Kölliken

Kölliken (Swiss German: χœlikχə ) is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau. It is located in the lower Uerkental and borders the Canton of Solothurn.

Geography

The village is located on the western edge of the three -kilometer wide and completely flat hardware level. While the Uerke flows on the eastern edge of the building along the Kölliker stream flows through the village center. In the west, the wooded, gently sloping ridges Köllikertann rise (512 m above sea level. M. ) and Pfaffentann (514 m above sea level. M. ). In the south of up to 566 meters high Ghürst separates the valleys of the Uerke and the Kölliker creek.

The area of the municipality is 889 hectares, of which 385 hectares are forested and built over 204 hectares. The highest point is located on 566 meters on the Ghürst, the deepest at 420 meters at the Kölliker Bach.

Neighboring municipalities are Oberentfelden in the north, mooing in the east, in the southeast Holziken, Uerkheim in the south, Safenwil in the West as well as the Solothurn Gretzenbach community in the Northwest.

History

Settled was the area around Kölliken already during the Mesolithic period around 8000 years ago. In the 1st century the Romans ran a brickyard. A kiln and numerous brick temples of the Legio XXI Rapax stationed in Vindonissa came during excavations in 1922 revealed. Around the year 700, the Alemanni up operations. The first mention of Cholinchove place in the year 864 The name is derived from the Old High German Cholinghofun, which means " in the courts of the clan of Cholo ". Kölliken was royal property to 919 and then went over to the monastery of St. Gall.

In the Middle Ages, the village was in the territory of the Counts of Lenzburg, from 1173 in that the counts of Kyburg. After these had died out, the Habsburgs, the new rulers were in 1264. The monastery held the lower courts, but gave them temporarily to the Lords of Büttikon and to a citizen of the city of Aarau on. Around 1350, the mooing office, a separate judicial district, which also Kölliken belonged arose.

1415 conquered the Swiss Canton Aargau. Kölliken now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. After Solothurn had acquired part of the fief in 1458 by the monastery, and Bern, felt prompted all rights to unite in one hand, what then 1460 happened. As a result Kölliken formed a judicial district within the Office of Lenzburg. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. In March 1798, the French marched into Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Since then Kölliken in the canton of Aargau.

Commercial, industrial and commercial repressed early agriculture, due to the expansion of the road Zurich -Bern in the 1770s and the opening of the railway line Zofingen Wettingen by the National Railway on 6 September 1877. Overpopulation in the second half of the 19th century and the poverty associated led to numerous emigrations, especially to North America. Since 1900, the population has almost doubled. The opening of the motorway in 1967 led to rapid economic growth.

Attractions

The first mention of the Reformed Church took place in the year 1258th The existing today building in late Gothic style dates back to the year 1507. 1920 was to be a broadening of the nave.

Kölliken called the village of thatched roof houses: Of the eight remaining houses of this kind in Aargau (now covered with reeds ) are three in Kölliken. Middle of the 19th century were covered with straw in the region, almost all farm houses. The Salzmehuus on the main road 43 is now a museum.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: was " in white on green Dreienberg green fir, which is held by inverted black bear paw from the left shield border. " For the first time used this coat of arms in 1811 on the municipal seal. The fir refers to the extensive forests that bear paw over the city of Bern or ( more likely) to the monastery of St. Gall. A similar coat of arms leads the congregation Rüschegg.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 4242 people lived in Kölliken, the proportion of foreigners was 17.9 %. In the 2000 census, 91.7 % described German as their main language, 2.7 % speak Italian, 2.2% Albanian, Serbo-Croatian 0.7 %, 0.6 % French.

59.8 % of the population were reformed, 21.4 % Roman Catholic, and 2.8 % Muslim; 1.4% belonged to other faiths. In Schneidergasse 1 has the second- largest Swiss community of the United Apostolic Christians since 1963 their church building.

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 Zofingen. At the local level there is a justice of the peace, who is also responsible for the communities Safenwil and Uerkheim.

Economy

In Kölliken there according to Census 2008, approximately 1100 jobs, of which 4% in agriculture, 32 % in industry and 64% in the service sector. Most workers are commuters and work in the regions Zofingen and Aarau.

A hazardous waste landfill located on the southwestern edge of the village. It was opened in March 1978 in a former quarry. Inadequate controls had the consequence that especially the chemical industry from Basel outsourced also completely unsuitable and dangerous material in the landfill, which led to an acute threat to groundwater and strong odors. Therefore, the landfill had to close as early as April 1985, total had been deposited 250,000 cubic meters of hazardous waste. Initially, it was until 2002 busy to prevent a progressive environment, and perform numerous security measures. Beginning of 2006 began the renovation of the construction of a disposal Hall. The subsequent dismantling of the landfill with renaturation is expected to last until 2015. The total cost for the elaborate renovation amounted to around 770 million Swiss francs.

Traffic

By Kölliken Main road 1 ( Zurich -Bern - Lenzburg - Oftringen ), other roads lead to Schöftland and Schönenwerd. The connection Aarau-West of the A1 motorway is one kilometer east of the village. The access to public transport is carried out by the SBB rail line Lenzburg - Zofingen ( with the Kölliken and the station Kölliken Oberdorf station).

Education

The municipality has two kindergartens and three school houses in which all levels of compulsory elementary school can be visited (primary school, secondary school, secondary school, school district ). The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Zofingen, and Aarau.

Personalities

• DJ Bobo ( b. 1968 ), Pop
• Otto Basel (1902-1984), literary critic
• Rodolphe Soutter (1789-1866), Swiss politician