Densbüren

Densbüren

Densbüren (Swiss German: Däischbere dæɪʃbərə, ) is a municipality in the district of Aarau in the Swiss canton of Aargau. Geographically Densbüren part of the Frick valley.

Geography

Situated in the valley of the Staffeleggbachs community differs geographically completely from the remaining municipalities of the district. It is the only municipality that is not in the flat plain of the river valleys of the Aare, Suhre and Wyna, but separated by the 621 -meter high Staffeleggpass midst of the southernmost Jura chain.

Densbüren is located at the upper end of a narrow side valley of the Frick Valley and is surrounded on all sides by steep, forested Jura hills: the east Wiirz collect and the Hard ( 770 m asl. ) In (801 m asl. ) south Staffelegg, the Herzberg ( 750 m above sea level. M. ) and the Asperstrihe ( 838 m above sea level. M. ). Located in the west Strihe is 867 m above sea level. M., the second highest point in the Aargau and the highest lying entirely in the canton mountain. Approximately one kilometer south of Densbüren is a short valley at the foot of Asperstrihe the district Asp addition, there are numerous scattered individual farms on the mountain slopes.

The area of ​​the municipality is 1252 hectares, of which 688 hectares are forested and built over 60 hectares. The highest point is the summit of Strihe, the deepest is situated on 430 meters at Staffeleggbach.

Neighboring municipalities are Herznach in the north, Zeihen in the northeast, Thalheim in the east, the south and Kuettigen Oberhof and Wölfinswil in the West.

History

The first mention was made in 1426 as Teinspuiren. The place name comes from Old High Taninesburron and means " at the Houses of Tanin ». Located at Densbüren Urgiz castle was first mentioned in 1277 and was owned by the Lords of Uriols. This had the small rule Urgiz which included, in addition Densbüren also Asp, obtained from the Strasbourg diocese as a fiefdom. The Basel earthquake of 1356 taught at major damage, whereupon the castle fell apart. 1429 acquired the Effinger from Brugg the rule, in 1444 followed by the Rätz from Säckingen and finally in 1475 the Hasfurter from Lucerne.

1502 Bern acquired the rule, which was part of the so called the Bernese Aargau subjects area. The Bernese secured by the strategically important Staffelegg- pass crossing on the border with Austria front. The introduction of the Reformation took place in 1528. In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Densbüren since then is the canton of Aargau, the neighboring communities in the Frick valley followed in 1803. Middle of the 19th century, under the Act " to combat homelessness » Jenische families naturalized. Between 1850 and 1980, the population declined by more than half, but since then rises slightly again.

Attractions

The ruin Urgiz is located northeast of the village at an altitude of 577 m above sea level. M. on a narrow and steep ridge, more than 120 meters above the valley floor. The ruins were uncovered in 1996/97 and preserved.

Until 1642 Densbüren belonged to the parish Elfingen and has been an independent parish. The Reformed Church Densbüren was 1552-1558. The simple late Gothic structure is slightly higher on the slope of Rüdlenbergs.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In white with red board green fir on green Dreienberg » Launched in 1811, seal image also showed a fir tree on three mountains, but on a blue background and no border. In 1949 a heraldic correct transformation. The red board was chosen to exclude confusion with other municipal coat of arms, and to remember the previous affiliation of the village to the diocese of Constance.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 676 people lived in Densbüren, the proportion of foreigners was 10.1 %. At the 2000 census, 73.4 % were reformed and 15.7 % Roman Catholic; 2.8% belonged to other faiths. 98.2 % identified German as their main language.

Politics and Law

The Assembly of the voters, the municipal assembly, shall exercise the legislative power. Executive authority is the five-member council. His term of office is four years and he was elected in Majorzverfahren ( majority voting procedure) by the people. He leads and represents the community. To this end, he implements the decisions of the municipal assembly and the tasks that were assigned to him by the cantonal and federal.

For litigation, the District Court has jurisdiction Aarau. Densbüren part of the justice of the peace circle Kirchberg, which includes the municipalities of beaver stone, Densbüren, Obererlinsbach and Kuettigen.

Economy

In Densbüren there according to census of 2008, around 270 jobs, of which 26% in agriculture, 33 % in industry and 41 % in services. Nearly two-thirds of the working population are commuters and work in Aarau or in the communities of the Frick Valley. On Herzberg is a conference center.

Traffic

Densbüren is located on the Staffelegg- pass road between Aarau and Frick ( main road 24). Between these two places also performs a post bus line. The hamlet Asp is accessible via a short spur road.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school, secondary school and the school district can be visited in Frick. The next district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.