Birrwil

View from Hallwilersee on Birrwil

Birrwil ( berbʊ in the local Swiss German dialect ) is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau. It lies in the valley on the western shore of Lake Hallwil.

Geography

The village is situated on four elongated, narrow terraces on the steep eastern slopes of the Eichhalde ( 771 m above sea level. M. ) and the Güggelibergs ( 752 m above sea level. M. ), approximately 70 to 150 m above the lake level. Between the two hills is a small plateau which is bounded on the west by the almost circular Tätschbüel - hill ( 715 m above sea level. M. ) extends. The shore of Lake Hallwil, with the exception of the hamlet " Lakeside " largely undeveloped. On the northeast, near Alliswil, lies the hamlet Schwaderhof.

The area of the municipality is 553 hectares, of which 88 hectares are forested and built over 45 hectares. The highest point is located on 771 meters on the Eichhalde, the deepest at 449 meters on the lakeshore.

Neighboring municipalities are Leutwil the northwest, Boniswil in the north, Meisterschwanden in the east, Beinwil in the south, Reinach in the southwest and Zetzwil in the West.

History

Isolated finds are evidence of a settlement during the Neolithic period. The eastern slope of Homberg seems also to have been settled during the Roman times, as evidenced by finds of remains of walls, tile stamps and a coin of the Emperor Claudius Gothicus (about 270 AD). The village was founded by the Alemanni, which still bear witness to individual archaeological finds. The first mention of Beriuuillare place in the year 1185th The name goes back to the Old High German Berinwilari, which means " farm estate of Bero ».

In the Middle Ages, the village was in the territory of the Counts of Lenzburg, from 1173 in that the counts of Kyburg. After these had died out, the Habsburgs, the new rulers were in 1264. On behalf of the noble houses, the Lords of Birrwil ruled over the village. The attested since 1185 Gender possessed only of local significance, and died 1331 in, of their castle nothing has been preserved. From 1326 the respective owners of the castle Liebegg the lower jurisdiction exercised in Graenichen. The Lords of Hallwyl was a small piece of the banks ( Dingstätte ) such as a document of 1419 testifies. Here, the maritime court convened on the Hallwilersee.

1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Birrwil now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. The village formed a judicial district of Lenzburg in office. 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. Birrwil since then is the canton of Aargau. Relatively late, the inclusion of former farms plug: The Schwaderhof belonged until 1822 to the then independent municipality Alliswil, the Wilhof was not until 1905 is fully integrated into the community Birrwil.

In the 18th century, the production of cotton had been established. 1852 Seetalstrasse opened and was founded in 1857, the first cigar factory. On October 15, 1883 Birrwil got a connection to the railway network, as the Seetalbahn took the section between Beinwil and Lenzburg in operation. By 1930, the population but declined to about one-fifth. Even today, one of the community with fewer inhabitants than in 1870. The tobacco industry has been missing since 1960 and also agriculture has only a minor importance. Birrwil has developed into a residential community with many Wegpendlern, which is based on the larger regional centers.

Attractions

The Birrwiler church was first mentioned in 1275 and was dedicated to the Mother of God. 1689 broke one from the nave, with the exception of the northern longitudinal wall and built a few meters to the north a new building. The north wall left standing now formed the south side. The mounted to the choir medieval church tower remained. 1791, the church received a stucco ceiling in the Rococo style. 1925 and 1975/78 were carried out extensive renovations.

Farmhouses with high hipped roofs Bernese-style dot the village.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In blue over green Dreienberg white bulb on green leaves branch » The crest first appeared on the cover of the church Rodels of 1513, the use of the bulb is due to a misinterpretation of the place name. To avoid confusion with the emblem of Birr, left the council in 1953 to change the color of bulb from yellow to white.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 1006 people lived in Birrwil, the proportion of foreigners was 11.4 %. At the 2000 census, 58.0 % were reformed. 22.6 % Roman Catholic, 4.1% Muslim and 1.3% Christian Orthodox; 1.1% belonged to other faiths. 93.6 % identified German as their main language, Albanian 1.1%, 0.8% each Italian and 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 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 in Unterkulm is responsible. Birrwil part of the justice of the peace circle Leutwil.

Economy

In Birrwil there according to census of 2008, around 200 jobs, of which 18% in agriculture, 30 % in industry and 52 % in the service sector. Besides the few commercial and service industries, tourism has a certain meaning ( excursion traffic to Hallwilersee ). Most workers are commuters and work in the upper Wynental ( Reinach / Menziken ).

Traffic

Through the village the important Main road 26 from Lenzburg via high village to Lucerne. Birrwil has a stop at the Seetalbahn SBB. Birrwil also has a boat dock the shipping company Hallwilersee AG.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Beinwil, the district school in Reinach. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.