Auw, Aargau
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Auw [ aʊ̯ʋ ] is a municipality in the district of Muri in the southeast of the Swiss canton of Aargau. It lies on the border with the Canton of Lucerne.
Geography
The community at the foot of the Lindenberg consists of the districts Auw and Rüstenschwil. The eastern half of the township is flat to undulating and is located in the transition zone between Bünztal and Reuss valley. The main settlement Auw lies in the south. A little more than a kilometer north of it lies the half as large district Rüstenschwil. Between them flows the Sembach from west to east. The southwestern part of the township, on which more than a dozen individual farms are scattered, gradually rises to the crest of the Lindenberg. The lower half of the slope is used for agriculture, while the upper half is almost completely covered with forest.
The area of the municipality is 861 hectares, of which 207 hectares are forested and built over 81 hectares. The highest point is located on 788 meters in the Büelwald on the crest of the Lindenberg, the deepest at 455 meters on the eastern boundary of the municipality.
Neighboring municipalities are Beinwil ( Freiamt) in the north, Muehlau in the east, Sins in the south and the Canton Lucerne High Rain in the West.
History
Site, first 924 in an interest toboggan of Dame Cathedral congregation in Zurich mentioned ( de Houva: Engizo ... item de Ouva: IACET 1 geldus ), then not again until the 12th century as OHDP, Owe, etc. The place name comes from Old High OHDP and means « water near land ." In the Middle Ages the monastery Muri and the lords of Reussegg ( in Sins ) were the main landlords. The lower courts were in the hands of the Habsburgs and the Knights of Reussegg while the Habsburgs exercised the blood jurisdiction alone. Auw and Rüstenschwil were in the Habsburg Office Meienberg.
1415 Lucerne conquered the Office Meienberg, but had to return in 1425 to the common possession of the Confederates. From the conquered territories outside the offices a Common rule were formed. 1429 sold Henman of Reussegg his down -court rule Rüssegg to a citizen of Lucerne, 1502 came into the possession of the rule of Lucerne. The rule Rüssegg included in Auw some houses and mats mainly in the upper part of the village. The other part of the Lower court rule in Auw went over to the new sovereign with the conquest of 1415. For the village Auw a Dorfoffnung from 1675 is evidence for a Rüstenschwil from 1729. Around 1720 had Meienberg a fee of 375 guilders cede Auw larger areas in the Kalchtarre and on Galgenrain.
Ecclesiastical Auw was until 1638 a branch of the parish Sins ( Urbarium of 1641 ), after supervised the Engelberg monastery until 1849, the new parish. Finally acquired the parish in 1865 Kollatur from the monastery. The Auwer parish was until 1821 part of the diocese of Constance, since it belongs to the diocese of Basel. On February 8, 1715 a major fire destroyed 43 homes in Auw and made 150 inhabitants homeless.
In March 1798 the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Auw and Rüstenschwil ( with Wallenschwil ) were ever an agent shaft and jointly create a municipality in the district of Muri of the short-lived Canton of Baden. After the founding of the canton of Aargau in 1803 Auw and Rüstenschwil were combined into a single municipality, the local boroughs, the completed some tasks autonomously, but only 1908.
Since 1835 there is a post office in Auw. 1896 telephone station with telegraph service and, in 1921, a telephone area was built with hand panel. The district Rüstenschwil decreed from 1855 to 1982 has its own post office. Since 1909, the Elektra Auw allows the electrical supply. In the second half of the 19th century, the population decreased by over 20 percent, as many people had to emigrate due to increasing poverty. Then she commuted to about 1970 always between 700 and 850 around the mid-1970s continued, favored by the proximity to the cities of Lucerne and train, increased building activities. The community grew within thirty years by more than half.
Attractions
The parish church of St. Nicholas is located on the southern edge of the village. In it, the sainted Maria Bernarda Bütler was baptized. Nave and choir originated in 1705 in the baroque style, 1749/1750 came on the northeastern side added a steeple. Just across the street there is a parsonage, a plain plastered timber-framed building dating from 1834.
In Falk east of Auw against Reussegg out, is the " Rüssegger wall", a several hundred meter long string of megaliths, whose meaning is unknown. The house on the Käsereistrasse 13 is considered so far the oldest known secular building of the Free Office. The core of this stand construction with Tätschdach dates in 1469 / 1470th The house on the Sinserstrasse 3 is a typologically rare three-storey Bohlenständerbau, which was created after the devastating fire of 1715. On the road side opposite owns the inn « deer » a Rococo Wirtshausschild of 1798. During duplex on Sinserstrasse 19/21 is a Innerschweizer type of building with old world Tätschdach of 1666. The 1723/1724 built Sigristenpfrundhaus at the Mühlauerstraße 3 has a Bohlenständerhaus residential part with Tätschdach. The Old Windmill at the Alikonerstrasse 6 was built in 1766 as a post-and- gable accented on a massive basement.
In the chapel of St. Joseph in Rüstenschwil (built in 1755) are delightful ceiling painting by Joseph Keller. Next to it is one of the few remaining memory of the community, a tower-like block building from 1618.
Pictures
Residence Käsereistrasse
Gasthof Hirschen
Birthplace of Saint Mary Bernarda Bütler
St. Joseph Chapel, Rüstenschwil
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In White torn green lime tree with five leaves. » The coat of arms was introduced around 1920, where it was inspired probably by an ancient boundary stone between Auw and Reussegg ( in Sins ) showing a lime tree. The coat of arms of Beinwil (Free Agency) has the same motif, but on yellow background.
Until about 1950 the coat of arms of the Office Meienberg was in use, which consisted of a green lime on a green three mountain against a white background. This crest is still on the vault of the parish church, on the old club flag of the music society Auw (1938 ) and on the village fountain at the Gasthaus Linde (1947 ) present.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 1869 people lived in Auw, the proportion of foreigners was 15%. At the 2000 census, 79.8 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 10.7 % and 1.2 % Muslim; 1.3% belonged to other faiths. 94.0 % reported German as their primary language, Albanian 2.3%, 0.9% French.
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, 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 Muri is responsible. Auw part of the justice of the peace circle Sins.
Economy
In Auw there according to the federal census of 2008, around 380 jobs, of which 26% in agriculture, 30 % in industry and 44 % in services. However, more than half of the workforce are commuters who mostly work in the agglomerations of Lucerne train.
Traffic
Through the community's main road 25 from Lenzburg runs over Sins by train. Auw is connected to Sins by a line of bus operators Valley - free office (since 2004 part of the Zugerland transport services), while Rüstenschwil by the postal bus Muri- Beinwil ( Freiamt) is developed. From the districts, however, there is no public transport.
Education
The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. All upper level of compulsory elementary school ( junior high school, middle school, school district ) can be visited in Sins. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Wohlen.
Personalities
- Niklaus Bütler (1786-1864), Church painters
- Anton Bütler (1819-1874), painter, son of Nicholas Bütler, brother of Joseph Niklaus Bütler
- Joseph Niklaus Bütler (1822-1885), painter, son of Nicholas Bütler, brother of Anton Bütler
- Frowin Conrad (1833-1923), abbot of Conception (USA), brother of Peter Conrad
- Ignatius Conrad (1846-1926), abbot of New Subiaco (USA), brother of Peter Conrad
- Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848-1924), Catholic. Saint, nun
- Peter Conrad (1850-1914), politician, Government of the Canton Aargau