Hausen am Albis

View from the lookout Hochwacht ( Albis ) through the district Heish and Hausen am Albis (center) to Lake Zug

Hausen am Albis ( until 1911 officially Oberhausen) is a municipality in the district of Affoltern the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

• 6.1 power relations in the Middle Ages
• 6.2 Reformation

Coat of arms

" In a blue -timbered house in Traufsicht with silver base and walls, red roof and beams, right, two black windows, the left over black cellar stairs and entrance door black and silver right attached fireplace. "

Geography

Hausen am Albis is located in the south of the canton of Zurich in the district Affoltern, on the south side of the Albis. Located in the upper Jonental municipality comprises the villages of Hausen am Albis and Ebertswil as well as the hamlets Türlen, Vollenweid, Tüfenbach, rear -, middle-and upper Albis, Husertal and Schweikhof. The catchment area of ​​the municipality extends from Sihlbrugg to Türlersee. This Hausen am Albis has a total of 13.64 km ² in terms of area, the largest municipality in the district. The highest point of the municipality lies at 916 m above sea level. M. ( Bourguillon ), the deepest point of 532 m above sea level. M. ( Sihlbrugg ). Hausen am Albis is located between the cities of Zurich and train.

Districts and hamlets

Heish

Heish is a district that has grown together with Stockhausen. It is located about one kilometer from the village center and is divided into upper and Unterheisch. The boundary between the village and parts Heish Hausen runs approximately at the former dairy (now printing Furrer ).

Ebertswil

Ebertswil is located in the south of the municipality, approximately two kilometers from the village center and counts 667 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2007). The location of the village on a slightly elevated plateau allows a clear view of the Canton train with the Lake Zug in the Swiss Alps. Directly to the south you can see the Rigi and right of Mount Pilatus. In between are known as monk mountains, Eiger and Jungfrau.

Sihlbrugg

Sihlbrugg, which still belongs to three other municipalities, is the southernmost village of the municipality. The Hausemer share counts 11 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2007).

Husertal

The hamlet is located on the southwestern foot of the Husertal Albis horn east of Hausen am Albis, between the hamlets Oberalbis, Schweikhof and the village Eberstwil. The hamlet has 50 inhabitants ( 2000).

Türlen

Türlen is located on the same Türlersee and is about three kilometers from the village center.

Population

• Population density: 245.8 inhabitants per km2
• Religious affiliation: 42.9 % Evangelical Reformed, 29.4 % Roman Catholic, 27.7 % other or no religious affiliation ( as of 2010)

Mayor René Hess (2010 ).

History

Power relations in the Middle Ages

Hausen am Albis was mentioned in 1242, first documented as Huson, the current district Heish already in 1184 as Heinsche. The masters of Hausen were during this time the Barons von Eschenbach; it was they, the Schnabelburg built in 1150 on the Albis ridge and in 1185 the Cistercian abbey Kappel donated. 1309 was their rule ended by the destruction of the Schnabelburg because Walther von Eschenbach was involved in the assassination of King Albrecht. The result was that Stockhausen was subordinated to the Hall Wylern am Albis, which it ceded in 1406 the city of Zurich.

Reformation

The Kloster Kappel joined under Abbot Wolfgang Joner very early in the Reformation of Zwingli to. Under this influence, and to the oppressive church duties to escape, also the Hausemer sided with the Reformed. 1527 Hausen became an independent parish.

In the battle of Kappel on October 11, 1531 fell on the side of Huldrych Zwingli also nine competitors from Hausen. Adam Naf from the Vollenweid saved the banner Zurich and received from the city of Zurich the Näfenhaus in Kappel as a fief. The milk soup stone ( Kappeler milk soup) on the municipal boundary and the Zwingli Monument on municipality Kappel remember this chaos of war.