Fischbach-Göslikon

Göslikon

Fischbach (Swiss German: fɪʃpɑχ ɡø ː slikχə, also called Figö ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It belongs to the district Bremgarten and is in Reusstal.

Geography

The municipality comprises the two villages of Fischbach ( in the southeast ) and Göslikon ( in the northwest), which have grown together in recent decades. This lies on the flat eastern slope of Wagenrain, about half a kilometer away from the western bank of the Reuss. A horseshoe-shaped Altwasserlauf almost reaches to Fischbach. In the south, the community has a stake in the Bremgarterwald, one of the largest contiguous forest areas in the Aargau Plateau. There is the Fischbacher Mösli, a 280 meters long and up to 100 meter wide pond which is surrounded by a belt of reeds.

The area of the municipality is 307 hectares, of which 60 hectares are forested and built over 52 hectares. The highest point is located on 445 meters in the area Obermatten, the lowest point is at 354 meters on the river Reuss.

Neighboring municipalities are Künten in the north, Eggenwil in the east, Bremgarten in the southeast, southwest and Wohlen Niederwil in the West.

History

Two graves with grave goods indicate that the area was already inhabited during the Hallstatt period. From Roman times, the remains of a building date. (Derived from the Old High German Fiscbah ) The first mention of Visbach took place in 1048 as part of the dedication of the church. This came in 1159 in the possession of the monastery of Muri, 1360 at the Agnes Hospital in Baden. The place name Cohelinchon first appeared in 1159, it came from the Old High German Gozilinghofun and means " in the courts of the clan of Gozilo ".

Other landowners in the Middle Ages were the monasteries Gnadenthal and Hermetschwil. The high and the lower courts were in the hands of the Habsburgs. 1415 conquered the Confederates; Fischbach and Göslikon now lay in the Official Hermetschwil (also called Krumm Office) in the open offices, a common rule. In 1529, the inhabitants of both villages came over to the Reformation, but had to return to the old faith after the Second Kappel War of 1531.

On May 26, 1712 perennial battle took place south of Fischbach place within the framework of the Second Villmerger War. Bernese troops who were on their way from Mellingen to Bremgarten, fell into an ambush of central Switzerland, however, the attack could strike back. In the two-hour battle 87 Berner and more than 400 soldiers from central Switzerland ( Lucerne majority ) lost their lives. On July 24, 1712 occurred in Villmergen finally the decisive battle in which the Catholic cantons suffered a devastating defeat.

In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Both villages were combined and together constituted a municipality in the canton of Baden short-lived, since 1803, the commune in the canton of Aargau. In the second half of the 19th century, almost a third of the population emigrated because of increasing poverty, mostly in the large Swiss cities, but also to North America. After that, the population stagnated to about 1960. Since then, the population has as a result of construction activity more than tripled.

Attractions

Characteristic of the district Göslikon is the listed church district with the Catholic parish, the St. Roch chapel, the rectory and the cemetery. The city of Baden, since the transition of Kollatur at the local hospital in 1360 the responsible owner, decided in 1669 an early Baroque building, which was completed in 1676. 1757/60, the interior was completely redesigned in rococo style. The Rochus chapel dates from 1709, the rectory dating from the late 16th century. In the district Fischbach the farmhouse is in particular " to the Knights' Hall " of meaning; a stocky half-timbered building dating from around 1800 with strong cantilevered gable roof.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". Curved in red white fish " 1915, Historian Walter Merz had proposed a coat of arms, which showed a forward flow and two fish in red. However, the proposal was not well received. During a Fahnenweihe presented the local gymnastics club tonight's motive, which immediately took over the council and declared officially.

Population

Population development:

On 31 December 2013 lived 1580 people in Fischbach, the proportion of foreigners was 9.7 %. At the 2000 census, 56.5 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 28.1% and 1.9 % Muslim; 1.0% belonged to other faiths. 96.4 % identified German as their main language, 1.0 % speak French.

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 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 municipal assembly and the tasks that were assigned to him by the cantonal and federal.

For litigation, the District Court Bremgarten is responsible. Fischbach is part of the justice of the peace circle Niederwil.

Economy

In Fischbach there according to census of 2008, around 280 jobs, of which 10% in agriculture, 60 % in industry and 30 % in services. Most workers are commuters and work in Wohlen, Bremgarten or in the greater Zurich area.

Traffic

Passing through the municipality, the main road between Brugg and Bremgarten. Fischbach is connected by a postal bus to the stations of Bremgarten and Baden, where connections to the Bremgarten - Dietikon railway or SBB exist.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school and the secondary school can be completed in neighboring Niederwil, the district school in Bremgarten. Location of the nearest district school (Gymnasium) is Wohlen.