Egg, Switzerland
Egg is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
- 9.1 Early History
- 9.2 Middle Ages
- 9.3 from 1408
- 9.4 Since 1798
Coat of arms
Blazon
The design of the coat of arms has its origins in the ideas of the French Revolution and to the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity " symbolize.
Geography
Egg ZH lies between the Greifensee and the panhandle and comprises the three villages Hinteregg, Egg and Esslingen. The community is complemented by the outdoor Wachten Rällikon, Inner and Usser - Vollikon, Lower Esslingen, pipe, Schaubigen, Eichholz, Neuhaus and Guldenen. The area is 1450 ha; of which 57.2 per 2007 agriculture, 23 % forest, 13.6 & 5.2 % settlement and traffic. The deepest points of the municipality lies in Rällikon to 437 m above sea level, the highest point in Chnabenhans to 843 m asl The total length of the boundary of the municipality is 22.5 km.
Population
As of January 1, 2013 8'319 lived in the village of Egg. Of these, 1,523 lived in Egg b, 5'118 in Egg, 1,736 in Esslingen and 16 in Guldenen ( Forch ). At this time there were in the church 5'491 voters and about 3739 households. As of 2009 tax period lived in Egg 3619 taxable persons. The average income per month was Fr 7987 -. , With average council tax per month from Fr 722 -
Policy
Churches
As of January 1, 2013 42 % of the population were Protestant Reformed, 29 % Roman Catholic, and 15 % no religious affiliation. 14% belonged to other denominations.
Education
There are four schools in the municipality of Egg: Center, BüHiKi, Esslingen and advanced levels. Additionally the community since 1971 through a village library.
Transport links
The community is connected through the Forchbahn at the Zurich S- Bahn network. The Forchbahn has six stops: Esslingen, Emmat, Long Meadow, Egg, Egg b and Neuhaus.
- S 18 Zurich Stadelhofen - Forch - Esslingen
A bus service is operated by the transport companies and Zurich Oberland ( VZO ):
- 842 Station Uster - Riedikon - Monchaltorf - Bahnhof Esslingen - Oetwil am See
Egg is also on the motorway A52, which runs from Zumikon to Hinwil.
Economy
Established businesses
History
Early History
Grave finds from the late Bronze Age are the oldest evidence of human habitation in Egg.
Middle Ages
The first mention of Egg is found in a written in Latin deed of gift dated 27 January 775 In this letter, a landowner bequeathed his estate in Egg ( called Eccha ) the monastery of St. Gall. The church Egg is documented as Hofbesitz of the monastery of St. Gallen 885. 972 then acquired the monastery of Einsiedeln a freight complex in Egg. Einsiedeln in 1230 but lost his lands around the fief Grüningen, which includes Egg belonged to the monastery of St. Gall. In addition to these goods complexes but posted the Habsburg land register and the settlement of the free peasants in the area around Egg b. As a result, was called Hinteregg to the 17th century " Fryenegg ".
1253 transferred the monastery of St. Gall Lüthold VI. from the family of Regensberger the Bailiwick right about the rule Grüningen and thus the goods in Egg. As a result of Regensberger feud to 1267/68 had Lüthold VI. However, in 1269, the feud over Grüningen give back to the monastery. As a result, it was secured by the Regensburg hostile Rudolf von Habsburg 1273-1284.