Elgg

Elgg

Elgg is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

• 7.1 Attractions
• 7.2 Customs

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Geography

Elgg is located in the upper Eulachtal, about twelve kilometers east of Winterthur, close to the border with the Canton of Thurgau. Elgg is one of the six historic Zurich rural town.

History

The name " Elgg " (then literally Ailihccaugia ) was first mentioned in a deed of gift to the monastery of St. Gall writing in the year 760. 1371 gave the Habsburg duke Leopold Elgg city rights. 1442 buys Herdegen of Hinwil castle and lordship Elgg; whose family determined during the following 130 years, the fortunes of Elgg, in which the citizens certain rights ( choice of three councilors ) were granted.

After several further changes of ownership, bought in 1712, Major General Hans Felix Werdmüller ( from the influential family of Expectant miller ) by the then owner of Hercules von Salis - Marschlins the court rule Elgg. Expectant miller family still possesses the Elgg Castle (since 1715 as entail the " Werdmüller by Elgg "). In the course of the Helvetic Revolution in 1798 the Expectant miller waived all court manorial rights. Since then Elgg, in the canton of Zurich.

1876 ​​destroyed a large fire half the town (42 houses, 47 farm buildings, etc.) which was set up back then.

Population

Policy

Since the Helvetic Republic Elgg was a Munizipalgemeinde with civil community and political community. After several attempts the Munizipalgemeinde 1990 was abolished.

The current municipal council (as of 2010 ) is composed of 4 representatives and three representatives of the following parties: Local party " soso, elgg ": 2 ( including Mayor Christoph Ziegler ), SVP: 2, FDP: 1 SP: 1, no party affiliation: 1. At the cantonal elections in 2007 achieved the SVP 33 %, SP 21%, 17% EPP and the FDP 11% of the vote.

Economy

Traffic

Elgg is by the railway line Winterthur every half hour - opened Elgg - St. Gallen of the Swiss Federal Railways and the Post Bus line Winterthur - Schlattmann. The motorway Matzingen, Upper Winterthur and Attikon, to the A1 and A7 motorways are within reach a few minutes.

Arts and Culture

Attractions

Worth seeing is the village core, which consists of four main streets lined with half-timbered houses and Linden Square. There is also the most important building of the Zurich country town, the renovated 2003/2004, ornamented with important wall paintings late Gothic church of 1516, which starts on the 8/9 Century decline. Perched above the village Elgg Castle goes back to a castle dating from the 12th century and is centuries of private family foundation of the " Werdmüller by Elgg ".

A museum in one of the old wine trotting on Humberg presents ancient craft in the town had tradition, as the Kammmacherei that Zinngiesserei and furnace construction.

Customs

The inhabitants cultivate the historical custom of " Äschli " every year on Ash Wednesday. This is a procession of school-age boys in period costumes in memory of the mercenary services, which was celebrated for the first time beginning of the 16th century.

Summer is also a year for centuries initially performed the so-called " forest use ". Every Friday before 6 December, instead of the annual Klaus market. From April to early December is every Saturday market day with fresh products, which originate mainly from Elgg and the environment.