Suhr 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 Suhrf .
Suhr
Suhr coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : Aarauw
BFS no. : 4012i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5034
Coordinates : 648.35 thousand  /  247335 coordinates: 47 ° 22 '30 "  N , 8 ° 4' 44"  O ; CH1903:  648,350  /  247335
Height : 397  m above sea level M.
Height range : 378-589 m above sea level M.
Area : 10.62  km²
Residents: i10,443 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 983 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		33.5% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.suhr.ch
reformed Church

reformed Church
Location of the municipality
Hallwilersee Kanton Basel-Landschaft Kanton Solothurn Bezirk Bremgarten Bezirk Brugg Bezirk Kulm Bezirk Laufenburg Bezirk Lenzburg Bezirk Rheinfelden Bezirk Zofingen Aarau Biberstein Buchs AG Densbüren Erlinsbach AG Gränichen Hirschthal AG Küttigen Muhen Oberentfelden Suhr AG UnterentfeldenMap of Suhr
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Suhr ( Swiss German : sʊːr ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Aarau district , lies in the lower Suhrental and is part of the agglomeration of the canton capital Aarau .

geography

The village lies in a wide plain on the Suhre , just before the mouth of the Wyna . The buildings have completely merged with those of Aarau and Buchs . In the west, the 465 meter high Suhrerchopf protrudes into the plain. In the south, the municipality with the «mountain» ( 570  m above sea level ) has a share of the highly fragmented mountain range between Suhren- and Wynental, in the east the Oberholz rises ( 465  m above sea level ).

The area of ​​the municipality is 1062 hectares , of which 470 hectares are forested and 293 hectares are built over. The highest point is the summit of the mountain at 570 meters, the lowest is at 385 meters on the Suhre. Neighboring communities are Buchs in the north, Rupperswil in the northeast, Hunzenschwil in the east, Gränichen in the south, Oberentfelden in the southwest, Unterentfelden in the west and Aarau in the northwest.

history

The first documentary mention comes from the year 1045: At the request of Count Ulrich I von Lenzburg , the German King Heinrich III. the Beromünster Abbey and its goods, including a piece of land in Sura , under the protection of the empire. The place name is of old European origin and goes back to the river name Suria ("the salty").

From the inheritance of the Lenzburg family, Suhr fell to the Counts of Kyburg in 1173 , who founded the city of Aarau on the area of ​​the original parish and Twings Suhr , which belonged to the parish of Suhr until 1568. In the 13th century Suhr was the ancestral seat of a Kyburg ministerial family , of which only Heinricus de Sure has come down to us. After the Kyburgs died out, they were succeeded by the Habsburgs in 1273 as new sovereigns who held both blood and lower jurisdiction . In 1415 the confederates conquered Aargau. Suhr now belonged to the subject area of ​​the city of Bern , the so-called Berner Aargau . Administratively, the village in which a subordinate resided was assigned to the Lenzburg office . In 1528 the Bernese introduced the Reformation . Even if agriculture was predominant, specialized businesses emerged early on, including mills, pounders and tanneries.

Aerial view (1958)

In March 1798 the French took Switzerland, ousted the government of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Suhr now belonged to the newly created canton of Aargau. Buchs and Rohr , which had previously belonged to the community of Suhr, called for the creation of independent communities. On January 30, 1810, the two villages were separated from Suhr. During the 19th century the village developed into an important industrial location. In the beginning it was mainly textile factories that came into being here. Towards the end of the century, these were replaced by companies in the metal and mechanical engineering industries , some of which still exist today. The population grew steadily; since 1850 it has increased more than sevenfold.

In the Zofingen – Wettingen line of the Swiss National Railway, which opened on September 6, 1877 , Suhr invested the then high amount of 160,000 francs. The bankruptcy of the railway company in the following year burdened the municipal treasury for decades. On March 5, 1904, the Wynentalbahn , an electric tram , went into operation. In the course of the 20th century, other industrial and service companies settled in Suhr. The village gradually grew together with its neighboring communities and today has more than 10,000 inhabitants. The growth was particularly pronounced in the 1950s.

Attractions

The reformed church of Suhr stands on the spur of a hill. It was built in the late Gothic style and was inaugurated in 1495. A lightning strike in 1844 destroyed the wooden ceiling and the colored glass windows. A mighty church tower from 1497 is built on the north side of the polygonal choir . A small chamber inside the tower was once used as a prison cell. The modern church of the Roman Catholic parish of Suhr-Gränichen from 1960, the Heiliggeist Church , is located on Tramstrasse in Suhr. The Museum Suhr provides insights into the historical and cultural development of Suhr. The so-called Janz-Stübli, the first museum room in the building, was left in its original state.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "In red over the green Dreiberg floating white paw cross, in the shield head two five-pointed white stars." A first version of this coat of arms appeared on the court disk in 1676. On the community seals of the 19th century, the cross appeared in the form of a Johanniterkreuz, although no connection to this order could be proven. In 1948, the municipal council had the design of the coat of arms adjusted.

population

Calatrava round house

The population developed as follows:

year 1764 1803 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 680 1,039 1,422 1,808 2,671 3,757 6,398 7'223 7,366 8,059 8,451 9,743

On December 31, 2019, 10,443 people lived in Suhr, the proportion of foreigners was 33.5%. In the 2015 census, 27.6% described themselves as Reformed and 22.9% as Roman Catholic ; 49.5% were non-denominational or of other faiths. In the 2000 census, 84.2% said their main language was German , 4.3% Italian , 2.6% Serbo-Croatian , 2.5% Turkish , 0.9% French , 0.8% Spanish and 0.5% English .

