Leutwil

Leutwil (Swiss German: Lüppu lyp, ː ʊ ) is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau. It lies on the western edge of the Lake Valley.

Geography

The elongated village is situated on a plateau between the valley and the Homberg - hills, the area of a lateral moraine, which is formed during the Ice Age, during the retreat of the Reuss glacier. The plateau is drained by two small streams that flow almost two kilometers to the east in the Hallwilersee. In the south and south-west the land rises steeply to the Egg ( 781 m above sea level. M. ) or to Wandfluh ( 766 m above sea level. M. ).

The area of the municipality is 375 hectares, of which 145 hectares are forested and built over 41 hectares. The highest point is located on 781 meters on top of the Egg, the deepest at 510 meters on the border with Boniswil.

Neighboring municipalities are Dürrenäsch the northwest, Boniswil in the northeast, southeast and Birrwil Zetzwil in the southwest.

History

The area was inhabited as early as the 1st century BC, as a Celtic grave children occupied. The present village dates back to a foundation of the Alemanni. The village name is derived from the Old High German Liutinwilari, which means " farm estate of liuto ". The first mention of Lutwile took place on July 2, 1273, when the pin Schönenwerd ceded a meadow at the village church. Nine years earlier, the country's rule had changed by the Counts of Kyburg to the Habsburgs. Owner of the lower courts were lords of Trostburg.

1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Leutwil now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. The rule Trostburg was in 1346 came into possession of the Lords of Rinach, 1486 at the Hallwyler. They sold their property in 1616 to the city of Brugg. Bern, however, did not tolerate the growing power of his subjects city and pulled the right to rule itself. Leutwil thereupon formed a part of the judicial district Trostburg within the Office of Lenzburg. 149 people fell 1628/29 a plague victim. In March 1798, the French marched into Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Leutwil since then is the canton of Aargau.

Around 1720, this established the cotton mill which was operated by the farmers in their homes. The manual production was in 1840 replaced by machine processing. Most cigar factories, which were erected in the late 19th century, were forced to close during the crisis years during the Second World War, the last representative of the tobacco industry presented its operation 1990. For most of the 20th century, the population stagnated. Because of increased building activity, it is, however, increased by nearly forty percent since 1980.

Attractions

The first mention of the Reformed Church, which is located on a on three sides sloping Moränenausläufer, took place in 1273rd After the integration of Dürrenäsch in the parish of the nave on the west side had to be extended. The apse was built in 1897 canceled simultaneously advanced to the church to the east and on the south side was a new tower. During the renovation in 1937 art historically valuable frescoes from the 12th to the 15th century came to light. In the church two Pestsärge from the 17th century are kept.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". Azure, white bell » This -talking Arms ( Folk etymology derived from the word ring ) has arisen due to a misinterpretation of the village name and was first seen in 1748 on a wooden ceiling in the Leutwiler church. The municipal council laid 1957, the present form of the bell, in profile, with a recognizable clapper, binding tight.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 741 people lived in Leutwil, the proportion of foreigners was 8.1 %. At the 2000 census, 72.4 % were reformed and 13.7 % Roman Catholic; 1.0% belonged to other faiths. 96.7 % identified German as their main language, 1.1% English.

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 in Unterkulm is responsible. At the local level there is a justice of the peace, who is also responsible for the communities Beinwil, Birrwil and Dürrenäsch.

Economy

In Leutwil there according to census of 2008, around 200 jobs, of which 22 % in agriculture, 45 % in industry and 33 % in the service sector. The main companies are two companies that specialize in equipment construction as well as in the manufacture of textile printing machinery. Most workers are commuters and work in the larger towns in the environment or in the Aarau / Lenzburg.

Traffic

Although the village is situated just off the main roads, but by well-developed secondary roads with the Wynental and the Valley connected. The connection to the public transport network is carried out by the bus Teufenthal - Seengen - Lenzburg Lenzburg region of society.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. All upper level of compulsory elementary school ( junior high school, middle school, school district ) can be visited in Seengen. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.

Pictures

Church

Medieval frescoes in the church

Entrance

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