Buchs, Aargau
Code ( Swiss German [ bʊχs ] ) is a municipality in the district of Aarau in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the lower Suhrental and belongs to the agglomeration of the Canton main town of Aarau.
Geography
The village center is located on both sides of the Suhre, which opens two kilometers further north in the river Aare. It consists of the upper village on the west and the Ausserdorf on the eastern side. It close to the east newer residential areas to. The municipality is located entirely in the completely flat plane of the Suhre, the eastern half is covered by the extended Suretwald.
The area of the municipality is 533 hectares, of which 225 hectares are forested and built over 243 hectares. The highest point is located on 394 meters in the stone box on the southwestern boundary of the municipality, the deepest at 371 meters at the Suhre.
Neighboring municipalities are Rupperswil in the east, the south and Aarau Suhr to the west and north. The settlement area is conjoined with that of Aarau Suhr and, for Aarau district tube is a narrow gap.
History
Numerous findings indicate a settlement as early as the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. In the years 1933 and 1955, the remains of a Roman estate came in boreholes in Bühlrain to light. Brick stamps and coins show a settlement activity in the 1st and 2nd centuries. 1796 was on the road to Hunzenschwil a gold coin of Emperor Hadrian found (now in the Historical Museum Bern ).
The first documented mention of Buhse place in the year 1225th The spelling book first appeared in 1361 on. The village's name derives from the boxwood (Latin buxus ), who had been brought by the Romans in this area. In the Middle Ages, the village was in the territory of the Counts of Lenzburg, later the Counts of Kyburg. After these had died out, the Habsburgs, the new rulers were in 1264.
1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Book now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. Administratively, the village was assigned to the Office of Lenzburg. In 1500 the book was not particularly large, the authorities counted only 14 farms and a mill. 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. Book has since been to the Canton of Aargau.
Along with pipe guide was once part of the municipality of Suhr. The inhabitants of both villages demanded more autonomy by creating independent communities. On January 30, 1810 was finally the separation. Around 1835, the first industrial enterprises settled. Paper developed gradually from an inconspicuous small farming village to an industrial suburb of Aarau. Especially in the 20th century, the population grew significantly; Only 1940-1970 doubled the number of inhabitants.
In a sprawling industrial zone east of the village originated manufacturing plants and a shopping center. From the mid- 1970s attracted over 10 % of the population away. Twenty years later, stabilized the population, since it increases slightly again. On September 6, 1877, the Swiss National Railway had opened the standard gauge railway line from Aarau to watch, SBB put this but on 12 December 2004 for passenger still.
Attractions
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In white over blue river torn green beech " The earliest known version of this coat of arms dates from 1734 and shows an unidentifiable deciduous tree. After 1915 due to an interpretation error meantime a fir tree was displayed in 1955 an approach to the seal image from 1811 was made, which even then showed a beech tree.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 7361 people lived in the book, the proportion of foreigners was 31.7 %. At the 2000 census, 39.4% were reformed. 32.9 % Roman Catholic, 4.4% Orthodox Christian and 8.1 % Muslim; 1.0% belonged to other faiths. 80.3 % identified German as their main language, 6.0 % speak Italian, Serbo-Croatian 4.3%, 2.6% Turkish, 1.2% Spanish, 0.7 % Albanian, 0.6 % French, 0.5 % Portuguese.
Politics and Law
Legislature
Instead of a community meeting represents the concerns of the population, elected by the voters Buchserstrasse Einwohnerrat. It consists of 40 members and is elected by proportional representation method. It is responsible for approving the tax base, the draft budget, the annual accounts, the annual report and the loans; in addition, it may adopt regulations. The term of office is four years.
Even at the municipal level, there are various elements of direct democracy. So the people are to optional and mandatory referendums, as well as the right of initiative.
Executive
Executive authority is the 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 Council of inhabitants and the tasks that were assigned to him by the cantonal and federal.
The five councilors of the official period 2010-2013 are:
- Heinz Baur, Gemeindeammann
- Hans Ruedi Werder, Vice Ammann
- Urs Affolter
- Barbara Keusch
- Jörg Kissling
Judiciary
For litigation, the District Court has jurisdiction Aarau. Book is part of the justice of the peace circle clock.
Economy
In the book there are according to Census 2008, approximately 4,600 jobs, of which 0.1 % in agriculture, 48.8 % in industry and 51.1 % in the service sector. The community is thus an important business location, even if the economic life is strongly oriented towards the neighboring canton capital Aarau. In two large industrial zones on the railway line and to the southeast there are numerous manufacturing companies as well as the shopping center Wyne Center. The main industries are the Chocolat Frey AG, the Iowa Great bakery and Mibelle AG, which all belong to retail group Migros. The municipal solid waste incinerator burns the waste book of 82 municipalities. The warehouses of Central Switzerland, the Swiss branch of TNT ( in Switzerland called because of the joint venture with TNT Post ) and Swisslog Holding are active in the area of logistics.
Traffic
A city bus line of bus operation Aarau Aarau Train Station connects with the book. In addition, the WSB holds (Aarau - Menziken ) in the center. Paper is the A1 motorway connected by a four-lane highway with the Aarau -Ost Connection, located at Hunzenschwil.
Education
The municipality has four kindergartens and school houses in which all levels of compulsory elementary school are taught (primary school, secondary school, secondary school, school district ). The nearest district school (high school ) is located in neighboring Aarau. Book and pipe have together formed a circle with a common school administration, the county school guide tube.
Personalities
- Heinrich Anacker (1901-1971), writer