Zetzwil
| Zetzwil | |
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| State : |
 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Aargau (AG)
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| District : | Kulm |
| BFS no. : | 4147 |
| Postal code : | 5732 |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH ZWI |
| Coordinates : | 653.91 thousand / 237 394 |
| Height : | 512 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 492–784 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 5.80 km² |
| Residents: | 1343 (December 31, 2019) |
| Population density : | 232 inhabitants per km² |
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Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship ) |
13.3% (December 31, 2019) |
| Website: | www.zetzwil.ch |
_114.JPG) Zetzwil village center |
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Zetzwil (in the regional Swiss German dialect Zetzbu [ ˈtsɛtsbʊ ]) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It belongs to the Kulm district and is located in the upper Wynental .
geography
The landscape around Zetzwil is characterized by the striking terminal moraine , an average of twenty meters high , which extends almost at right angles over the entire width of the Wynental valley. It was created during the Würme Ice Age when the Reuss Glacier retreated . After the end of the Ice Age, the moraine dammed a shallow lake that silted up when the Wyna broke through the obstacle. For thousands of years there was an extensive swamp area , the Gontenschwiler Moos, which was only drained during the First World War. The village itself is on the eastern edge of the valley below the moraine, at the point where two small streams flow into the Wyna. The Wandfluh rises up to 747 meters to the north, and to the east a small side valley extends up to the Eichhalde ( 771 m above sea level ), to the Tatschbüel ( 715 m above sea level ) and to the Homberg ( 787 m above sea level) . M. ). These hills form the natural border to the Seetal . There are a few scattered individual farms on the mountain slopes.
The area of the municipality is 580 hectares , of which 223 hectares are forested and 66 hectares are built over. The highest point is at 785 meters just below the summit of the Homberg, the lowest at 494 meters on the Wyna. Neighboring communities are Dürrenäsch and Leutwil in the north, Birrwil in the east, Reinach in the south-east, Leimbach in the south, Gontenschwil in the south-west and Oberkulm in the north-west.
history
The area around Zetzwil was already settled during the Neolithic Age when people settled on the shores of what was then the lake. The settlement founded by the Alamanni was first mentioned in 1173 as Zeinhwile in a letter of protection issued by Emperor Friedrich I "Barbarossa" to Beromünster Abbey . The place name comes from the Old High German Zezinwilari and means "Hofsiedlung des Zezo". 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 .
In addition to the Beromünster Abbey, the Engelberg monastery , the lords of Hünenberg and the lords of Reinach owned goods in Zetzwil . The latter owned two thirds of the lower jurisdiction before 1300 , the last third belonged to the Rued rule . From the middle of the 14th century, Zwing and Bann belonged to the Trostburg rule . In 1415 the confederates conquered Aargau. Zetzwil now belonged to the subject area of the city of Bern , the so-called Berner Aargau . In 1528 the Bernese introduced the Reformation . In 1616 the rulership of Trostburg including Zetzwil came to the Lenzburg office . In March 1798 the French took Switzerland, ousted the «Gracious Lords» of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic . Since then, Zetzwil has belonged to the canton of Aargau.
In 1850 the community had almost the same number of inhabitants as today. But due to a lack of earning potential, almost forty percent of all residents moved away by 1900, not a few of whom emigrated overseas. Only the establishment of three cigar factories around the turn of the century and the opening of the Wynental Railway on March 5, 1904 were able to halt the decline. As a result, the number of residents rose again continuously. At the same time, the once agricultural village was transformed into a residential community that is now oriented towards the larger regional centers.
Attractions
coat of arms
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The blazon of the municipal coat of arms reads: "White ploughshare turned in blue over the green Dreiberg, in the head of the shield accompanied by two five-pointed white stars." This coat of arms was shown for the first time on the municipal seal from 1872, but at that time with two stars. After the ploughshare had taken the shape of an arrowhead at the beginning of the 20th century, the community returned to the older shape in 1992.
population
The population developed as follows:
| year | 1764 | 1803 | 1850 | 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| Residents | 573 | 840 | 1226 | 748 | 849 | 871 | 848 | 1033 | 1048 | 1214 | 1245 | 1246 |
On December 31, 2019, 1,343 people lived in Zetzwil, the proportion of foreigners was 13.3%. In the 2015 census, 51.1% described themselves as Reformed and 15.0% as Roman Catholic ; 33.9% were non-denominational or of other faiths. In the 2000 census, 95.8% 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 Kulm District Court is the first instance responsible for legal disputes . Zetzwil belongs to the Friedensrichterkreis IX (Unterkulm).
economy
According to the company structure statistics (STATENT) collected in 2015, there are around 580 jobs in Zetzwil, 7% of them in agriculture, 26% in industry and 67% in the service sector. By far the most important employer is the Schürmatt Foundation of the Reformed Church, which looks after mentally and multiply handicapped children and adults. In addition to a dormitory, the foundation maintains mobile and outpatient services, special education schools and sheltered workplaces. The industrial sector has been limited to a few businesses since the last cigar factory ceased production in 1988. Many workers are commuters and work in the larger neighboring villages such as Reinach or Unterkulm .
traffic
Main road 23 runs through the village from Aarau via Beromünster to Sursee ; Kantonsstrasse 332 leads via Gontenschwil in the direction of Sursee, Kantonsstrasse 340 via Wandfluh and Leutwil into the Seetal . The connection to the public transport network is through a station of the Wynentalbahn . On weekends, a night bus runs from Aarau train station through the Wynental to Menziken .
education
The community has a kindergarten and a school house where primary school is taught. The Realschule and the secondary school can be attended in Gontenschwil or Reinach , the district school in Reinach or Unterkulm . The closest grammar schools are the Alte Kantonsschule and the Neue Kantonsschule , both in Aarau .
Personalities
- Phoebe Stänz (* 1994), ice hockey player
literature
- Markus Widmer-Dean: Zetzwil. 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 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 .
- ↑ 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. 486-488 .
- ^ National map of Switzerland, sheet 1109, Swisstopo.
- ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to 4 main areas. Federal Statistical Office , November 26, 2018, accessed on May 25, 2019 .
- ^ 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. 326 .
- ↑ 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 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Resident population by religious affiliation, 2015. (Excel) In: Population and Households, Community Tables 2015. Statistics Aargau, accessed on May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ 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 25, 2019 .
- ↑ circles of justice of the peace. Canton of Aargau, accessed on June 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Statistics of the corporate structure (STATENT). (Excel; 157 kB) Statistics Aargau, 2016, accessed on May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Schürmatt Foundation
