Fisibach
Fisibach
Fisibach (Swiss German: fɪʓi ˌ bɑχ ) is a municipality in the district of the Swiss canton of Aargau Zurzach. It is located on the High Rhine and borders both Germany and the Canton of Zurich.
Geography
The village is located about one kilometer south of the Rhine. It is named after the creek that flows from south to north and empties into the river. The valley of the Fisibachs is nearly two hundred feet wide, and is bounded on both sides by hills of the Jura, the Sanzenberg (552 m above sea level. M. ) in the east and the " mountain " (601 m above sea level. M. ) in the west. Both are at the bottom of very steep and go over into elongated plateaus. On the slope of Sanzenbergs is a clay pit. To the north and east of the village extends the wide, flat Rhine valley, which is bounded on the west by the reed Buck ( 461 m above sea level. M. ) and narrows to a narrow strip. Fisibach knows no distinct town center, the houses stand around a large lawn in the center. In the rear part of the Fisibachtals, approximately one mile south of the village, the hamlet is Hägelen (405 m above sea level. M. ), south-west of it, on a small terrace overlooking the cantonal border, the hamlet of Waldhausen (495 m above sea level. M. ).
The area of the municipality is 577 hectares, of which 265 hectares are forested and built over 49 hectares. The highest point is 601 meters on the plateau of the mountain, the deepest at 334 meters on the Rhine.
Neighboring municipalities are Hohentengen in the north, Emperor chair in the northeast, Weiach in the east, in the southeast of Bach, Siglistorf the southwest, Wislikofen in the west and Rümikon in the northwest.
History
Individual finds attest to a settlement of the area during the Bronze Age ( about 2000 to 800 BC ). On the Rhine, the Romans built around the year 370 a tower, and after the river had been set as the northern border of the Empire. The border fortifications were given up in the first decade of the 5th century, when the Romans retreated across the Alps. Later, the Alamanni settled in the area. The first mention of Fusibach place in the year 1050. Later, the place was called Nider - Visibachs and Obervisibachs (now part of the municipality of Bach, Canton Zurich ) distinguished. The place name comes from Old High Funsinbah and means " stream of Funso ".
The nobles of Waldhausen possessed the same hamlet, a small castle, but was called back in the 15th century as a castle barn and nothing remains of the day. The Noble donated in 1113 to the vicarage Wislikofen and gave the monastery of St. Blaise for this purpose extensive land assets. On an island in the Rhine stood the castle Schwarzwasserstelz, the ruins of which, however, were canceled in 1875. The residents of Schwarzwasserstelz were those of the lower jurisdiction over Fisibach, the bailiff in Baden on Waldhausen and Hägelen. The high court was owned by the Prince-Bishop of Constance.
The Confederates conquered the Aargau in 1415 and Fisibach now belonged to the Official Emperor chair of the County of Baden, a commons regime. In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Fisibach became a municipality in the canton of Baden short-lived, since 1803 it belongs to the canton of Aargau.
On August 1, 1876, the railway line Winterthur - Bülach -Koblenz was opened. The community benefited but only indirectly, as the nearest train station Weiach Emperor chair was about two kilometers away. In the second half of the 19th century, the population decreased by about 40 percent because many impoverished residents moved away. Today Fisibach has fewer inhabitants than in 1850. Until well into the 20th century the town was dominated by agriculture, the only notable industrial enterprise is the brickyard.
Attractions
On the territory of the municipality lies a small island in the Rhine. On this the castle once stood Schwarzwasserstelz, which was canceled in 1875. During World War II, the military erected there a bunker that is still preserved. The recently restored village chapel of Fisibach dates from the 17th century, the altar is in the rococo style, the choir frescoes in the early Baroque style.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In Blue yellow beams, with three blue, red reinforced wagtails " This is the coat of arms of Ministerialadligen Wasserstelz, which was acquired by the municipality in 1939.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 394 people lived in Fisibach, the proportion of foreigners was 20.3 %. At the 2000 census, 45.7 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 38.8 % and 3.3 % Muslim; 1.1% belonged to other faiths. 91.7 % identified German as their main language, 1.9 % speak Italian, 1.7 % 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 Zurzach is responsible. Fisibach part of the justice of the peace circle Emperor chair.
Economy
In Fisibach there according to census of 2008, around 130 jobs, of which 26% in agriculture, 24 % in industry and 50 % in services. The main business is the brick, the clay for the manufacture of bricks comes from quarries south of the village. There is also a civil engineering company, a carpentry and other small businesses. Most workers are commuters and work in Zurzach and around or in the Baden region.
Traffic
Fisibach is easily accessible from the major Hauptstrasse 7 between Basel and Winterthur, where the village is not directly affected by through traffic. More roads lead to Surbtal and towards Dielsdorf. The connection to the public transport network is carried out by the Postbus service of Emperor chair over Niederweningen to Baden. The nearest train station is one kilometer away in Emperor chair.
Education
The community has a primary school and a kindergarten. The district school and the secondary school can be visited in Zurzach, the secondary school in Rekingen. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Baden and betting rings.