Rüttenen

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Rüttenen is a municipality in the district of livers of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Geography

Rüttenen is located on 516 m above sea level. M., 2.5 km north of the main town Canton Solothurn ( straight line ). The village is located in a valley widening of Verena creek, prior to its entry into the Verena gorge, at the foot of the Jura, at the foot of the white stone.

The area of ​​8.8 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Jura south slope. The southern part of the municipality is occupied by the only weak and dehydrated from Verena Verena Bach synclines between the chain and the white stone chain. South of Rüttenen breaks through the Verena creek in a canyon between the forest heights of crosses and Martinsfluh (up to 584 m above sea level. M. ) Verena chain.

To the north of the municipality floor extends over the terrain terrace of Oberrüttenen and the numerous rocks ( Malmkalk ) traversed the steep slope of the Vorberges with the Balmfluhköpfli ( 1,289 m above sea level. M. ) to the geology of main Rogenstein ( Dogger ) built Röti east of White Stone on which with 1,395 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Rüttenen is achieved. The western boundary runs along the Schwelligrabens and Chesselbachs who have buried over time a deep gully in the south slope of the white stone chain. A small part of the municipality is located north of the main ridge of white stone chain and is drained by the Schofgraben to Dünnern. From the municipality surface 1997 7 % was attributable to settlements, 70 % of forest and shrubs, 22% to agriculture and slightly more than 1% was unproductive land.

To Rüttenen in the valley floor north of Verena chain Falleren include the settlements Brüggmoos (515 m above sea level. M. ) and Widlisbach (521 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley widening of Verena Bach, Galmis (554 m above sea level. M. ) ( 554 m ü. M. ) on Chesselbach at the foot of white stone, Oberrüttenen (605 m above sea level. M. ) on a promising terrain terrace on the slope of Vorberges, a neighborhood on the northern edge of the town of Solothurn and some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Rüttenen field are well - Sankt Niklaus, Solothurn, Langendorf, Oberdorf, Welsch tube Balm bei Günsberg and Ried wood.

Population

With 1443 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Rüttenen belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 95.9 % are German, 0.9 % French-speaking and 0.5 % speak English (as of 2000). The population of Rüttenen amounted in 1850 to 502 residents in 1900 to 770 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased steadily until 1970 to 1467 people. Since then, relatively low population fluctuations were only recorded.

Policy

• FDP: 3
• SP: 2
• GPS: 2
• CVP: 1
• SVP: 1

Source:

The municipal council ( executive) is including the mayors of 9 members. The seats were distributed as follows:

Economy

Rüttenen was until well into the 20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. Today, the farming and fruit growing in the lower parts of the municipality as well as animal husbandry and forestry in the higher elevations have only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population. Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. In the church today among builders, a print shop, graphic studios and fine mechanical factories are represented. When cruising there is a large limestone quarry, where for a long time Solothurn marble is mined. The marble was used among other things for the construction of St. Ursus Cathedral in Solothurn. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Solothurn region.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a link road from Solothurn to Günsberg. The nearest links to the motorway A5 ( Solothurn- Biel) is located around 5 km from the village. By bus to the BSU, which operates direct flight from Rüttenen via Solothurn to Zuchwil, the village is connected to the public transport network.

History

The name Rüttenen goes back to a study conducted in the 15th century clearing of the forest area north of Solothurn. In the clearing area then created various Hofsiedlungen. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1474 under the name Ruti. Later, the names Rütinen ( 1475 ) and Ruttinen published ( 1526).

In the Middle Ages the area of Rüttenen was under the St. Urs pin in Solothurn and reached 1344 directly to the city of Solothurn, which from then on both the low and the high jurisdiction exercised. Stonemasons and sculptors commercial was very early in Rüttenen represented because of the nearby quarry.

Until 1720 Rüttenen belonged to the closer municipality of Solothurn. After that, the place was spun off and reports directly to the Bailiwick Flumenthal. It was not until 1751 the settlement cores Rüttenen, Widlisbach, Falleren, Oberrüttenen and Galmis were merged to form the political community Rüttenen. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ), the village belonged during the Helvetic Republic to the administrative district of Solothurn and from 1803 to the district livers.

Attractions

The village church of St Nicholas was built in 1683 in late Gothic style and has a neo-Gothic interior. In the field of Rüttenen are the royal manors and Glutzenhof. The restaurant also hosts the crosses Solothurn stone museum.

West of Verena gorge is the chapel to crosses, which was donated in 1643 by the family of Solothurn rolling and serves as a family tomb. In the choir with baroque altar the holy grave is modeled, which marks the end of an applied in the 17th century Cross.

The Hermitage St. Verena at the upper entrance to the charming Verena gorge politically belongs to Rüttenen; responsibility for the hermit living here lies in the civil parish of Solothurn. The hermitage consists of the St Martin's Chapel, which dates back to the 12th century in the core, the in -built into a limestone cave Sankt Verena chapel from the 17th century and the Hermitage.

Coat of arms

Personalities

• Joseph Reinhart - writer. (1875-1957)