Bettwil

Bettwil ( in local dialect: [ b̥ɛpməl ] ) is a municipality in the district of Muri in the southeast of the Swiss canton of Aargau. The village on the eastern edge of Lake Valley is the highest in the canton.

Geography

The municipality is located on a plateau on the western slopes of the Lindenberg, about three kilometers east of Lake Hallwil. The flat plain is drained to the north by the Erusbach. To the east, the land rises towards flat on the crest of the Lindenberg, to the northeast to Niesenberg. The village Bettwil is located in the extreme west of the township, half a mile south is the hamlet of King Mountain ( 692 m). Approximately two and a half kilometers south-east is fire wood ( 694 m), again a kilometer Guggibad (712 m). The latter two hamlets on the eastern boundary of the municipality belong geographically to the already Bünztal.

The area of the municipality is 425 hectares, of which 91 hectares are forested and built over 41 hectares. The highest point is located on 760 m above sea level. M. Junkholz in the area, the deepest to 649 meters above sea level. M. in the far northwest.

Neighboring municipalities are Sarmenstorf in the north, Kallern in the northeast, Boswil in the east, in the southeast Buttwil, Schongau in the south Fahrwangen in the West.

History

Site, first 924 in an interest rate of toboggan Dame Cathedral congregation to Zurich mentioned ( de Petiwilare / Pettewilare ). When place names is an Old High German composition from the personal name Beto / Petto and the frequent ups at Alamannic hindlimb - wīlāri to designate new Hofsiedlungen.

The most important reason Lord in the Middle Ages was the Einsiedeln Monastery, divided the tithes to the half with the hospital in Bremgarten. From 1200 to 1412 was Bettwil owned by the lords of Heidegg, who resided at the castle Heidegg above Gelfingen. The bed is then free to Wiler bought and placed themselves under the Habsburgs.

However, their rule did not last long, because in 1415 the Confederates conquered the Aargau. Bettwil was a special office within the Free offices, a commons regime. During the Reformation turmoil from 1529 to 1531 the bed Wiler remained faithful to the Catholic faith. In recognition they received in 1547 a separate village law. Without intervention of the provincial governor, they were allowed to choose the bailiff, the judges and all village officials themselves. The elections took place democratically every two years at election meetings. No village in the near and possessed this wealth of freedoms.

In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Bettwil formed together with the Niesenberg (now belonging to Kallern ) is a municipality in the district of the short-lived Sarmenstorf canton of Baden. 1799 separated the parish of Sarmenstorf. After the founding of the canton of Aargau in 1803 Niesenberg was again separated from Bettwil. Until well into the 20th century Bettwil remained dominated by agriculture and the population stagnated at around 400 After the opening up of a new residential area in 1981, the population grew by about half. From the mid- 1960s to the late 1990s, two batteries were stationed with Bloodhound anti-aircraft missiles at Bettwil.

Attractions

The parish church of St. Joseph, which forms an intact assembly together with the parsonage and barn, was built 1788/89 under the direction of the architect Franz Joseph Rey. This built a simple hall church with late baroque interior. The building material supplied the former, dating from the 1496 chapel, which was rebuilt in 1729, but was then canceled but only 60 years later.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In white on green Dreienberg three green fir with red stems " on a coat of arms plate from the year 1561 five fir trees are mapped, the coat of arms of the former Office Bettwil. The municipality's seal of 1811 then published three firs, from 1872 on a blue background. In 1950, the label color in white was changed and the flat bottom is replaced by a triple mount. This, however, is a certain similarity with the coat of Olten.

Population

Population development:

On 31 December 2013, 559 people lived in Bettwil, the proportion of foreigners was 8.9 %. At the 2000 census, 67.5 % Roman Catholic, and 21.2% were reformed; 0.5 % belonged to other faiths. 97.6 % reported 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 Muri is responsible. Bettwil part of the justice of the peace circle Boswil.

Economy

In Bettwil there according to census of 2008, around 160 jobs, of which 33 % in agriculture, 39 % in industry and 28 % in services. About two-thirds of the workforce are commuters and work in the surrounding communities, especially in Wohlen and Villmergen.

Traffic

Bettwil is located away from the traffic and is located about two kilometers east of the important main street of Wohlen into Lake Valley. A side road leads from driving cheeks over Bettwil and the Lindenberg to Muri. Bettwil is a bus terminus society Region Lenzburg, which runs from Lenzburg through the lower valley.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Sarmenstorf or Meisterschwanden, the district school in driving cheeks. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Wohlen.