Muhen

Muhen (Swiss German: muə; inhabitants and adjective: Müheler, Swiss German myələr ) is a municipality in the district of Aarau in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It lies on the eastern edge of the lower Suhrentals.

Geography

Muhen located about six kilometers south of the cantonal capital of Aarau, on the northwest slope of the ridge between the Suhren and the Wynental. The municipality consists Muhen ( from north to south ) from the three hamlets of mooing, mooing and means Obermuhen that were once separated, but are grown together in recent decades. Each district is located on a debris cone at the exit deeply incised valleys that are formed by the hill spurs Egg, Schafrain, shallots and Gibel. The Suhre flows through the village from the south to the north.

The area of the municipality is 703 hectares, of which 290 hectares are covered by forest and built over 120 hectares. The lowest point is at 425 meters on the northwest boundary of the municipality, the highest at 635 meters at the Wannenköpfli.

Neighboring municipalities are Oberentfelden in the north, Graenichen in the northeast, Teufenthal in the east, deer valley in the south, southwest and Kölliken Holziken in the west.

History

1962 Roman brick came the construction of the main line of the sewer to the fore, one year later at the Hard field such XXI with brick temples stationed in Vindonissa Legio Rapax. The first mention of Mucheim was in 1045. Than King Henry III, who was on this day in Solothurn, the possessions of the pen Beromunster confirmed. The abbey possessed at that time in Muhen a tavern. The village name comes from the Old High German " Muochinheim " and means " place of residence Muocho " has nothing to do with mooing cows.

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. Around 1350, the mooing office, a separate judicial district, the mooing, Attelwil, Bottenwil, Holziken, Kölliken, Relay Bach, Wiliberg and Wittwil was included.

1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Muhen now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. In the 15th century the seat of the court was moved to Kölliken. Muhen possessed until the 20th century no church of its own; residents visited partly in Suhr, partly in Schöftland worship. 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 mooing in the canton of Aargau.

Even during the 19th century Muhen was dominated by agriculture. On November 19, 1901, the mooing took the Suhrentalbahn, with the wide world joined their operation. After 1950, the various hamlets grew up together and mooing developed into a suburban community of Aarau. Agriculture lost its former significance and made the industry and the service space.

Attractions

In sub- lowing is one of the last farms in the Western Aargau, whose roof is covered with straw. Although the exact year of construction of thatched roof house is not known, but it seems to have been built in the mid 17th century and was inhabited until 1954. In 1961 it was acquired by the Aargau association of Homeland Security, but burned down due to arson in the same year to a large extent from. 1962/63 was the faithful reconstruction. In 1983 it was bought by the municipality mooing and set up a village museum.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " Azure, three white waves with three arches, black grooved white bridge, surmounted by two five-pointed yellow stars. » The oldest illustration is from the year 1683 on a stained glass window in Schöftland, a single-arched bridge with five six-pointed stars. From 1827 to 1949 a bridge with three arches, each with a tree was mapped to the bridge ends on the coat of arms.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 3743 people lived in mooing, the proportion of foreigners was 13%. At the 2000 census, 64.6 % were reformed, 20.2 % Roman Catholic, and 1.8 % Muslim; 1.2% belonged to other faiths. 93.5 % identified German as their main language, 3.1 % speak Italian, 0.7% each Albanian and French.

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. Lowing part of the justice of the peace circle Entfelden.

Economy

In Muhen there according to Census 2008, approximately 1,000 jobs, of which 7 % in agriculture, 30 % in industry and 63 % in the service sector. Most workers are commuters and work in Aarau and other municipalities of the agglomeration. The Foundation turning point is headquartered in mooing.

Traffic

Lowing benefits from excellent transport links. West of the village Main road 24, which serves as a bypass road and as a feeder for connection Aarau-West of the A1 motorway. The Wynental and Suhrentalbahn (now AAR bus train ) runs every 15 to 30 minutes to Aarau and after Schöftland. In the municipality there are four stops: Muhen North, mooing, mooing and means Obermuhen.

Education

In Muhen school children to kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and (partly ) go to secondary school. The school district and part of the secondary school located in the neighboring Kölliken. The next district school (Gymnasium) in Aarau.

Personalities

• Adolf Haller (1897-1970), writer
• Gottlieb Lüscher (1897-1984), food technologist and entrepreneur
• Bernhard Matter (1821-1854), last executed criminals in the canton of Aargau