Staufen 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 Staufenf .
Staufen
Staufen coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Lenzburgw
BFS no. : 4210i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5603
Coordinates : 654887  /  248230 coordinates: 47 ° 22 '57 "  N , 8 ° 9' 56"  O ; CH1903:  654887  /  248230
Height : 420  m above sea level M.
Height range : 366-518 m above sea level M.
Area : 3.58  km²
Residents: 3875 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 1082 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		18.5% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.staufen.ch
Staufen and Rebberg, seen from the Staufberg

Staufen and Rebberg, seen from the Staufberg
Location of the municipality
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Staufen ( Swiss German : ˈʃtɑufːə ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Lenzburg district and is located immediately west of the district capital in the Seetal .

geography

The area between the Seetal and the Aare is shaped by the Staufberg . This 517 meter high molasse hill is only 550 meters long and 450 meters wide, but towers above the otherwise completely flat gravel plain by around a hundred meters. The development of the village of Staufen surrounds the largely wooded hill on three sides. The eastern boundary of the municipality extends up to a few meters from the Aabach . In the northwest the community has a narrow strip of land in the Länzertwald, in the south lies the Buchwald. The municipalities of Staufen, Niederlenz and Lenzburg have grown together to form a coherent agglomeration with almost 20,000 inhabitants, the boundaries between the three places are barely recognizable.

The area of ​​the municipality is 358 hectares , of which 119 hectares are forested and 102 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 517 meters on the summit of the Staufberg, the lowest at 393 meters in the Länzertwald. Neighboring communities are Lenzburg in the north and east, Seon in the south, Schafisheim in the west and Rupperswil in the north-west.

history

Traces of settlement in the municipality go back to the Neolithic Age . Stouffen was first mentioned in a document in 1036 in the necrology of Beromünster Abbey . The place name is derived from the Old High German word stouf and denotes a conical elevation. 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 . From 1244 to at least 1278 the Lords of Staufen were mentioned as the owners of the lower jurisdiction , but at the beginning of the 14th century these disappeared without a trace. In 1362 the Beromünster Abbey sold all rights to the Königsfelden monastery , which was now the sole owner of the village.

Aerial view (1959)

In 1415 the confederates conquered Aargau. Staufen now belonged to the subject area of ​​the city of Bern , the so-called Bernese Aargau . In the course of the Reformation in 1528, Bern abolished the Königsfelden monastery, brought all rights into its possession and assigned the village to the judicial district of Rupperswil in the Lenzburg district . The Staufberg served as a high watch until 1880 . From 1659 a schoolmaster gave the children lessons. In March 1798 the French took Switzerland, ousted the «Gracious Lords» of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Since then, Staufen has belonged to the canton of Aargau.

Until the beginning of the 19th century, Staufen was dominated by agriculture, with agriculture and cattle breeding dominating. The viticulture at Staufberg, who was still the main source of income in 1700, came in 1900 because of the phylloxera epidemic complete standstill. However, with the rise of industry in neighboring Lenzburg, new income opportunities arose for the villagers. Vines have been planted again on the Staufberg since 1990.

Attractions

Staufberg with Staufberg Church

The landmark of the village is the Staufberg Church on the highest point of the Staufberg . A place of worship is said to have been here as early as pre-Christian times. The origins of the church go back at least to the 10th century. A lightning strike caused a fire in 1419 that cremated the tower and most of the choir . In 1420 the church was rebuilt in a Romanesque - Gothic transition style. The listed church district with church, parsonage, sod well, Sigristenhaus and cemetery has an almost castle-like shape due to its exposed location ; only a curtain wall is missing. In fact, a castle stables are believed to be on the highest point of the hill .

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In red three yellow cups (baptism)." The cups refer to the Staufberg, which resembles an upside-down goblet. The chalices also indicate viticulture . The Old High German word Stouf also means chalice. For a long time the goblets were depicted on a blue background, which made the coat of arms similar to that of Staufen im Breisgau .

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1764 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 276 758 818 976 1325 1880 2056 2102 2226 2213 2590

On December 31, 2019, 3875 people lived in Staufen, the proportion of foreigners was 18.5%. In the 2015 census, 39.7% described themselves as Reformed and 29.2% as Roman Catholic ; 31.1% were non-denominational or of other faiths. In the 2000 census, 89.4% said their main language was German , 4.9% Italian , 1.2% Portuguese , 1.0% Albanian and 0.8% 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 Lenzburg is the first instance responsible for legal disputes . Staufen belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis XII (Seon).

economy

According to the corporate structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, Staufen has around 530 jobs, 3% of them in agriculture, 17% in industry and 80% in the service sector. Most of the employed are commuters and work primarily in neighboring Lenzburg or in the larger communities in the vicinity. On the southeast slope of the Staufberg, viticulture is carried out on an area of ​​23.47 ares.

traffic

The through traffic is led past Staufen, but the community is still conveniently located. Main road 1 from Zurich to Bern and Hauptstrasse 26 from Brugg to Lucerne cross in the immediate vicinity . The Aarau-Ost connection to the A1 motorway is three kilometers away, from where the four-lane T5 motorway leads to Aarau . The connection to the public transport network is provided by three bus routes operated by Regionalbus Lenzburg , which run from Lenzburg train station to Hunzenschwil , Teufenthal and Bettwil . On weekends there is a night bus from Lenzburg via Staufen and Seon to Sarmenstorf .

education

The community has a kindergarten and three school houses in which the primary school is taught. The upper level ( Realschule , Secondary School and District School ) can be attended in Lenzburg . The closest grammar schools are the Alte Kantonsschule and the Neue Kantonsschule , both in Aarau .

regional customs

The best known custom is the New Year's Eve fire, which is one of the Seetal winter customs . On the Staufberg, the youngsters who attend the last grade of the elementary school erect a high wooden frame in the old week of the year. On the morning of December 31, the school children in the village collect the dry Christmas trees, waves of rice and bales of straw. The material is carried up the mountain and piled on the scaffolding. At midnight, when the bells of the Staufberg Church strike, the fire is lit in front of many onlookers.

literature

Personalities

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Panorama of Lenzburg (right), Staufen (middle) and Schafisheim (left); seen from the Esterliturm

Web links

Commons : Staufen  - 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. 407-408 .
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheets 1089 and 1090, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 23, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Jürg Bossardt: The Staufberg Church . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History. Swiss art guide, volume 840 . Bern 2008, ISBN 978-3-85782-840-9 .
  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. 281 .
  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 23, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2019 .
  13. ^ Weinbau am Staufberg , accessed on October 21, 2010