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Augwil is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

Blazon

This official coat of arms broke from 1861 older, not uniformly used representations.

Geography

Augwil between Glattal and Tösstal in Zurich lowlands. The municipality includes the town Augwil Augwil. The Agriculture serve 50.2 % of the municipal area, 38.3 % is forest, 3.4 % are used for transport, 7.9 % is built-up area and 0.2 % are waters.

Population

Policy

The Swiss People's Party 48.7 %, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 15.5 %, the Free Democratic Party 14.9 %, the Green Party of Switzerland 5.8 %, the Christian Democratic People's Party 2.8 % and the Evangelical People's Party 5.3 % of the vote.

History

In 1157 Augwil was first mentioned in documents as Luvingen than canon Domenicus in Strasbourg gave lands in Augwil the monastery of St. Blaise in the Black Forest. Luvingin = 1157 with the people in the hole ( MHG LUF ).

The court rule Augwil was established in December 1645 of St. Blaise Monastery, sold at its Zurich office in man Stampfenbach, Gerold Edlibach. The Council of Zurich approved this purchase and conferred Edlibach the Lehnsrechte, as the city was supreme lord of their subjects area. In 1647 he sold the court rule to his brother, Johann Heinrich Waser, Vogt of Kyburg and then Mayor of Zurich.