Staffelbach AG

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AG is the abbreviation for the canton of Aargau in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Staffelbachf .
Staffelbach
Staffelbach coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Zofingenw
BFS no. : 4284i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5053
Coordinates : 645 672  /  237155 coordinates: 47 ° 17 '1 "  N , 8 ° 2' 32"  O ; CH1903:  645 672  /  237155
Height : 484  m above sea level M.
Height range : 447–681 m above sea level M.
Area : 8.93  km²
Residents: 1301 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 146 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		13.9% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.staffelbach.ch
Location of the municipality
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Staffelbach ( Swiss German : ˈʃtɑfʊˌbɑχ ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the district of Zofingen and is located in the central Suhrental . The village of Wittwil was incorporated in 1901.

geography

Aerial photo from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

The community area extends over the entire width of the Suhrental, the village itself is located on the western side of the valley on the foothills of an average thirty meter high terminal moraine . This was created during the Würme Ice Age when the Reuss Glacier retreated and extends across the entire plain. The Suhre makes its way through a narrow passage. The village of Wittwil is about a kilometer north .

In the northeast rises the Ebni ( 607  m above sea level ), a hill that separates the Suhrental from the Ruedertal . In the west, towards the Uerkental , there are several hills that are relatively steep in the lower area and merge into smaller plateaus in the upper area. From north to south these are the Schwarzhuserebni ( 615  m above sea level ), the Sattelebni ( 635  m above sea level ), the Chalt ( 670  m above sea level ) and the Altrüti ( 680  m above sea level ).

The area of ​​the municipality is 893 hectares , of which 354 hectares are forested and 65 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 680 meters on the summit of the Altrüti, the lowest at 462 meters on the Suhre. Neighboring communities are Schöftland in the north, Schlossrued in the northeast, Kirchleerau in the east, Moosleerau in the southeast, Reitnau in the south, Wiliberg in the southwest, Bottenwil in the west and Uerkheim in the northwest.

history

During various excavations, remains of Roman buildings have been discovered. The Alemanni settled in the area in the 7th or 8th century. The first mention was made on July 15, 1220. At that time, the provost of handed pin Schönenwerd the monastery of St. Urban six estates in Staphelbach . The place name comes from the Old High German Staffalbah and means "stream at the terrain level". In the Middle Ages the village was under the rule of the Counts of Lenzburg , from 1173 on that of the Counts of Kyburg . After these died out, the Habsburgs took over sovereignty and blood jurisdiction in 1273 .

On the Schlosshübel south of the village there was a small castle, which was proven by the Aargau canton archeology during a geoprospection in 2019 . The complex, probably dating from the 13th century, was provided with a circular wall and had a tower and other wooden outbuildings. Without written communication, no connections can be made with the former builders of the castle; it is assumed that it could have belonged to the von Reinach gentlemen .

In 1415 the confederates conquered Aargau. Staffelbach now belonged to the subject area of ​​the city of Bern , the so-called Berner Aargau . The village was assigned to the judicial district of Kölliken in the Lenzburg district. The landowners included the monasteries of Allerheiligen and St. Urban, the Zofingen Monastery , Lenzburg Castle and various nobles. In 1528 the Bernese introduced the Reformation . A department store was built next to the existing mill in 1592, making the village the center of the regional grain trade. In 1656, Bern approved the holding of annual fairs . Due to fierce opposition from the cities of Aarau , Brugg , Lenzburg and Zofingen , this privilege was lost a year later.

In March 1798 the French took Switzerland, ousted the «Gracious Lords» of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Since then Staffelbach has belonged to the canton of Aargau. From 1766 to 1905 there was a brickworks, from 1873 to 1900 a branch of the Bally shoe factory . In 1900, the Great Council decreed the incorporation of Wittwil , which was carried out the following year. Agriculture shaped the life of the community well into the 20th century . From 1900 to 1980 the population shrank by over a quarter. Since then, however, there has been a slight increase again.

Attractions

Village center with community center and school house
Tithing house
Sandstone caves
Suhre near Staffelbach

In the center of the village is the tithe house built in 1592, a striking three-story building with a gable roof and two arched gates, which used to be used to store grain.

The Friedlistall sandstone quarry south of Staffelbach (also known as “sandstone caves”) is a witness to the former sandstone mining. As early as the 16th and 17th centuries, the sandstone known as “Staffelbach marble” was well known throughout Aargau and the surrounding regions. At the beginning of the 20th century, sandstone mining fell sharply. The memory of this is kept alive by the sandstone museum.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In blue over two white waves, black grooved bridge, raised by a six-pointed white star." The coat of arms, first seen on the municipal seal in 1811, shows the bridge over the Suhre. The star comes from the old coat of arms of the incorporated village of Wittwil. For a long time there was disagreement about the shape and color of the star, until in 1951, in consultation with the State Archives , the municipal council decided on a six-pointed white star.

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 1354 968 811 745 726 757 721 864 978 1,042

On December 31, 2019, 1,301 people lived in Staffelbach, the proportion of foreigners was 13.9%. In the 2015 census, 55.8% described themselves as Reformed and 17.3% as Roman Catholic ; 26.9% were non-denominational or of other faiths. In the 2000 census, 96.6% stated German as their main language and 0.9% each Italian and Serbo-Croatian .

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 . Staffelbach belongs to the Peace Judges' Circle XVI (Zofingen).

economy

According to the company structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, Staffelbach has around 350 jobs, 21% of them in agriculture, 40% in industry and 39% in the service sector. Most of the employed are commuters and work in the lower Suhrental or in the Aarau region .

traffic

Staffelbach is located on Kantonsstrasse 287 between Schöftland and Moosleerau , from which Kantonsstrasse 225 branches off to Knutwil . The main road 24 between Aarau and Sursee runs one kilometer east of the village. The connection to public transport is provided by a post bus line from Schöftland via Staffelbach to Sursee train station .

education

The community has a kindergarten and a school house in which primary school , secondary school and secondary school are taught. The district school can be attended in Schöftland . The closest grammar school is the Zofingen Cantonal School .

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Staffelbach  - 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. 404-405 .
  4. ↑ a b 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. ↑ Jörg Meier: How Staffelbach surprisingly came to a castle - and what a legend has to do with it. Aargauer Zeitung , August 19, 2018, accessed on August 19, 2019 .
  7. ^ Association Sandstone Museum Staffelbach
  8. ^ 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. 280 .
  9. ↑ 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 .
  10. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 27, 2019 .
  11. ↑ 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 .
  12. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 21, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 27, 2019 .