Fischingertal

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The Fischingertal is approximately 5 km long valley between Obermumpf and Schupfart in the district of Rheinfelden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The four Fischingertal belonging to communities Schupfart, Obermumpf, Obermumpf and Wall Bach include a total of around 4,700 inhabitants.

Geography

The valley is situated in the northeastern Tafeljura; that part of the Swiss Jura, which was not folded, in contrast to the folded parts ( Faltenjura ). The Fischingertal is practically a straight line from southeast to northwest and is surrounded by extensive tabular plateaus, in which the steep-sided, narrow valley is deepened. It is drained by Fischinger Bach, which. , On the north flank of the animal stone mountain at Schupfart to about 550 meters above the M. springs and Obermumpf to 286 m above sea level. M. empties into the Upper Rhine. The Fischingertal has, like most other Jura valleys of the Frick Valley region to a very narrow valley floor. On the southwest side of the valley is the extensive plateau Looberg - Wabrig - Hersberg which separates the Fischingertal from running parallel to Möhlintal.

The valley stretches over an area of ​​1,979 hectares ( 19.79 km ²), of which 36 % forest and 12% urban area and 49% is used for agriculture. With 4'665 inhabitants ( as at 31 December 2006), the valley has a population density of 235 inh. / Km ².

Use

Due to favorable climatic influences the valley recorded up to 40 days of sunshine over the Swiss Plateau and is also mostly free of fog. Thanks to the relatively mild climate and sheltered location of the Fischingertals, the valley is also suitable for viticulture. Thus, the Pinot Noir grape variety for processing the red top Mumpfer Pinot Noir as well as the grape variety Müller -Thurgau for processing are grown for x White Wine Riesling Sylvaner upper Mumpfer on the south side of Eikerberges at Obermumpf.

Above Schupfart is the airfield Fricktal - Schupfart, where every year the " Schupfart Festival " takes place, a well-known throughout Switzerland occasion.

Traffic

The Fischingertal is the Postbus Northern Switzerland connected through the bus 90 ( Möhlin -Wall Bach Obermumpf - Schupfart ) to the public transport network. Partly Postbus courses combine the Fischingertal of Schupfart also with the Möhlintal (via airfield Fricktal - Schupfart ways Stetten ). The Obermumpf station, which is located between the communities Obermumpf and Wall Bach is located, on the Bözberg. Here, on line S1 of the Regio S- Bahn Basel, which runs from Mulhouse via Basel to Frick and running castle. The nearest junction of the A3 motorway, which crosses the Fischingertal at Obermumpf over a viaduct, is located in Eiken, about 5 km east of Obermumpf or 4 km north of Schupfart.