Untersiggenthal

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Untersiggenthal
Untersiggenthal coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau (AG)
District : to bathew
BFS no. : 4044i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 5301 Siggenthal Station
5417 Untersiggenthal
UN / LOCODE : CH UGA
Coordinates : 661 418  /  261 574 coordinates: 47 ° 30 '7 "  N , 8 ° 15' 14"  O ; CH1903:  661418  /  261574
Height : 371  m above sea level M.
Height range : 326-591 m above sea level M.
Area : 8.28  km²
Residents: 7186 (December 31, 2019)
Population density : 868 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		28.5% (December 31, 2019)
Website: www.untersiggenthal.ch
Untersiggenthal

Untersiggenthal
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Untersiggenthal ( Swiss German : ˈʊndərsɪɡəˌtɑːl, ˈʊndərsɪɡiˌtɑːl ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Baden district and is located around three kilometers northwest of the district capital in the lower Limmat Valley .

geography

Aerial view (1953)

The community is located in the gravel plain east of Switzerland's moated castle , the confluence of the Aare , Limmat and Reuss rivers . The two historical districts of Untersiggingen (in the west) and Obersiggingen (in the east) that have grown together are located on a prominent stepped terrain that slopes down towards the Limmat. The new quarters Ennetturgi and Wasserfallen have developed in the river loops on the northern bank of the Limmat. In the north, the Siggenberg forms a natural boundary. This elevation, which belongs to the Tabular Jura, forms an extensive plateau, which at its western end, at the Iberig , drops steeply and suddenly into the Aare valley. In the north-western corner of the municipality, around two kilometers from the center, in the Aare valley is the village of Siggenthal-Station, which arose around the local train station.

The area of ​​the municipality is 828 hectares , of which 357 hectares are forested and 199 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 590 meters on the Siggenberg, the lowest at 325 meters on the Aare. Neighboring communities are Würenlingen in the north, Obersiggenthal in the east, Turgi and Gibstorf in the south and Brugg and Villigen in the west.

history

Blankette from a loan from the community of Untersiggenthal dated December 31, 1921

The Untersiggenthal area was already populated during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. This is the result of excavations at the “Heidenküche” on the Siggenberg in the “Bürgle” area in April 1937. Sickinga was first mentioned in a document in 833. The place name comes from the Old High German Sikkingun and means "among the people of Sikko". Landowners in the Middle Ages were the Fridolinsstift in Säckingen (since the 9th century), the Einsiedeln monastery (since the early 11th century), the Sankt Blasien monastery (since the 12th century), the Wettingen monastery (since 1245) and the monastery Königsfelden in Windisch (since 1337).

The rulers and owners of blood jurisdiction were the Counts of Kyburg , and from 1273 the Habsburgs . Around 1250 a bridge was built across the Aare in Freudenau across from Stilli . For their protection, the Kyburgers had Freudenau Castle built. Looting Zurich troops destroyed a large part of the complex during a military campaign in 1351. Other parts fell victim to a major fire shortly after 1400, the remaining buildings were abandoned and fell into disrepair over the centuries.

In 1415 the Swiss conquered Aargau and Siggenthal was now part of the Siggenamt in the county of Baden , a common rule . In 1504 the lower jurisdiction passed to the governor . After lengthy disputes, the Siggenamt was divided in 1695 when Kirchdorf and Nussbaumen formed the separate municipality of Obersiggenthal . In March 1798 the French took Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Untersiggenthal was initially a municipality in the short-lived canton of Baden . In 1799 the troops of Marshal André Masséna laid part of Untersiggingen in rubble and ashes. The community has belonged to the canton of Aargau since 1803.

From August 18, 1859, the railway line to Waldshut ran through the municipality of Untersiggenthal. However, the Turgi station , which had opened three years earlier, was much closer to most residents. After numerous residents had previously found work in the Turgi factories, the Stroppel twisting mill was the first factory on Untersiggenthaler Boden (production until 1990). Since 1900 the number of inhabitants has increased by more than six times and Untersiggenthal developed into part of the Baden agglomeration .

Attractions

Freudenau ruins
Roman Catholic Church in Untersiggenthal
Schiffmühle power plant

The castle Freudenau was built around 1240 to protect the bridge then built on the Aare.

coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "Two crossed white keys in red." The coat of arms introduced at the beginning of the 19th century is probably derived from the attribute of the Kirchdorf church patron, Peter . The two keys point to Ober- and Untersiggingen.

population

The population developed as follows:

year 1803 1850 1900 1930 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 558 989 1073 1637 1890 2868 3854 4597 5424 6128 6692

On December 31, 2019, 7186 people lived in Untersiggenthal, the proportion of foreigners was 28.5%. In the 2015 census, 39.9% described themselves as Roman Catholic and 19.7% as Reformed ; 40.4% were non-denominational or of other faiths. In the 2000 census, 82.9% stated German as their main language, 3.6% Italian , 2.8% Albanian , 2.3% Serbo-Croatian , 1.3% French , 1.0% Turkish , 0.9% Portuguese , 0.8% English and 0.7% Spanish .

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 Baden District Court is responsible for litigation in the first instance . Untersiggenthal belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis III (Baden).

economy

According to the corporate structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, there are around 2,850 jobs in Untersiggenthal, of which 2% are in agriculture, 68% in industry and 30% in the service sector. The community still has a dozen farms, and some viticulture is practiced on the sunny southern slope of the Siggenberg . There are a total of 300 small and medium-sized businesses. Among other things, ABB has a branch here. The Schiffmühle and Stroppel power plants are located on the Limmat . There is a commercial zone in Ennetturgi and at the Siggenthal-Würenlingen train station. Most of the employed are commuters and work in the nearby city of Baden .

traffic

The busy Kantonsstrasse 295 leads through Untersiggenthal, which leads from Baden to Siggenthal-Station and there meets the main road 5 to Koblenz . Three bridges lead over the Limmat to Gibstorf and Turgi , another bridge over the Aare to Stilli . Untersiggenthal is the terminus of two RVBW bus lines : Line 2 runs via Obersiggenthal , Ennetbaden , Baden and Killwangen train stations to Spreitenbach . Line 6 goes via Obersiggenthal, Baden and Dättwil to Rütihof . A post bus line from Gibstorf to Würenlingen connects the community with the Siggenthal-Würenlingen and Turgi train stations. A night bus runs from Baden to Würenlingen on weekends.

education

There are four kindergartens and four schoolhouses in which the primary school , the secondary school and the secondary school are taught. The district school can be attended in Turgi or Obersiggenthal . The closest grammar schools are the Baden Cantonal School and the Wettingen Cantonal School .

Sports

In the district of Siggenthal-Station is the GoEasy Arena , which opened in 2016 and where the handball club TV Endingen plays its home games.

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Untersiggenthal  - 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. 444-445 .
  4. ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1070, Swisstopo.
  5. ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on June 8, 2019 .
  6. ^ A prehistoric settlement in the Siggenthal , Badener Neujahrsblätter 1937.
  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. 303 .
  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 June 8, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on June 8, 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 June 8, 2019 .
  11. ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 19, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel, 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on June 8, 2019 .