Deitingen

Deitingen

Deitingen, called in Swiss German Deitige, is a municipality in the district water office of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Sport

• 5.1 traffic

Geography

Deitingen situated on 430 m above sea level. Level, 6 km east of the main town Canton Solothurn ( straight line ). The village extends on both sides of Ösch in the gravel plains of the Aare and Emme, in the Solothurn Plateau.

The area of ​​7.6 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the groundwater- rich gravel plain in the water office. The area is only slightly in relief, it is on average 430 m above sea level. M. in the area of the bottom section of the route Ösch, ranges in the north part up to the Aare River and in the west to the A1 motorway. To the east of the municipality floor extends to the plateau of extended Deitinger forest where at 468 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Deitingen is achieved. From the municipal area in 1997, 22 % came from settlements, 23 % of forest and woody plants, 54 % in agriculture and somewhat less than 1% was unproductive land.

To Deitingen include the hamlet of Schachen (424 m above sea level. M. ) on Russ Bach, a side channel of the Ösch and Wilihof ( 427 m above sea level. M. ) in the plain south of the Aare. Neighboring communities of Deitingen are Subingen Whose things Luterbach, Ried wood and Flumenthal in the canton of Solothurn and Wangen an der Aare and cheeks Ried in the Canton of Bern.

Population

With 2233 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Deitingen belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 94.1 % are German, 1.2 % speak Serbo-Croatian and 1.1 % Italian ( as of 2000). The population of Deitingen amounted in 1850 to 551 inhabitants, 1900 to 832 inhabitants. During the 20th century, a continuous increase in population was recorded.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1244 under the name Teytingen. Later, the names Theitingen ( 1246) Tétange ( 1248 ) published, Thetingen ( 1252) and Teitingin ( 1257 ). The name goes back to the Old High German personal name Teito and means with the suffix- ingen as much as the people of Teito.

Since the 13th century, the lords of Deitingen are detected, which were successively ministeriales of the Counts of Frohnburg, the Dukes of Zahringen and the Counts of Kyburg. The line died 1435th In 1428 came a part of the rule Deitingen to Solothurn, which exercised from now on the lower courts and a bailiff began. After the second part in 1520 went to Solothurn, Deitingen then became part of the Bailiwick Kriegstetten. It was not until 1665 Solothurn became the high jurisdiction over the village. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged Deitingen during the Helvetic Republic to the district Biberist and from 1803 to the district Kriegstetten, which was officially renamed in 1988 in the district water office.

Two major fires (1720 and 1869) were drawn numerous houses damaged. A little later, the industry took foot in the village with the establishment of the first Portland cement factory in Switzerland in 1871. With the opening of the A1 motorway, the motorway service area Deitingen in 1968 put into operation. Characteristic are designed by the engineer Heinz Isler Concrete shell roofs ( silver ball ) at the resting place Deitingen South, which have been declared of Cultural Interest in 1999 and therefore prevent them from demolition.

Policy

Parish council

Executive authority is the Municipal Council, which consists of ten members and is elected by popular vote by proportional representation method. The term of office is four years. The seven incumbent councilors ( period between 2009 to 2013) are:

• Hans Frei (CVP ), Mayor
• Daniel Schreier (FDP ), Vice - Mayor
• Yolanda Klaus ( SP)
• Wraparound Ravasio (FDP)
• Eberhard Bruno ( CVP)

Coat of arms

Blazon

The horses' heads back to the coat of arms of the lords of Deitingen.

Culture and sights

The old Catholic parish church St. Mary's was consecrated in 1476. From this time the bell tower, which was in 1707 an onion dome comes. The nave in the classical style was built from 1816 to 1819 and includes an interior from the 19th century, including an altarpiece of the Ascension of Christ. Next to the church stands the Anthony Chapel, the former charnel house ( restored in 1974 ). Just outside the village is the former moated castle Wylihof, which was built in 1575 and expanded in 1680 to the so-called Türmlihaus.

In architectural and engineering circles Deitingen is also known for the roadhouse Deitingen -south on the A1 motorway between Bern and Zurich. The 1968 built by engineer Heinz Isler BP gas station is one of the first large -scale concrete shell structures.

Sports

The TSV Floorball Deitingen held every year in Deitingen an indoor floorball tournament for fun teams, the Christmas Cup.

Economy and infrastructure

Deitingen was up in the first half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. The water power of the Ösch was formerly used for the operation of a sawmill and a mill. Industrialization held in the village in 1871 collection, as the Portland cement factory was established in Wilihof which largely moved its production in 1890 to La Reuchenette at Pery. From this time the supply industry developed in Deitingen for the watch manufacturers at the southern foot of the Jura. These companies further important companies joined, the Arthur Flury AG ( 1919) and companies of the tractor and Melkmaschinenbaus.

Even today, the farming and fruit growing and cattle breeding and forestry have a certain role in the occupational structure of the population. Many other jobs are available in the industry, local small businesses and service sectors. The most important employer is the Vigier group, which emerged from the former Portland cement factory. In addition, enterprises of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, the catenary construction, information technology, fine and precision engineering, the building industry, horticulture and timber construction are located. In Deitinger forest east of the village gravel pits are being exploited. When Wilihof a golf course was laid out. The workhouse Schachen ( founded in 1886 ) north of the highway is already on the territory of Flumenthal.

In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work mainly in the Solothurn region.

Traffic

Although the community is located off the major thoroughfares on a link road from Derendingen to Wangen an der Aare, but traffic is moderately well developed yet. The nearest links to the A1 ( Bern- Zurich ), which was passed through the municipality and opened in this section in 1968, there are about 5 km each from the center. Deitingen is mainly known by the same name motorway service station. On December 4, 1876 Gäubahn of Olten was put into operation to Solothurn with a railway station in Deitingen.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Daniel Fohrler: Moderator Swiss Television and co-founder of Solothurn regional station Radio 32
• Willy Ritschard: politicians and Federal