Arni, Aargau
Arni ( in local dialect: [ ɑ ː ɾni ] ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the district of Bremgarten on the border of the canton of Zurich and was built in 1983 by the split of the former municipality of Arni Islisberg.
Geography
The village is just over three kilometers east of the Reuss, in the middle of the trough- shaped plateau of Holzbirrlibergs. To the north, the land rises gently to the Seegaden (610 m above sea level. M. ) that towards the south to Himmelsbüel (628 m above sea level. M. ) and Rainhau ( 594 m above sea level. M. ). Just to the east, towards the hill of Islisberg, the terrain becomes steeper. The plain is drained by the Arnibach, which flows in Unterlunkhofen into the river.
The area of the municipality is 337 hectares, of which 100 hectares covered by forests and built over 58 hectares. The highest point is located on 643 meters on the eastern boundary of the municipality, the deepest at 517 meters at the Arnibach.
Neighboring municipalities are Aesch in the north, Islisberg in the east, in the southeast Hedingen, Jonen the southwest, and Oberlunkhofen Unterlunkhofen in the west and Oberwil- Lieli in the northwest.
History
The earliest evidence of settlements in the municipality of Arni date from 800-500 BC The village was part of the Kelnhofes Lunkhofen, which was in the year 694 the monastery of St. Leger paid in Lucerne and adjacent Arni also Islisberg, Jonen, Oberlunkhofen and Unterlunkhofen included. The place is first mentioned in 1184-1190 in a document of the monastery Engelberg Arne. The name comes from an Old High German * ahornahi composition and means maple grove '.
In the Middle Ages there was a small castle of kyburgisch Habsburg Ministerialengeschlechts, which has remained, however, received nothing. 1291 Rudolf I bought the Kelnhof, even the city of Lucerne and 15 other villages arrived for 2000 marks of silver in the possession of the Hapsburgs. This transaction was one of the reasons that the three original cantons formed the old Confederation. After the Kelnhof had administratively first part of the free office Affoltern, twenty years later he formed a special office, called the basement office. In 1415 Arni was conquered by the city of Zurich. While the Zurich took over the high court, the lower courts had already owned by the city since 1410 Bremgarten.
1529 the population of Arni was reformed, but had in 1531 after the Second Kappel War re- convert to Catholicism. 1797, a year before the collapse of the old relations of domination, Bremgarten sold his rights to the village communities. After the conquest of Switzerland by the French and the proclamation of the Helvetic Republic in March 1798, the basement office was closed and there arose the municipalities upper and Unterlunkhofen, Jonen, Arni and Islisberg. These belonged first to the short-lived State of Baden, and came in 1803 to the canton of Aargau; the inhabitants had initially though a train connection to Zurich or preferred. By joining the new canton of Arni and Islisberg merged to form community Arni Islisberg.
In the second half of the 20th century, Arni - Islisberg developed into a rapidly growing suburban community, where growth remained limited to Arni. The residents of the district Islisberg felt increasingly marginalized, even though they could make independent decisions on tax issues, the education and construction. In 1974 she demanded in a consultative vote, form a separate parish. The Grand Council of the Canton of Aargau in 1978 rejected this at first, since there was no legal basis for this. In 1981, the separation was decided that was oppositionslos confirmed a year later by the Great Council, and completed on 1 January 1983. Settlement pressure the agglomeration of Zurich led to a sharp boom and the doubling of the population within twenty years.
Attractions
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " Shared by Yellow with Schreitendem red lion and blue with white double key. " Until 1950, the former municipality Arni Islisberg did not own their own coat of arms. When it was introduced, was remembered on historical specifications: The red lion stands for the city Bremgarten that had once exercised the lower courts, the key to the basement office.
Population
Population growth ( to 1970 including Islisberg ):
On December 31, 2013 1862 people lived in Arni, the proportion of foreigners was 13.3 %. At the 2000 census, 41.6 % were Roman Catholic. 34.3% reformed and 1.9% Muslim. 2.0% belonged to other faiths. 94.8 % identified German as their main language, 1.3% French, 0.9% Italian, 0.6% each Albanian and English.
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 Bremgarten is responsible. Arni is part of the justice of the peace circle Lunkhofen.
Economy
In Arni there according to census of 2008, around 220 jobs, of which 9% in agriculture, 33 % in industry and 58 % in services. The majority of the working population is employed in the greater Zurich area. Thanks to its excellent location Arni is becoming increasingly popular as a residential area for commuters. Also contributes to the attractive tax rate, which is among the lowest in the canton.
Traffic
Arni is located about 15 minutes by car from Zurich. Two post car lines that run from the Zurich train station Wiedikon about Arni to Muri or to Affoltern am Albis. Another line runs from Arni about Islisberg after Bonstetten. Since 2008 Arni is even more accessible after the Zurich western bypass has been opened ( A4 ).
Education
The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The real and the secondary school can be visited in Jonen, the district school in Bremgarten. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Wohlen.