Attelwil

Attelwil

Attelwil ( in local dialect: [ ˌ ɑt ˑ əʋi ː u] ). is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau. It lies in the middle Suhrental.

Geography

The village is situated on the western edge of the completely flat valley floor on a lateral. This was during the Ice Age, during the retreat of the Reuss glacier. The Suhre forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. The river was straightened mid-1920s, drained the vast swamp in the plane. To the west of the 643 meter high Hornig rises. This goes to the 679 meter high Tannholzberg, the natural border to Uerkental.

The area of the municipality is 219 hectares, of which 76 hectares are forested and built over 29 hectares. The highest point is located on 679 meters on the Tannholzberg, the deepest place on 474 meters at the Suhre.

Neighboring municipalities are Staffelbach in the north, Moosleerau in the east, the south and Reitnau Wiliberg in the West.

History

Although the village was founded in the 8th or 9th century by the Alemanni, the name of locality is preserved until relatively late: For the first time in the land register Habsburg ( 1303-1308 ze Attelwile git each of you ), then in 1324 in a document of pin archive Beromunster ( in Attenwile. Attenwile Item in de bono ). The place name probably derives from an Old High German * Attil composition ( in ) wilari, farm estate of Attilo '. The Habsburgs possessed both the low and the high courts and the village had assigned to the Office Willisau. The tithe was for the most part at the parish church in Reitnau. Around 1350, the mooing office, a separate judicial district, which also Attelwil belonged arose.

1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Attelwil now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. The village was part of the judicial district Reitnau in the Official Lenzburg. 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 Attelwil in the canton of Aargau.

Until well into the 20th century, agriculture dominated the life of the community. Between 1850 and 1950, the population fell by more than twenty percent. Since the early 1980s, however, is again a slight increase recorded.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In Yellow black eagle with red claws » For the first time the coat of arms was in 1811 to see the church seal. At that time, it was believed, Attelwil have evolved from a " Adelhof ". The Middle High German adel -ar developed into eagle on.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 283 people lived in Attelwil, the proportion of foreigners was only 1.8%. At the 2000 census, 71.6 % were reformed and 19.8 % Roman Catholic; 1.7% belonged to other faiths. 98.0 % identified German as their main language.

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 Zofingen. Attelwil part of the Justice of the Peace Circle Season Bach.

Economy

In Attelwil there according to census of 2008, around 120 jobs, of which 19% in agriculture, 43 % in industry and 38 % in the service sector. Most workers are commuters and work in the lower Suhrental or in the region of Aarau.

Traffic

Attelwil is on the road between Moosleerau and Reitnau. The main road 24 between Aarau and Sursee runs one kilometer east of the village. The access to public transport is carried out by a post bus line from Schöftland about Attelwil to Sursee.

Education

The community possessed its own school until 2007. The primary school and kindergarten have since been in Reitnau. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited for the regionalization of the school ( 2007) in Reitnau and Staffelbach, the district school in Schöftland. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau. Today, the community 's school house built in 1973 is used by a private day school.

Personalities

• Hans Hunziker (1878-1941), physician and university teacher