Kienberg, Switzerland

Kienberg from west

Kienberg is a municipality in the district of Gösgen the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Geography

Kienberg is located on 549 m above sea level. M., 11 km north- northeast of the town of Olten (air line). The farming village extends on the north side of the Solothurn Jura mountains in the valley of Brugg Bach, at the northern foot of the Salhöhe. Just over a length of 100 m, the easternmost municipality in the canton of Solothurn has a common border with the rest of the canton area.

The area of ​​8.5 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the eastern Jura, showing a wide variety of landscapes. Geologically, Kienberg at the transition region from the unfolded and into individual floes disassembled Tafeljura the Folded Jura, which has a complicated Schuppenbau here and was partially pushed onto the Tabular Jura. The church floor is from Bruggbach, a left tributary of the Sissle, drained. This stream rises on the northern slopes of the Geissflue, flows north through a bottleneck between Stellichopf (865 m above sea level. M. ) and Räbnen ( 875 m above sea level. M. ) and deepened to below Kienberg with a valley in the layers of the Tafeljura a.

In the south, the boundary runs mostly on the Jura main ridge, the watershed between the catchment areas of the rivers Aare and Sissle. This comb is ( is achieved at the eastern slope above 915 m. M. the highest point of Kienberg ) from west to east from the Geissflue, the Redwood (860 m above sea level. M. ) and the Salhöhe ( 779 m above sea level. M. ) formed. East of Kienberg, the height of the so-called castle on a prominent rock crashing against the north. From the municipality surface 1997 4 % came from settlements, 45 % of forest and woody plants and 51% to agriculture.

To Kienberg include numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of Kienberg Erlinsbach SO in the canton of Solothurn, Oltingen and Anwil in the canton of Basel-Land and Wittnau, Wölflinswil, Oberhof and Erlinsbach AG in the canton of Aargau.

Population

With 506 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Kienberg one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 97.3 % are German, 0.8 % French-speaking and 0.4 % speak Italian ( as of 2000). The population of Kienberg amounted in 1850 to 632 residents in 1900 to 491 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population rose to 1920 on 547 people, and then to 1990 to decrease by strong emigration by over 25% to 402 inhabitants. Since then, a significant increase in population was recorded again.

Economy

Kienberg was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the agriculture, the growing of fruit ( especially cherry trees ) as well as animal husbandry and dairying have an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available, including companies in the electrical industry, the construction industry and in a sawmill. The south of the village until well into the 20th century operated gypsum mining is set today. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the region of Aarau.

Traffic

The community is located off of the larger passage axes on the road from Obererlinsbach about Salhöhe to Frick respectively to Sissach. By Postbus course which operates direct flight from Gelterkinden after Kienberg, the village is connected to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1083 under the name Kunachperch. Later, the names Chienberh ( 1173 ), Chien Berg ( 1185 ), Kienberg (1201 ) and Kiemberg ( 1276) appeared. The place name is derived from the Old High German word kien (spruce ).

The place could also have been settled for some time, after which various archaeological finds point. Between 1912 and 1921 found Louis Jaeggi (teacher in Kienberg ) on the Muehlacker two stone axes from the Neolithic period. From the Bronze Age finds have been made ​​not in the municipality, but in the neighboring municipality Wittnau on Wittnauer Horn, ceramics have been found from this period, and also the remains of a mighty rampart, which was built around 900 BC. From the Iron Age comes an iron sword that was found in the middle of the 19th century. In Anwil (500 meters from the border with Kienberg ) was a Celtic coin found on the Mount Matt. Since the municipality was in the sphere of influence of the Roman Empire, it is presumed that existed at that time in the municipality one or more farms. However, so far none of them could be confirmed archaeologically, although Louis Jaeggi on the Behrten discovered Roman brick.

From the Alemannic time the grave findings are to be mentioned on the Hirsacker and the bodies of the 7th century. Also, the obtained local and names are indicative of an origin of today's settlement at the time of the Alemanni. In the excavations in 1835 Hirsacker brick tombs were uncovered. In a grave with a vault of limestone, was found a skeleton with helmet, battle sword and a dagger, a Sturzbecher and a triangular coin. These excavations also be attributed to a rider spurs and a belt tongue with three Nietnägeln. In 1878, a double-edged sword was found in a skeleton grave. Whether it comes from the cemetery on Hirsacker or bodies, could no longer be traced ..

Since the Middle Ages Kienberg formed among the men of Kienberg own rule, which was under the suzerainty of the Habsburg dynasty. After various pledges during the 14th century the village came with his rule in 1398 to the Lords of Heidegg. By purchasing the rule came in 1523 against the wishes of the Austrians at Solothurn, as last territorial expansion of the canton. Only in 1532 could the dispute be settled.

Under Solothurn rule Kienberg was the bailiwick Gösgen associated and formed its own district court. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged to the village during the Helvetic Republic to the administrative district of Solothurn and from 1803 to the District Gösgen. During the 19th century the Posamenterei was similar to that prevalent in the municipalities of the Basel region in Kienberg.

Attractions

The parish church of the Assumption dates back to a 1276 already mentioned church. The church was extensively rebuilt in the period 1627-1635 in the style of the early Baroque. As part of a restoration, the former interior was restored in 1972 in the classical style. The church was carefully renovated in 2009 inside and outside. In the center some characteristic farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved. The municipal area of Kienberg are the two points of the castle ruins and the Heidegg Ruine Alt - Kienberg. Also noteworthy are the sinkholes on the old gypsum quarry in the eastern district.

Coat of arms

Blazon

This coat of arms replaced an existing 1966 since 1941 coat of arms " in yellow on a green hill Three black trunk with 4 lopped branches, sullied with 3 red flames. " The current coat of arms is that of the old rule Kienberg and corresponds to that of the canton of Aargau community Kuettigen.

Personalities

• Luke Hammer, * 1906 in Balsthal, † 1982 in Kienberg. Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn 1941-53.
• Heinrich Hürbi, born October 7, 1849 in Kienberg, † February 21, 1902 in Maria Stein. Father and a member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn from 1899 to 1901.
• Peter Hürbi, * 7 October 1853 in Kienberg, † April 13, 1929 ibid. Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn 1891-1894 and 1908-1912.
• Ernst Rippstein (1882 ), born June 13, 1882 in Kienberg, † December 30, 1972 ibid. Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn 1921-25 and 1933-37.
• Ernst Rippstein ( 1921), born April 25, 1921 in Kienberg. Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn from 1961 to 1973. Son of Ernst Rippstein (1882).
• Gottlieb Rippstein, * 1862 in Kienberg, † 1914 in Zuchwil. Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn 1912-14.
• Johann Rippstein (1818 ) * 21 June 1818 in Kienberg, † April 15, 1897 ibid. Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn from 1876 to 1886.
• Johann Rippstein (1827 ) ( called Weibel Gross), born November 13, 1827 in Kienberg, † November 16, 1910 ibid. Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn 1856-65.
• Louis Rippstein ( Gubler ), born December 26, 1915. Major Train troops. Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn 1949-1977, Cantonal President in 1965. Member of the National Council of Switzerland 1967-79. Author of the book Kienberg, The history of a community law.