Mandach

Looking north to Mandach, completely in the background is the Black Forest to see

Mandach (Swiss German: mɑndəχ ) is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau. It is located about seven kilometers north of the main town district.

Geography

The village is surrounded by the Jura plateau between the Aare and Rhine valley and is surrounded on all sides by hills. It is located at the upper end of a valley, which is drained north to the river Aare towards. To the west of the 605 meter high Wessenberg is with an old castle ruins in the southwest of Besse mountain ( 618 m above sea level. M. ), in the south of Rotberg ( 638 m above sea level. M. ) and in the east the foothills of the Böttebergs. The Rotberg upstream of Hirzigen is (538 m above sea level. M. ). The village itself is nestled in a 561 -meter-high hill, which simply " mountain " is the name. Vineyards are located on the southern slopes of Besse, Berg and Hirzigen with a cultivated area of around 10 hectares.

The area of the municipality is 554 hectares, of which 147 hectares are forested and built over 35 hectares. The highest point is the ridge of Rotbergs to 638 meters, the deepest is situated on 430 meters on the northern boundary of the municipality.

Neighboring municipalities are Leuggern in the north, Böttstein in the east, Villigen in the south and Mettauertal in the West.

History

Investigations to the mandacher church lead to the conclusion that the first church building was erected on the foundations of a Roman estate. However, this area had been inhabited since around 500 BC by the Celtic tribe of the Helvetii. From 58 BC, ruled by the Romans. 1930 Remains of a Roman watch tower were found, which had been built by the Alemanni raids 259-270. The first mention of Mandacho place in the year 1218. The village name comes from Late Latin ( praedium ) Manduccacum and means the Manduccus belonging estate. In the Middle Ages the most land belonged to the nobles of Wessenberg whose castle was on the same mountain on the border with Hottwil. Rulers and judges were the Habsburgs, the zuteilten the village office Waldshut. 1316 had the Habsburgs, the villages Mandach and Hottwil pledge for lack of funds at the Whose Berger. This also acquired the low and high jurisdiction; so they created a small, almost completely sovereign dominion. 1330 appears in a document of a pin Zurzach "Her Hainrich of Mandach " as a witness. Furthermore, in 1373, a noble servant of Rudiger Mandach. In Waldshuterstrasse War of 1468 Bern occupied the reign Wessenberg and added it to his subjects areas in the Bernese Aargau. Mandach was now part of the judicial district Wessenberg in the Official Schenkenberg. The Bernese were forfeited the castle, in 1528 they introduced the Reformation.

In March 1798, the French marched into Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Mandach since then is the canton of Aargau. To date, Mandach has remained a relationship of agriculture and wine growing village. Between 1900 and 1970, the population fell by over 30 percent, as many villagers were forced to look for work elsewhere. Since then, however, the population is rising slightly again.

Attractions

1207 Before the Lords of Wessenberg encircled it with its headquarters on the homonymous hill. This was about 9 meters wide and 40 meters long and fell into disuse after the conquest by the Bernese in 1468 to a ruin. The Church of Mandach originates from the 11th century. In it, there are frescoes from the 16th century, which were only rediscovered in 1962.

From Mandach the oldest surviving church coffin comes from, because a dendrocholonogische investigation revealed that the wood used was like 1548. He is now in the museum of Aargau.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " Shared by Weiss with growing from the division of a black Moor with red lips and a white necklace and red » The coat of arms corresponds to the crest of the Ministerialengeschlechts the nobles of Mandach and first appeared in 1370 on the Zurich Wappenrolle. The Moor is supposedly the Holy Mauritius dar.

Population

Population development:

On 31 December 2013 lived 314 people in Mandach, of which 3.8 % are foreign nationals. At the 2000 census, 53.1 % were reformed and 32.2 % Roman Catholic. 98.4 % identified German as their main language.

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 Brugg is responsible. Mandach part of the justice of the peace circle clean.

Economy

In Mandach there according to Census 2008, about 80 jobs, 58 % in agriculture, 15 % in industry and 27 % in services. Many working population commuters and work in the region or Brugg in the larger communities of interest.

Traffic

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, the main access is from Leuggern ago. Other side roads lead to Hottwil and the Rotberg to Villigen. Mandach is connected by a postal bus with Doettingen Leuggern and the train station.

Education

Mandach has a school building with kindergarten and primary school. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Kleindoettingen, the district school in Leuggern. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Baden and betting rings.

Culture

Mandach 2009 was the scene of the shooting of the movie, the evil uncle of Urs Odermatt.