Mühlau
Muehlau
Muehlau (Swiss German: mylɑʊ ) is a municipality in the district of Muri in the southeast of the Swiss canton of Aargau. It lies on the Reuss, which forms the border with the Canton train.
Geography
The municipality consists of several districts. The main settlement Muehlau is about half a kilometer from the river at the eastern foothills of the Lindenberg. To the south lies on a slightly elevated terrace of the district Krahenbuhl (460 m above sea level. M. ), which has grown together over the last decades with Muehlau. One kilometer north-northeast of the hamlet Shors is ( 389 m above sea level. M. ), one kilometer north- north-westerly direction, the hamlet Kesten mountain ( 415 m above sea level. M. ).
The flat Reuss level is in the southernmost part of its territory is only about 200 meters wide, but widens from the village Muehlau and reaches to the northern boundary of the municipality a width of nearly two kilometers. An artificial channel runs at a distance of 20 to 400 meters along the River Reuss and drained the plane, while the river bed is limited by flood control dams. East of Shor is located on the banks of the River Schachen, a larger wetland with ponds and ditches. A total of 33 hectares are protected.
The area of the municipality is 552 hectares, of which 73 hectares are forested and built over 60 hectares. The highest point is located on 475 meters in the Fellenweid, the deepest at 387 meters on the river Reuss.
Neighboring municipalities are Unterrüti in the north, giant mountain in the east, Sins in the south, Auw in the southwest and Beinwil ( Freiamt) in the west.
History
In the region between heaven and Muehlau Kestenbergstrasse was a manor house during the Roman period. However, the remains of the 1860s were partly used for the construction of the new church. In addition, some bells, coins, pottery fragments, and the statuette of a cock appeared. The first mention of Mulnowe place in the year 1274th The place name is derived from the Old High German Mulinouwa and means " water near land at the mill ." Kestenbergstrasse was first mentioned in 1328 as Kestiberg, Shors 1371 under Schorren.
In the Middle Ages, the lords of Hünenberg ruled Muehlau and practiced both the low and the high jurisdiction. After the Battle of Sempach in 1386, the Hünenberger had fought on the side of the defeated Habsburgs, the city of Lucerne rose to become the dominant power in the region. The residents of Benzenschwil, Unterrüti and Muehlau bought themselves in 1394 of the giant salvors going on and assumed voluntarily the rule of Lucerne. Although they were not on an equal footing with citizens of the town, but possessed more rights than the rest of the Lucerne subjects. So they were allowed to choose the judges and Untervögte itself and enjoyed tax privileges.
1415 Lucerne conquered the neighboring Habsburg Office Meienberg, which, however, had to return in 1425 to the common possession of the Confederates. The area around Unterrüti was again a Canton Lucerne exclave, separated by the Common rule of outdoor offices. 1426 was by an official Unterrüti the speech for the first time. The following centuries were characterized mainly by frequent flooding of the River Reuss. The residents of the Office were among other things required to keep the levees repaired.
In March 1798, the French army marched into Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. The Office Unterrüti was now an exclave of the district high village in the canton of Lucerne. In October 1802 the Office Unterrüti closed arbitrarily at the Canton train until Napoleon Bonaparte then decreed the connection to the canton of Aargau in February 1803. The larger municipality did not last long and fell apart: Muehlau separated in 1810, followed Benzenschwil 1813 On August 14, 1836 a serious fire destroyed several houses..
A major concern was the taming of the free-flowing Reuss, which often overflowed its banks. The drainage channel along the river was completed in 1861, the reclamation of the plane was completed by 1863. Nevertheless, it came in the following decades repeatedly to dam failures and flooding. Only the second Reusstalsanierung 1972 to 1983 solved the problem for good: there were built many new dams and Vorflutkanäle, the new power plant of Zufikon caused a backlog and thus a slower flow rate.
As of 1867, the residents of the hamlet Shors and Kestenbergstrasse demanded the separation of Unterrüti. The connection to Muehlau could be carried out until 1879 after numerous complaints and appeals. It emerged the local citizenry Muehlau and Shor - Kestenbergstrasse. While this constituted a political unit, but were in the areas of roads, schools and services for the poor autonomously. It was not until 1913 they were united.
On December 1, 1881 was the opening of the third stage of the Aargau Southern Railway between Muri and the Red Cross, but it was only in 1885 Muehlau received a railway station in the district Krahenbuhl. 1940 replaced a bridge that has existed since 1637 ferry across the river here. The population was subject to strong fluctuations in the 20th century. There were, for example, during the 1970s, a decline of 15 percent. Since 1980, the community is influenced by the proximity to the cities of Lucerne and train through a building boom, the population has since increased by more than two thirds.
Attractions
Muehlau belonged to the parish church Sins, Kestenbergstrasse and Shors contrast to the parish Unterrüti, and formed only from 1878 a separate parish. 1580 Lucerne approved the construction of a chapel, which was in 1654 replaced by a new building elsewhere. 1849 was decided by the council Mühlauer the expansion of the chapel to the parish church of St. Anna, which was completed in 1853. Around 120 years older is the neighboring inn for Stork, a handsome building in the traditional rural style.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In Yellow over green Dreienberg half black water wheel » The first known illustration of the coat of arms appeared in 1872 on the municipal seal. Until 1915, instead of the three- foot mountain in the shield a star to see in chief.
Population
Population Development (1799 Shor and without Kestenbergstrasse ):
On December 31, 2013 1002 people lived in Muehlau, the proportion of foreigners was 12.5 %. At the 2000 census, 68.0 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 16.8 % and 3.2 % Muslim; 1.5% belonged to other faiths. 93.0 % reported German as their primary language, each 1.5 % Albanian and English, Serbo-Croatian 1.2%.
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 Muri is responsible. Muehlau part of the justice of the peace circle Unterrüti.
Economy
In Muehlau there according to census of 2008, around 260 jobs, of which 27% in agriculture, 36 % in industry and 37 % in services. Many working population commuters and work in the region Muri or in the agglomerations of Lucerne train.
Traffic
Muehlau lies on the major road in between Bremgarten and Sins. A bridge leads over the Reuss to Hünenberg and Maschwanden. In the district Krahenbuhl is a stop on the SBB railway line Lenzburg - Red Cross.
Education
The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The middle school and high school can be visited in Unterrüti, the district school in Sins. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Wohlen.