" on the outskirts of Rottenschwil is also a horseshoe-shaped oxbow river .

Since the last stage of the improvement in the 1970s, the course of the Reuss has been straightened and completely delimited by flood protection dams. To the north of Rottenschwil lies the Flachsee, one kilometer long and up to 300 meters wide . It was artificially created during the construction of the Zufikon power station in 1975 and has developed into an ideal habitat for endangered bird and amphibian species . The Rottenschwiler Moos, an extensive wetland area , extends on the west bank of the lake, which has five islands . One sixth of the community area is under nature protection .

The area of ​​the municipality is 449 hectares , 104 hectares of which are forested and 39 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 454  m above sea level. M. in the Buechwald, the deepest is 379  m above sea level. M. in the Rottenschwiler Moos (even deeper than the Reuss). Neighboring communities are Unterlunkhofen in the north, Oberlunkhofen in the east, Jonen in the southeast, Aristau in the south, Besenbüren in the west and Bremgarten in the northwest.

history

Reuss bridge from Unterlunkhofen to Rottenschwil
Flachsee below the Reuss Bridge near Rottenschwil

Rotolfswile was first mentioned in a document in 1281 ; the name Rotoswile was found in the Habsburg land register from 1306 . The place name comes from the Old High German Rotineswilari and means "Hofsiedlung des Rotin". The most important landlords in the Middle Ages were the monasteries of Muri and Hermetschwil , while the Habsburgs exercised sovereignty and high jurisdiction . In 1415 the Swiss conquered Aargau; Rottenschwil was now part of the Hermetschwil Office in the Free Offices , a common rule . Werd, on the other hand, belonged to two-thirds of the cellar office and thus the sphere of influence of the city of Zurich , which often led to legal disputes.

The following centuries were marked by frequent floods and the constantly changing course of the Reuss. In 1682 a major fire destroyed the whole of Rottenschwil. In March 1798 the French took Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Rottenschwil became a municipality in the Bremgarten district of the short-lived canton of Baden , while Werd was part of the Aristau municipality in the Muri district. After the canton of Aargau was founded in 1803, both villages each formed their own municipality.

Rottenschwil and Werd remained dominated by agriculture well into the 20th century. After the population had doubled in the first half of the 19th century, it continued to decline. Even the merger of the two municipalities, decreed by the cantonal government on May 23, 1898, could not stop this trend. The ferry across the Reuss, which had existed at least since 1312, was replaced by a bridge in 1907. As of 1980, due to the proximity to the city of Zurich, a lot of construction activity began, within 20 years the population increased by more than two and a half times.

The taming of the free flowing Reuss has always been an important concern. But even after the first improvement from 1861 to 1863, dam breaks and floods occurred again and again. Only the second Reuss valley renovation from 1972 to 1983 finally solved the problem. The new power plant in Zufikon in 1975 caused a backwater and thus a slower flow rate, which resulted in the Flachsee .

Attractions

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In blue over three white waves of white pike, raised by a six-pointed white star." The coat of arms appeared on the municipal seal as early as 1811, but it was not clear what kind of fish it was. The pike was first used as a heraldic animal in 1978, probably based on the Gasthof zum Hecht mentioned in the 14th century. In 2002 the pike's scales were omitted.

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1803 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 257 518 403 382 274 278 292 305 613 806 810

On December 31, 2019, 911 people lived in Rottenschwil, the proportion of foreigners was 14.8%. In the 2015 census, 46.9% described themselves as Roman Catholic and 21.1% as Reformed ; 32.0% were non-denominational or of other faiths. 94.3% stated German as their main language in the 2000 census , 1.2% Portuguese , 1.0% each Italian and French .

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 Muri is primarily responsible for legal disputes . Rottenschwil belongs to the peace judges circle XIII (Muri).

economy

According to the corporate structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, there are around 170 jobs in Rottenschwil, 19% of them in agriculture, 17% in industry and 64% in the service sector. Most of the employed are commuters and work in the surrounding communities or in the agglomeration of the city of Zurich .

traffic

Although the village is away from through traffic, it is well developed in terms of traffic. Kantonsstrasse 296 runs between Bremgarten and Sins in the southwest of the municipality . The canton road 358 leads through the village and over the Reuss bridge to Unterlunkhofen to the main road Bremgarten – Affoltern am Albis . Rottenschwil is connected to the public transport network by the Muri - Zurich-Wiedikon and Wohlen- Muri postbus lines.

education

The community has a kindergarten and a primary school . The secondary school and the Realschule can be attended in Jonen , the district school in Bremgarten . The closest grammar school is the Cantonal School in Wohlen .

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Rottenschwil  - 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. 360-361 .
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1110, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Information on Flachsee ( Memento from 23 August 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 10, 2019 .
  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. 257 .
  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 8, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 10, 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 8, 2019 .
  11. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 20, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 8, 2019 .