Neuenhof, Aargau
View of Wettingen over the Limmat on Neuenhof
Neuenhof (Swiss German: nœi̯əho ˌ ː f) is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau. It is located in the Limmat Valley, about three kilometers south-east of the district main town of Baden.
Geography
The village is situated on an elongated, narrow plain between the left bank of the Limmat and the steep eastern slope of Mount Clear, a range of hills between the Limmat and the Reuss valley. In a flow loop in the northwest corner of the township, opposite the monastery Wettingen, is a modern district Webermühle, which is separated by the motorway, main road and the meandering river from the rest of the village.
The municipal area is 537 hectares, of which 268 hectares are forested and built over 148 hectares. The highest point is located on 702 meters on the crest of Mount Clear, the deepest 360 meters on the Limmat river.
Neighboring municipalities are Wettingen in the north, Würenlos in the Northeast, Kill cheeks in the southeast, Staretschwil the southwest, Fislisbach in the west and Baden in the northwest.
History
1975 archaeologists dug in Oberndorf from the remains of a Roman estate. Various finds of coins and ceramic tile stamps indicate that the building was occupied by the later 1st to mid 3rd century. The further history to the Middle Ages is little explored. In the 13th century, the "new court ", a self- supply operation of the monastery Wettingen, which lies on the other side of the Limmat River was born. This farm was first cultivated by the monks, but later rented to serfs, who built a small settlement. The mention of this court in Lehnsbrief of 13 October 1393 which was issued by the Austrian bailiff Engelhart, Lord of Winsperg in Baden the oldest surviving written mention of Neuenhof is, at the same time (then as Nuiwen yard ).
In the Middle Ages, the country's domination was the Habsburgs. In 1415 the Swiss Canton Aargau and Neuenhof conquered was now part of the Office Wettingen in the county of Baden, a common rule. The village remained largely dependent on the monastery. This close bond prevented the emergence of other professions. In the 16th century Neuenhof was a purely farming village with merely a dozen houses. In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Neuenhof became a municipality in the canton of Baden short-lived, since 1803 it belongs to the canton of Aargau.
On 9 August 1847, the first railway line in Switzerland was opened between Zurich and Baden, the Spanish - Brötli train. Although the track led by the municipality, Neuenhof got its own station until May 1990. Neuenhof changed gradually from a peasant to an industrial community. It created numerous factories which used the water power of the river Limmat.
From 1950 began a great revival, as Neuenhof increasingly came in the wake of the rapidly growing agglomeration of Zurich. In just twenty years, the population increased by almost fourfold. The motorway was opened in 1971 blessing and a curse. Although it allowed excellent transport links, but the road the village cut in two, and the ever- increasing traffic led to ever more unbearable noise pollution. This miscalculation was corrected with a opened in May 2003 coverage.
The community Neuenhof and the neighboring town of Baden aimed for a merger on 1 January 2012 a new community swimming. On 30 March 2010, both the Town Meeting from Neuenhof, and the Einwohnerrat the city of Baden agreed to the merger project. The project was rejected in the referendum of 13 June 2010 by the voting citizens and voting citizens of the small town of Baden Aargau. Through a fusion of Baden would rise to the largest municipality in the canton. The reasons for the lack of fusion development prospects and financial difficulties in going it alone are called by Neuenhofs.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " Shared by yellow and red, five-pointed stars in occupied by two exchanged tinctures. » On the map of the Canton of Zurich in 1667 was a red-blue split crest with two yellow stars shown. The blue color was in 1953 replaced by yellow.
Attractions
The neo-Romanesque Catholic parish church of St. Joseph was ordained in 1890 and renovated in 1976 and 2002. Since 1991, the Cultural Baden- Wettingen - Neuenhof. This leads, among other things, built 1818 wooden bridge Wettingen - Neuenhof.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 8390 people lived in Neuenhof, the proportion of foreigners is 46.5 % more than twice as high as the cantonal average. At the 2000 census, 47.8 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 21.8 %, 6.8% Orthodox Christian and 8.8% Muslim; 1.7% belonged to other faiths. 73.8 % identified German as their main language, 8.7 % speak Italian, Serbo-Croatian 5.5%, 2.0% Turkish, Albanian 1.9%, 1.3% Spanish, 0.9% French, 0.7 % English.
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. Mayor of the term of office 2014-2017 Susanne Voser (CVP ).
For litigation, the District Court has jurisdiction Baden. Neuenhof part of the justice of the peace circle Wettingen.
Since 1984 Holzgerlingen is in the district of Böblingen twinned Neuenhof.
Economy
According to the federal census in 2008 offer a total of 257 farms in 1822 jobs, of which 1% in agriculture, 33 % in industry and 66 % in services. However, the majority of people living in Neuenhof salary earners are commuters; this work in the agglomeration Baden, Spreitenbach and other Limmat Valley communities or in the city of Zurich.
Traffic
Neuenhof is located on the busy main road 3 between Baden and Zurich, close to the A1 motorway. The station opened in 1990 and is served by the half hour line S12 of the Zurich S-Bahn. Neuenhof is accessed by three bus lines RVBW; during the rush hour runs every five to ten minutes a bus.
Education
In Neuenhof is possible the primary school to attend secondary school and secondary school. The school district can be visited in Wettingen or bathing. The closest high schools are the district school swimming and the district school Wettingen.
Personalities
- Mladen Petric ( b. 1981 ), football player
- Boris Smiljanić (born 1976 ), football player