Mönthal

Mönthal

Mönthal ( in the local dialect: myəndəl ) is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau. It is located approximately six kilometers north- west of the district municipal seat.

Geography

Mönthal situated in a depression at the western end of a narrow side valley in the transition zone between the folds of the Jura and the Jura mountains, halfway between Brugg and walking castle. The village is almost entirely surrounded by hills. These include the Burghaldenstrasse ( 643 m above sea level. M. ) in the east, the Egg ( 602 m above sea level. M. ) in the north, the Hommel ( 674 m above sea level. M. ) in the west and the Winterhalde (600 m above sea level. M. ) in the south. A little more than half a kilometer west of the village lies the hamlet Ampferen (500 m above sea level. M. ), in addition there are a number of individual farms.

The area of the municipality is 394 hectares, of which 181 hectares are forested and built over 34 hectares. The highest point is the summit of Hommel to 674 meters, the deepest is 440 meters on the eastern boundary of the municipality.

Neighboring municipalities are Gansingen in the north, Remigen in the east, Bözberg in the south, Effingen the southwest, Elfingen in the west and running castle in the northwest.

History

Such finds that the valley has been inhabited since the Hallstatt period, about 4,500 years ago. During the Bronze Age hill fort is said to have been on the Burghaldenstrasse. The first mention of the church of Muenuntal place in the year 1273rd The village name comes from the Old High German (ze ) muonintale and means " in the valley of Muono ". In the 13th century, the Habsburgs made ​​up their sovereign rights west and north of Brugg together in the court Bözberg. These included Mönthal also Oberbözberg, Unterbözberg, Lauffohr, Linn, pure, Remigen, Riniken, Rüfenach, Stilli and Villigen. In these villages, the Habsburgs were those of the high jurisdiction, in Mönthal, Remigen Villigen and the lower courts.

From 1348 the Court changed by pledging hands several times and came to power in 1377 finally Schenkenberg. 1444 the village was burnt down during the Old Zurich War. 1460 occupied the city of Bern, the military rule and added it as an official Schenkenberg the subject territories in the Bernese Aargau. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. In 1566, the separation of the judicial district Bözberg and the court cases were dealt with from now on in Stilli was. 1718 fire destroyed a part of the village.

In March 1798, the French marched into Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Mönthal since then is the canton of Aargau. In 1850 the community numbered more than 500 inhabitants. As agriculture increasingly earning opportunities offered, emigrated from many residents. By 1970, the population dropped to less than half. But then the downward trend could be stopped because the community was increasingly discovered as a secluded place of residence. Within thirty years, the population increased by more than three quarters.

Attractions

A native of the medieval church was completed in 1480 by a choir. By 1860 Mönthal was a branch of the parish Brugg, originating from 1590 choir windows were donated by the Brugger councilors.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". Azure, three yellow dots, surmounted by three six-pointed yellow stars " Even the church seal of 1872 used a similar coat of arms, but ran diagonally between the first and second mountain, a river and the mountain tops were rounded. Naturalistic representation contrary to the rules of heraldry, which is why the coat of arms was changed in 1953.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 395 people lived in Mönthal, the proportion of foreigners was 11.1 %. At the 2000 census, 51.3 % were reformed and 26.9 % Roman Catholic; 3.3% belonged to other faiths. 95.2 % identified German as their main language, 1.3% each Albanian and French.

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. Mönthal part of the justice of the peace circle clean.

Economy

In Mönthal there according to Census 2008, approximately 100 workstations, 30 % in agriculture, 28 % in small businesses and 42 % in services. Many workers are commuters and work in Brugg and around or in the Frick valley.

Traffic

The village is off the main roads on the road over the Ampferenhöhe ( 579 m above sea level. M. ), a little-used pass over the Jura to Sulz in the Rhine Valley. Another road leads over the Bürersteig (550 m above sea level. M. ) to Gansingen. From Brugg railway station here runs a post bus line over Rüfenach after Mönthal.

Education

The municipality has since July 2007 either a kindergarten or an elementary school. This must be completed in the next village Remigen. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Rüfenach, the district school in Brugg. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Baden and betting rings.