Aeugst am Albis

( Until 1976 officially and now popularly known Aeugst ) Aeugst am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

" Gnawing Argent, a crouching red squirrel on a golden nut. "

Geography

Aeugst and the associated hamlet Aeugstertal, Müliberg, Habersaat and Wengi are nearly circular around the wooded Aeugsterberg 829 m above sea level. M. around. At this past the Reppisch constrained by the upper Reppischtal after Birmensdorf. Topographically, the community is divided into two parts: in the Reppischtal and the southern hillside on Aeugsterberg that extends down to the Jonental. Accordingly, the waters of the municipality one hand, flows with the Reppisch in the Limmat and the other hand to unite them to Jonen stream into the river, in the water castle of Switzerland.

The Türlersee, which arises from the Reppisch, is a major recreational area and lying mostly in the municipality of Aeugst. The lowest point of the municipality is Wengi in Jonental with 536 m above sea level. M. and the highest of the Aeugsterberg.

Population

Economy

Apart from agriculture, textile industry had something in Aeugstertal especially in the 19th century settled. In the mine Riedhof in the hamlet Aeugstertal coal was mined primarily in World War II. The importance of hydropower as a source of energy, lost also the location of attraction. Today Aeugst is a rural suburban community of Zurich.

History

First settlements in the municipality was Aeugst, then Ousta which 876/887 for the first time becomes tangible. The now-defunct Borsikon that lay at today Aeugstertal is mentioned as Porsinchova in the year 883. In the house Chloster in Aeugstertal there was the repealed before 1500 Beginenklösterchen. Since 1512 Aeugst belongs to the Bailiwick Knonau.

The Aeugster church was built in 1667. There were also military arguments with which the theologian Hans Rudolf Wirz was able to convince the cantonal government of the construction project of Aeugster church. The location of the church would be " the enemies in an emergency shock nut ," he wrote to Zurich. Refers were probably the Catholic five places (LU, UR, SZ, UW, ZG), the confessionalisation was not yet complete.

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