Aarburg
Look at Aarburg from the Aare River
Aarburg ( in the local dialect: ArbIG, ɑrb̥iɡ̊; French: Aarbourg ) is a town and municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located in the southwest of Canton on the Aare River and borders the Canton of Solothurn.
Geography
It lies at the northern edge of the Wiggertals by the river. The landscape is characterized by a narrow, but steep rock spur that extends to the river bank and the valley seals off. It is an offshoot of the 664 meter high Säli Hill. Lies the medieval old town at the narrowest point. To the north extends a one and a half kilometers long river level, which is also bordered on the opposite end through a constriction.
The Wigger forms the southern boundary of the municipality. At the same time, about five hundred meters to the north, flows the Aarburger Mühletych. This is an artificial side-arm, which was created at the beginning of the 16th century. He served for driving mill wheels, a few centuries later than hydroelectric power supplier for the industry. The Mühletych opens at the Old Town in the Aare, but contrary to its direction of flow. As the river has a kink at this point and the loss is hindered by the continuation of the Sali - rocky spur, it creates a large slowly rotating vortices, " Woog " called. Flotsam can remain for days in this vortex. Because this rafts were very easy to collect, Aarburg was an important starting point for the rafting.
The area of the municipality is 441 hectares, of which 137 hectares are forested and built over 202 hectares. The highest point is located below the summit of Säli to 620 meters, the deepest point is 393 meters on the river Aare.
Neighboring municipalities are Olten in the west and north, Starrkirch -Wil in the northeast, Oftringen in the east and in the south Rothrist.
History
In Roman times, conducted a road from Olten space on Aarburg in central Switzerland. When building a factory came at the beginning of the 20th century a hoard of coins to the fore, which consisted mainly of coins from the reign of Emperor Tetricus I.. The hoard was probably buried during the Bagaudenaufstände the years 284/85.
When exactly the Aarburg Fortress was built on a promontory, is not known, but it is first mentioned in 1123 as a possession of the Counts of Frohnburg. From the castle the office Aarburg was administered, which included the western part of today's borough Zofingen, Zofingen but without the city itself in 1299 sold the Good Burger, the castle and the Office Aarburg to the Habsburgs. The settlement at the foot of the fortress is the first time explicitly referred to 1330 as a city; archaeological finds have revealed that the city was probably 1312.
Wedged between the cities of Olten and Zofingen, which are both only four kilometers away, Aarburg could not develop economically and always remained a small town. The Aarburger lived mainly on customs revenue, which brought the trade on the Gotthard route. 1361 a small harbor on the " Woog " was built. River navigation gained great economic importance, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries in the series.
After a short siege, the Bernese conquered the town on 20 April 1415th From 1416 resided at the castle of the bailiff of the Office Aarburg. The castle was extended in the 16th and 17th centuries a fortress to protect the connection between the Protestant towns of Berne and Zurich at the narrowest point of the Bernese rule area from attacks by the Catholic neighbors.
On March 10, 1798, the French fortress city and took a fight. The Office Aarburg was dissolved and the regional administrative duties within the new Helvetic Republic were taken from Zofingen. The newly created Canton of Aargau took over the fort in 1804, which initially served as a prison and penitentiary; since 1893 is housed here cantonal education home. On May 4, 1840 raged a devastating fire that destroyed most of the buildings and the church; 88 families were left homeless here. The town was rebuilt, but without the main fortifications. Upstream on the spur of rock, the fortress, a new church was built in 1842-1845.
The first factory was opened in 1824. The connection to the railway network took place on June 9, 1856 with the inauguration of the Aarau- Olten- Zofingen Emmen bridge; on March 16, 1857 followed the route to Herzogenbuchsee, which was later extended to Bern. Aarburg thereby became a preferred industrial location. In the second half of the 20th century the town experienced another boost: Thanks to the construction of the highways are still settled more farms and the population doubled.
Gallery
The Church of Aarburg
The town Aarburg
Aarburg, New Wartburg ( Sälischlössli ) and the surrounding area from the Hoefli
View of castle and chateau in 2011
Attractions
The old town forms a triangle between the river and the wedge-shaped rock barrier, resulting in a natural boundary on two sides. The houses are grouped around the also wedge-shaped main square. The city fortifications on the northern side was not rebuilt after the great fire of 1840 again.
Towering above the old town of narrow and elongated rock barrier. On this there is the fortress Aarburg. It was built in the early 12th century and was expanded into a mighty fortress during the Bernese rule. The building complex is classified as a cultural asset of national importance and today serves as a youth center.
On a terrace between the fortress and the old town is the Reformed Church. It was built 1842-1845 in neo-gothic style and has, on the west side two steeples. Below the church is based on the rock outcrop, the parsonage built in 1726, at; until the great fire of 1840 led the city gate through which the basement.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the coat of arms reads: " In gold with two towers, crenellated, black castle, bottom right with golden crosses occupied, on the left lower tower black eagle. » The coat of arms was created before 1415 in the form of a box character. The eagle is due to a popular etymological interpretation of the Middle High German name aar. The coat of arms in 1978 was subject to a per Juventute stamp.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 7238 people lived in Aarburg, the proportion of foreigners was 41.8 %. At the 2000 census, 36.5 % were reformed, 34.2 % Roman Catholic, 10.5% Muslim and 3.0 % Christian Orthodox; 1.5% belonged to other faiths. 77.9 % identified German as their main language, 6.0 % speak Italian, Serbo-Croatian 3.7%, 3.5% Turkish, 3.0% Portuguese, 2.1% Albanian, 1.3 % speak Spanish.
Politics and Law
The Assembly of the voters, the municipal assembly, shall exercise the legislative power. Executive authority is the 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.
The five councilors of the official period 2014-2017 are:
- Hans -Ulrich Schär ( independent), mayor
- Alois Spielmann (CVP ), Vice- Ammann
- Martina Bircher (SVP)
- Bruno Christen ( SP)
- Rolf Walser ( SP)
For litigation, the District Court has jurisdiction Zofingen. Aarburg part of the justice of the peace circle Oftringen.
Economy
In Aarburg there according to Census 2008, more than 3,000 jobs, of which 0.3 % in agriculture, 32.9 % in industry and 66.8 % in services. The community was chosen as the location because of its strategic location at the motorway junction A1/A2 and the nearby railway junction Olten of over 300 companies. Based in Aarburg have, among other things, the metal and Kitchen cabinets company Franke and underwear manufacturer Zimmerli.
Traffic
The SBB train station Aarburg - Oftringen lies exactly on the boundary of the municipality. There Regional trains to Olten, Langenthal and Lucerne. The station is the terminus of a line of society SDR for Zofingen station and a BOGG line to Olten and Trimbach.
Aarburg is just a few minutes' drive from the terminals Rothrist and Oftringen the A1 motorway on the main road 2 Until the opening of the 1800 meters long bypass over 30,000 vehicles squeezed through the narrow town, more than, say, on the Gotthard motorway. After a 15 -year planning phase, construction began in September 2004. On 21 November 2007, the new road was opened to traffic. About half runs in two tunnels.
Education
The municipality has six kindergartens and three school buildings. In these all types of schools of compulsory elementary school are taught: Primary school in the school buildings height and Hofmatt; District school, middle school and junior high school in the schoolhouse Paradiesli. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Aarau and Zofingen.
Personalities
- Bohnenblust Albrecht (1770-1841), State Councillor and Judge
- Adolf Gloor (1884-1944), the National Council and trade unionists
- Friedrich Niggli (1875-1959), composer and music educator
- Adolf Welti (1876-1951), the National Council and doctor