Politics and law

Parish hall
Bärenmatte cultural center

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 Aarau District Court is the first instance responsible for legal disputes . Suhr belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis II (Oberentfelden).

Suhr introduced the residents' council in 1974 , but abolished it again in 1981 and returned to the "proper community organization" with community assembly.

In the Swiss parliamentary elections 2019, the share of the vote in Suhr was: SP 23.9%, SVP 22.6%, FDP 15.0%, Greens 12.8%, glp 8.6%, EPP 6.3%, CVP 5.5 %, BDP 2.6%, team 65+ 1.0%.

economy

According to the company structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, there are around 5,200 jobs in Suhr, of which 1% in agriculture, 19% in industry and 80% in the service sector. Thanks to its excellent location, Suhr is an important business location. Möbel Pfister , the country's largest furniture retail chain, has its headquarters here. Other important companies are Emmi (formerly Aargauische Zentralmolkerei AZM), the Migros distribution center Suhr and a branch of the Gilgen Logistics company .

traffic

SBB and AAR train stations

Suhr is located directly on the A1 motorway , exactly in the middle between the connections Aarau-Ost and Aarau-West. This is where Hauptstrasse 1 from Bern to Zurich and Hauptstrasse 23 from Aarau to Sursee cross . The village is well served by public transport. Trains on the Zofingen - Lenzburg line stop at the SBB station . The SBB railway line Aarau – Suhr was stopped in December 2004. The narrow-gauge Wynentalbahn runs from Aarau via Suhr to Menziken . The Aarau bus company operates two city bus routes that connect Suhr with Aarau train station . On weekends there is a night bus from Aarau through the Wynental to Menziken.

education

Old school house

The community has six kindergartens and four schoolhouses in which all levels of compulsory elementary school are taught ( primary school , secondary school , secondary school , district school ). The closest grammar schools are the Alte Kantonsschule and the Neue Kantonsschule , both in Aarau.

Sports

The handball club HSC Suhr Aarau (emerged in 2008 from the merger between TV Suhr and the handball team of BTV Aarau ) is represented in the National League A and plays its home games in the Schachenhalle in Aarau. The home stadium of FC Aarau , the Brügglifeld , as well as the artificial ice rink (KEBA) are both located in the municipality of Suhr. There is also a 300 meter shooting range just outside the A1 motorway.

Personalities

  • Johannes Ernst (1683–1765), Protestant clergyman in Aarau and supporter of the Moravian Brethren

literature

  • Markus Widmer-Dean: Suhr. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  • Michael Stettler : The art monuments of the canton of Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History . Volume I: The districts of Aarau, Kulm, Zofingen. Wiese Verlag, Basel 1948, DNB  366495623 .
  • Max Byland: Alt-Buchs. Pictures from the village history, with special consideration of the separation from Suhr. Written on behalf of Max Byland's parish council. [Pen-and-ink drawings by Arthur and Hans Byland]. Druckgemeinschaft Aarau, 1960. DNB 572583516
  • Georg Mayer, Markus Widmer-Dean, ev.-ref. Parish of Suhr-Hunzenschwil, Roman Catholic. Parish Suhr-Gränichen, Parish Suhr (ed.): Church history Suhr . Suhr 2005

Web links

Commons : Suhr  - 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. 414-416 .
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1089, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 19, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Georg Mayer, Markus Widmer-Dean, ev.-ref. Parish of Suhr-Hunzenschwil, Roman Catholic. Parish Suhr-Gränichen, Parish Suhr (ed.): Church history Suhr. Suhr 2005, p. 64
  7. ^ Stettler: The art monuments of the Canton of Aargau, Volume I: The districts of Aarau, Kulm, Zofingen. Pp. 173-176.
  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. 286 .
  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 19, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 19, 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 19, 2019 .
  12. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 21, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Urs Hofmann : The residents' council: loss of democracy or gain in democracy? (PDF, 62 kB) Department of Economics and Home Affairs, March 14, 2016, accessed on June 27, 2019 .
  14. ^ Federal Statistical Office : NR - Results parties (municipalities) (INT1). In: Federal Elections 2019 | opendata.swiss. August 8, 2019, accessed August 1, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Results of the National Council elections 2019 - Canton Aargau. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 19, 2019 .