Boniswil
Boniswil
Boniswil (Swiss German [ ˌ bɔniʃʋi ː ʊ ] ) is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau. It is located about eight kilometers south of the main town in the district of Lake Valley, at the northwestern end of Lake Hallwil. In 1898 Alliswil was incorporated.
Geography
The village is about a mile west of Lake Hallwil on the edge of Lake Valley on a raised terrace above. Along the lakeshore extend extensive wetlands, reed beds, which are under protection. The Aabach forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. West of the village center, the land rises steeply to the Plateau of Leutwil. One kilometer south of the village is the village Alliswil.
The area of the municipality is 278 hectares, of which 19 hectares are forested and built over 48 hectares. The highest point is 578 meters on the southwestern boundary of the municipality, the deepest at 448 meters at the Aabach.
Neighboring municipalities are Hallwil in the north, Seengen in the northeast, Meisterschwanden the southeast, Birrwil in the south, the west and Leutwil Dürrenäsch in the northwest.
History
The first mention of Bonoltswile place in the year 1217th The village name comes from the Old High German Banwalteswilari and means " farm estate of Banwalt ". 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, in 1264, the Habsburgs were the new rulers. In Boniswil was a yard, which served as the administrative center for the extensive estates of the monastery of Einsiedeln. Owner of the lower courts had since the 13th century, the lords of Trostburg. This right was mid-14th century by inheritance to the Lords of Rinach.
1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Boniswil now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. The village was part of the judicial district Trostburg in the Official Lenzburg. This district was from 1486 to 1616 in the possession of Hallwyler and also came then to Bern. 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. Boniswil since then is the canton of Aargau.
Towards the end of the 18th century Boniswil transformed into an important trade center for the cotton industry, the production of colored cloths happened largely in homework. Middle of the 19th century came to the straw-plaiting. On October 15, 1883, received a community connection to the railway network, as the section Lenzburg - Beinwil was opened at Lake of Seetalbahn. In the same year, the first cigar factory was opened, soon followed, among others, a candy factory, and three box factories. The neighboring village Alliswil was incorporated in 1898 by order of the State Government. Until the early 1960s the population remained largely constant since then she has doubled due to increased construction activity. Boniswil developed into a residential community.
Attractions
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In red on green hill standing white snipe with yellow beak and black legs. " Already the community seal of 1811 showed a snipe, but on straight bottom with marsh grass. Later there was a version in which the snipe was shown by blue waves lapped. The current version was introduced in 1953.
Population
Population development:
On 31 December 2013, 1409 people lived in Boniswil, the proportion of foreigners was 13.5 %. At the 2000 census, 60.6 % were reformed, 22.9 % Roman Catholic, and 4.5 % Muslim; 1.1% belonged to other faiths. 92.0 % identified German as their main language, 1.7 % speak Italian, 1.4% Albanian, 1.1% Turkish, 0.8 % speak 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 has jurisdiction Lenzburg. Boniswil part of the justice of the peace circle Seon.
Economy
In Boniswil there according to census of 2008, around 290 jobs, of which 5% in agriculture, 43 % in industry and 52 % in the service sector. Most workers are commuters and work in the nearby area ( mainly in Seon and Lenzburg ).
Traffic
Through the village Main road 26 from Lenzburg via high village to Lucerne. Other major roads running along the eastern shore of Lake Hallwil along after Meisterschwanden as well as Leutwil into Wynental. Boniswil has a stop at the Seetalbahn SBB. A bus company operates regional bus Lenzburg Lenzburg from the station on Boniswil after Teufenthal.
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 Seengen. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.