Niederlenz

Lower Lenz

Lower Lenz (Swiss German: nɪdər ˌ lænts ) is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau. It lies in the center of the canton in the lower valley, two kilometers north of the main town of the District.

Geography

The terrain is characterized by a flat plateau. Through a narrow channel, which little more than 20 meters but deep, flows the Aabach in a northerly direction and divides the village into two approximately equal-sized halves. Larger surveys are completely absent. 1977 resulted in a calculation that the geographic center of the Canton of Aargau in Lenzhard forest north-west of the village center is (coordinates 654217/251240 ). This point has since been marked with a boulder. The municipalities Lower Lenz, Lenzburg and Staufen have grown together into a coherent agglomeration with around 15,000 inhabitants, the boundaries between the three varieties are no longer discernible. The northern boundary of the municipality extends to the edge of the village of Wildegg.

The area of the municipality is 331 hectares, of which 85 hectares are forested and built over 143 hectares. The highest point is located on 430 meters on the south eastern boundary of the municipality, the deepest at 355 meters at the Aabach.

Neighboring municipalities are Möriken -Wildegg in the north, east and south, and Lenzburg Rupperswil in the West.

History

The earliest evidence of settlements date from the Mesolithic period around 8000 years ago. Later Helvetii, Romans and Alemanni settled the area. However, there was at first only a few isolated farms, a village settlement did not exist. The first mention of Nider -Lenz took place in 1261st The name of the town derives from the Old European river names Lentia that " the Flexible " or " the Crooked " means and later adopted by the Helvetians and Romans was. In fact, the Aabach was called in the Middle Ages Lenz Bach. The Habsburgs in 1291 bought the area from Murbach monastery. It was not until 1480 we find the first evidence that low- Lenz was a separate village-like community of Lenzburg.

In the Middle Ages Niederlenz was part of the parish Staufberg on the homonymous hill. 1415 conquered the Swiss Canton Aargau. Niederlenz now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau and formed a part of the judicial district Rupperswil in the Official Lenzburg. 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. Lower Lenz has since been to Canton of Aargau.

Your recovery The community owes mainly to the early industrialization took place. Since the first half of the 19th century, numerous factories used the water power of the Aabachs, including a plaster mill, two snuff stomping, a textile factory and a large mill. On 1 October 1895, section Lenzburg -Wildegg the Seetalbahn opened with a station in Lower Lenz. Since June 2, 1984, the route is, however, no longer busy and left to decay. The population has almost quadrupled since 1900.

Attractions

The Mill on the Aabach was first mentioned in 1234. The oldest surviving parts of the building date back to the year 1575; striking extensions were made in 1826 and 1852. The municipality acquired the mill in 1899 and use it today as a lecture hall.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In yellow over green mountain Green linden leaf three. " Already at the municipal seals of the 19th century is a lime leaf can be seen on a triple mount. However, the shield ground was still blue, the coat of arms thus did not meet the heraldic color rules and seemed a bit dull. In 1953, the change from blue to yellow shield reason. The old European name Aabachs, Lentia, has the same root as the linden tree.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 4382 people lived in low- Lenz, the proportion of foreigners was 27.7 %. At the 2000 census, 46.8 % were reformed. 31.2 % Roman Catholic, 9.2% Muslim and 1.2% Christian Orthodox; 1.4% belonged to other faiths. 82.8 % identified German as their main language, 4.8 % speak Italian, Serbo-Croatian 3.5%, 2.7% Turkish, Albanian 1.1%, 0.7% each French and Portuguese.

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 Lenzburg. Lower Lenz belongs to the justice of the peace district of Lenzburg.

Economy

In Lower Lenz there according to Census 2008, approximately 1,000 jobs, of which 2 % in agriculture, 44 % in industry and 54 % in the service sector. The largest employers, are a concrete plant, a spinning mill, a pump and scales factory and a paper factory sleeve. Most workers are commuters and work in the larger towns in the area such as Lenzburg or Aarau.

Traffic

Right through the village Main road 26 ( Brugg- Lenzburg Lucerne). The Lenzburg connecting the A1 motorway is just over three miles away. The connection to the public transport network is carried out by three bus lines of the company Region Lenzburg to the train stations of Lenzburg, Wildegg and Mägenwil.

Education

The municipality has five kindergartens and two school houses in which the primary school, secondary school and secondary school are taught. The school district can be visited in Möriken -Wildegg. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.

Personalities

Oskar Reck (1920-1996), journalist and writer

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