Brunegg

Brunegg

Brunegg is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau. It lies between the Reuss valley and the lower Bünztal.

Geography

The scattered village is located on the southern edge of the flat Birrfelds, little more than two kilometers west of the Reuss and one and a half kilometers northeast of Bünz. At the border the eastern flank of the mountain Chest rises steeply into the air. This up to 647 meters high foothills of the Jura mountains has a narrow rocky ridge, which extends westwards over a length of four kilometers, almost to the river Aare towards.

The area of the municipality is 155 hectares, of which 40 hectares are forested and built over 46 hectares. The highest point is located on 590 meters on the ridge of the Chest mountain, the deepest at 409 meters on the north eastern boundary of the municipality.

Neighboring municipalities are Birr in the north, Birrhard in the northeast, Mägenwil the southeast, Othmar singing in the south and Möriken -Wildegg in the West.

History

The first mention of Brunegge place in the year 1273rd The village name comes from the Old High German (ze dero ) brunun ekko and means " the brown mountain ridge ." The village owes its existence to the same castle that was built in the 13th century. They served to protect the south side of the Habsburg heartland, the Eigenamt, and was inhabited by ministry officials. The lower jurisdiction over the village was in the hands of the respective inhabitants of the castle.

As the Confederates conquered the Aargau in 1415, the Brunegg was one of the few castles that offered resistance. The village belonged now to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau and the jurisdiction Othmarsingen in the Official Lenzburg was assigned. 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. Brunegg since then is the canton of Aargau.

The community was initially a part of the district of Brugg, but was then in 1840 the district of Lenzburg allocated. When the railway line Hendschiken -Brugg opened the Aargau Southern Railway on 1 June 1882 Brunegg received not have its own train station. Five years earlier, the community had refused to participate financially to the National web and thus did not have to share the follow-up costs of bankruptcy.

Until well into the 20th century the village was dominated by agriculture; something viticulture was operated on Chestenberg. After the opening of the nearby highway in 1970, the community experienced an economic boom. The population has increased by over sixty percent since 1980.

Attractions

Is about 120 m above the village on a steep rock outcropping at the eastern end of the Chestenberg - burr the castle Brunegg, a native of the 13th century castle. This converted into a residential castle castle consists of the main castle with living quarters from the 13th century, a garden from the 19th century and two farm buildings. The best-known lord of the castle was the historian Jean Rudolf von Salis.

Brunegg was until 1967 a separate Reformed Church. Originally, the village belonged to the parish Windisch, from 1526 to the parish of Birr.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In white blue eight-pointed star scepter " The crest first appeared in 1548 in a chronicle of Bern and is also used on the municipal seal of 1822. The scepter appears in red on white on a coat of arms in 1902 created disk in the Church of Birr. The council confirmed 1953, the common form today.

Population

Population development:

On 31 December 2013, 686 people lived in Brunegg, the proportion of foreigners was 17.4 %. At the 2000 census, 59.7 % were reformed. 23.8 % Roman Catholic, 1.9% each Muslim and Orthodox Christian; 1.3% belonged to other faiths. 94.2 % identified German as their main language, 2.4 % speak Italian.

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. Brunegg part of the justice of the peace circle Othmarsingen.

Economy

In Brunegg there according to census of 2008, around 360 jobs, of which 7% in agriculture, 22 % in industry and 71 % in the service sector. Among the major employers include a paper mill, a door factory, a gravel plant, several logistics companies as well as a livestock auction hall.

Traffic

Brunegg has excellent transport links. East of the village Main road between Wohlen and Brugg. Here lies the connection Mägenwil the A1 motorway. Four kilometers further north is the connection Brugg the A3. Although the railway line Lenzburg -Brugg at the village runs directly past, there is no stop here. Instead, a bus line of the company Region Lenzburg to the train stations in Lenzburg and Mägenwil.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school, secondary school and the school district are visited in Möriken -Wildegg. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.

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