Eggenwil

Church of Eggenwil

Eggenwil (Swiss German: ɛgəʋi ˌ ː l) is a municipality in the district Bremgarten in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the Reuss valley just north of the main town district.

Geography

The village is situated between the east bank of the Reuss and the evenly sloping, partly terraced western slope of the Clear Mountain. A headland extends into the flat Reuss level at which the center of the village is located. The Reuss, which forms the western boundary of the municipality, meanders very strong in Eggenwil that Foort peninsula is bounded on three sides by the river. On the slope above the village the Hofsiedlungen Hohfoor are ( 485 m above sea level. M. ), Ibisguet ( 465 m above sea level. M. ) and Wissli (524 m above sea level. M. ).

The area of the municipality is 246 hectares, of which 71 hectares are covered by forest and built over 34 hectares. The highest point is 555 meters above the farm Wissli, the deepest at 357 meters on the river Reuss.

Neighboring municipalities are Künten in the north, Bellikon in the northeast, Widen the east, Bremgarten in the south and Fischbach in the West.

History

The first mention of Egenwilare was in 1160 in the Acta Murensia. The place name comes from Old High Egininwilari and means " farm estate of Egino ". The village was in the Middle Ages in the territory of the Habsburgs, who exercised high justice. The lower courts they presented the monastery Hermetschwil.

After the conquest of the Aargau by the Confederates in 1415 Eggenwil came to office Hermetschwil (also called Office Krumm ) in the outdoor offices. The village part above the road, however, was the Office pipe village in the county of Baden allocated. 1529 were the inhabitants about the Reformation, but had to return in 1531 after the defeat of the Reformed places in the Second Kappel War back to the old faith. In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. The village was reunited, and together with Widen a municipality in the canton of Baden short-lived. After the founding of the canton of Aargau in 1803 was the separation of Widen, border cleanup arrived a few yards to Eggenwil.

In the second half of the 19th century, the wine was very important and the village prospered. The phylloxera epidemic ended the economic boom abruptly. As a result, many impoverished residents and had to emigrate. The population fell by one -third, and could be stabilized only in the 1920s. In 1960, she again reached the level of 1850. Since then she has but more than doubled since the village was discovered by more and more people as an attractive residential community on the outskirts of the agglomeration of Zurich.

Attractions

The parish church of St. Lawrence has existed since at least the mid-12th century, making it one of the oldest in the Aargau. 1869 prevented the cantonal government, which was owned by the Kollatur that time, the construction of a new church and sat instead by establishing a school house new building. For this reason, we subjected the still standing today in the years from 1871/74 a complete renovation. It rises on a steep hill above the village and forms together with the parsonage and laundry a closed group. The polygonal choir dates from 1683, the steeple is of medieval origin.

Situated on the main road from Bremgarten to bathing, no longer in operation for some time already Restaurants stars dominates the village image. It was built in the early 19th century in neoclassical style on an old wine cellar of the monastery Muri.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In red one up to the plate foot reaching crenellated, and black grooved white wall, surmounted by sechsstrahligem yellow star " until 1942, the Municipal Assembly introduced the coat of arms. The wall refers to the monastery Muri. Since the yellow star was drawn mixed in the sequence, put the council in 1993, the number of rays at six.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 912 people lived in Eggenwil, the proportion of foreigners was 17.8 %. At the 2000 census, 43.2 % Roman Catholic, and 37.2% were reformed; 2.2% belonged to other faiths. 94.8 % identified German as their main language, 1.0 % speak French and Portuguese.

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 is 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 Bremgarten is responsible. Eggenwil part of the Justice of the Peace District Bremgarten.

Economy

In Eggenwil there according to census of 2008, around 120 jobs, of which 23 % work in agriculture, 3 % in industry and 74 % in services. Of great importance is the vegetable cultivation in the Reuss level. Most workers are commuters and work in Bremgarten or agglomerations of Baden and Zurich.

Traffic

By Eggenwil the important Main road from Baden to Bremgarten. Between these two places also operates a postal bus. The highway connecting the A1 at Daettwil is little more than ten kilometers to the north.

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 neighboring Bremgarten. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Wohlen.