Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf [ ˌ basərz̥ dɔrf ] ( in the local dialect: [ ˌ bɑsərʃ to ː rf ː ] or short Basi [ bɑz̥i ] ) is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
- 5.1 traffic
- 8.1 Settlement treasure arable
- 8.2 Media
- 8.3 Crossair crash in 2001
- 8.4 Fasnacht
Coat of arms
Blazon
The municipal coat of arms dates back to a family of Bassersdorf from the Middle Ages. Gerold Edlibach has it entered in 1493 to be armorial. The number of bars in blue and silver varied over time. In the 18th century it contained an orb with a golden cross.
The City Council adopted the current form of presentation on June 5, 1930.
Geography
The place is located exactly between the cities of Zurich and Winterthur, and came about in the time of the Enlightenment as a transit town between Zurich and Winterthur modestly prosperous. Today, a majority of the population at Zurich airport close works.
Population
- Population density: 1'249 .1 inhab./km2
- Number of households: 3137 (2000 )
- Religious affiliation: 32.6 % Evangelical Reformed, 28.3 % Roman Catholic, 39.1% other or no religious affiliation ( as of 2012)
Policy
Bassersdorf is considered more conservative dialing village with appropriately bourgeois majority. Party strength (November 2003):
- SVP 35.08 %
- SP 25.30 %
- FDP 14.94 %
- Green 9:28 %
- CVP 5:21 %
- EPP 4:43 %
Community president is the non-party Doris Meier (2010 ).
Partner community
- Aigle
Economy
The economy of Bassersdorf is aligned to the airport and the airport -related sectors. In Bassersorf also specialized in metrology Rotronic AG is located.
Traffic
From Bassersdorf of Zurich, Zurich and Winterthur Airport can be reached very well, either with one of the two S -Bahn (S7, S2) or on the road network.
History
The name Bassersdorf indicates Alemannic origin in the 8th back to the 9th century. In the tradition of the pen notes Einsiedeln from the 10th to the 14th century there is a short note, which the friar Eberhard the monastery bequeathed his farm to Basselstorff. An appropriate certificate is not found anymore. However, in a sealed deed of gift of the Noble Gerung to the monastery of St. Martin on the mountain from Zurich November 15, 1155 Bassersdorf is first mentioned. The Habsburgs, the Counts of Toggenburg were holders of the rule and the blood court. These then were transferred to Zurich, which until 1798 their sovereign rights exercised by the left bailiwick Kyburg. Then Bassersdorf that made not just to talk much of himself stepped forward, a moment from the anonymity: 1798 Bassersdorf was the capital of a district, but soon rose in the District Bülach. Remembering that Bassersdorf is seat of a notary's office today. Since 1931 also Baltenswil belongs to Bassersdorf. This small village has retained its rural character until today. Bassersdorf, located almost exactly in the geographic center of the canton of Zurich, has always been from west to east and from north to south strongly affected by traffic ( connections Winterthur - Zurich and lowlands - Oberland). After the construction of the new highway Zurich - Tagelswangen - Kemptthal - Winterthur, 1841-1845, defendant craftsmen and hosts large financial losses, as the teamsters now the old road over Bassersdorf and the arduous climb, which could be usually handled only with preload, hardly disused. The population decreased, but the tantalizing prospect of a railway aroused new hopes. On October 6, 1872, the voters of Bassersdorf decided " with near Einmut majority " to participate with 100,000 francs to the future National Railway Winterthur - Zofingen, " in the opinion that a station will created in close proximity of the village ». Since 1877, so this station was at the heart of Bassersdorf. The village grew up around the station, which was first later operated by the National Railway by the Railways. Since spring 1980, the station is decommissioned, demolished since September 2012. In connection with the new airport line and expanding to double-track a new station was built at the southern edge of the village. The track " cuts " the village anymore. With the new railway line, life is setting up more and more to Zurich and the airport.
Religions
In addition to the two large regional churches of the Evangelical Reformed parish Bassersdorf - Nuerensdorf and the Roman Catholic parish Bassersdorf -Kloten - Nuerensdorf be found in Bassersdorf also Free Church congregations, as the GvC Chile Basi ( community of Christians ). The United Methodist Church Fellowship Bassersdorf built in 1908 for their faithful a chapel behind the post office in Bassersdorf. In the former Methodist Chapel is a consulting and styling studio was opened in 2003 after the sale. The GvC was at that time tenant of worship space. In 2006, the GvC moved to the Freihofstraße lack of space of the former Methodist chapel.
Others
Settlement treasure arable
The settlement treasure Acker was founded in 1932 by Rudolf Müller, in order to have a place for themselves, the employees of his health food store in Zurich and like-minded people where they live and were able to self-cater. He was assisted by Paul Enz and Werner Zimmermann. 1932 bought the reform Haus Müller approximately 73,000 square meters of land, two months later, the settlement and horticultural cooperative ( SIGA ) founded, which took over the floor. Well-known residents of the Treasure Ackers were Attenhoferstrasse Elsie and her husband, the German scholar, Karl Schmid.
Media
Since Bassersdorf listened to the district in the canton of Zurich Bülach, is the official publication of the municipality of the canton of Zurich countries. Incidentally, there is a local paper called village - flash, which is shared with the communities Brütten and Nuerensdorf.
Crossair crash in 2001
The first time that Bassersdorf was mentioned in the global media, was the crash of a Crossair machine in the field of Bassersdorf. The Crossair Flight 3597 was en route from Berlin's Tegel airport to Zurich airport when on the evening of November 24, 2001, he pitched in to land on the forest floor and burst into flames. A total of 24 people died. The main reason for the crash was falling below the minimum descent for the selected approach procedure in spite of insufficient visibility. The crash only the passengers in the front ranks killed, including the American- German pop singer Melanie Thornton and two of the three members of the pop group Passion Fruit came.
Carnival
Bassersdorf has probably the biggest and most important carnival in Zurich lowlands. It is visited every year by a five-digit number of participants as well as guests and is an important cornerstone in the cultural village life.
Personalities
- Rainer E. Gut (* 1932), bank manager, lives in Bassersdorf