Moosleerau

Moosleerau ( in the local dialect Moslerb, mos ˌ le ː rb) is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau. It lies in the middle Suhrental and borders the Canton of Lucerne.

Geography

The village is situated on the eastern edge of the completely flat valley floor on a slightly elevated moraine. This was during the Ice Age, during the retreat of the Reuss glacier. The Suhre forms the western boundary of the municipality. The river was straightened mid-1920s, drained the vast swamp in the plane. Immediately east of the village stands the bulls Gart ( 624 m above sea level. M. ) steeply. At the southern edge of the village is a branching a kilometer long valley. It lies between the bulls and the Gart Längegg ( 653 m above sea level. M. ) and rises up to the Nütziweid at (708 m above sea level. M. ) and the Ross back ( 713 m above sea level. M. ). This spurs an elongated plateau form the natural border with the Ruedertal. The development has grown together with that of Kirchleerau.

The area of the municipality is 381 hectares, of which 107 hectares are forested and built over 46 hectares. The highest point is located on 713 meters on the Ross back, the deepest at 474 meters at the Suhre.

Neighboring municipalities are Reitnau the southwest, Attelwil in the West, Relay Bach in the northwest, Kirchleerau in the north, the east, and the Canton Lucerne Schmiedrued community Kulmerau in the south.

History

Finds of bricks and remains of walls in neighboring Kirchleerau indicate that the area was already inhabited by the Romans. The first mention of Moslerovva place in the year 1243. The name comes from the Old High German lewirouwo what " the water near land of graves " means. The addition of moss indicates swampy terrain. In the Middle Ages, the village was in the territory of the Counts of Lenzburg, from 1173 in that the counts of Kyburg. After these had died out, the Habsburgs, the new rulers were in 1264.

1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Moosleerau now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. Since the 15th century, the village was part of the rule Rued, a judicial district within the Office of Lenzburg. The owner of the domain were those of the lower courts and were the major landowners. After several noble families from the surrounding area had been in the possession of the dominion, it was acquired in 1520 by a native of Italy nobles of May. Their residence was the Rued Castle in neighboring Ruedertal. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation.

In March 1798, the French marched into Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Since then Moosleerau in the canton of Aargau. It was only in 1834 sold the May of their last remaining rights to the canton. Until well into the 20th century, agriculture dominated the life of the community. Since the early 1980s, the population has increased by nearly forty percent due to increased construction activity.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In white on green, with white river occupied, ground, brown moss consecration on black stand hunting rod between two black bulrush in green leafy stalks » The bird on the perch goes on a 1683 painted glass panel in the Church of Schöftland back. 1961, although the reed wall was replaced by two cattails, but it remained in the unheraldischen brown color of the bird.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 922 people lived in Moosleerau, the proportion of foreigners was 15%. At the 2000 census, 61.4 % were reformed, 25.6 % Roman Catholic, and 1.8 % Muslim; 1.3% belonged to other faiths. 92.0 % identified German as their main language, Albanian 2.5%, 2.1 % speak Italian.

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 has jurisdiction Zofingen. Moosleerau part of the Justice of the Peace Circle Season Bach.

Economy

In Moosleerau there according to census of 2008, around 280 jobs, of which 10% in agriculture, 54 % in industry and 36 % in the service sector. The main employers are a manufacturing company in the chemical industry and a construction company. Most workers are commuters and work in the lower Suhrental or in the region of Aarau.

Traffic

Moosleerau is on the main road 24 between Aarau and Sursee. The access to public transport is carried out by the post bus line that runs between Schöftland and Sursee.

Education

The community has a school building with kindergarten and primary school. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Season Bach, the district school in Schöftland. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.