Oberentfelden
Church Oberentfelden
Oberentfelden (Swiss German: ɔbər ˌ æmpfæʊd ) is a municipality in the district of Aarau in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the lower Suhrental and borders the Canton of Solothurn.
Geography
The municipal area extends from the forested hills Schornig ( 596 m above sea level. M. ) to the east across the flat, about two kilometers wide plain of Suhrentals to Tann (502 m above sea level. M. ) to the west, another forested hills. During Tann is gently rising, the Schornig rises steeply at the bottom of the height and flattens out at the top of a small plateau. The populated area is located in the plane and is completely conjoined with that of the neighboring community Unterentfelden. The plane is crossed by two small rivers, the Uerke and Suhre.
The area of the municipality is 716 hectares, of which 297 hectares are forested and built over 237 hectares. The highest point is located on 596 meters on the Schornig, the deepest at 410 meters at Uerke and Suhre.
Neighboring municipalities are Unterentfelden in the north, Suhr in the northeast, Graenichen in the east, mooing in the southeast, Kölliken in the southwest as well as the Solothurn Gretzenbach communities in the west and Schönenwerd in the northwest.
History
On the upper field in the eastern part of the plain was in Roman times a major farm with several farm buildings. It was created in the late 1st century and was inhabited until the end of the 4th century. Its southern boundary is identical to the present municipal boundary to mooing. The manor house with front terrace and laterally offset Badetrakt lay on the western slope of the Schornig. The plant was excavated from 1936 to 1958 in three stages and explored, then covered up again. Approximately 800 m has been removed from 1911/19 dug a cellar in Fox Rain, which contained large quantities of pottery and probably belongs to a second farm.
The German Emperor Otto the Great in the year 965 gave the court Endiveld the Disentis Monastery. Originally from the Old High German place name means " end of the field ." The Benedictine monks in 1330 sold the upper part of the yard to the monastery Königsfelden, the lower part belonged from 1045 to the pin Beromunster. In a roundabout way the village arrived in 1373 in the possession of the Hallwyler, a Ministerialengeschlecht the Habsburgs. Even after the conquest of the Aargau by the Confederates in 1415 the Hallwyler were able to maintain their rights. It was not until 1604 they sold it to the city of Bern, then Oberentfelden formed a judicial district within the Office of the Bernese Aargau Lenzburg. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. During the Peasants' War of 1653, the village on the side of the insurgent peasants was and was plundered by the troops of the authorities. Originally from Oberentfelden Johann Heinrich tooth had been one of the leaders and a year later was executed in Zofingen.
In the second half of the 18th century Oberentfelden was a center of cotton processing. In March 1798, the French marched into Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Oberentfelden was an independent municipality in the new canton of Aargau. The railway line Zofingen Wettingen the National Railway was opened in September 1877, the Suhrentalbahn on 19 November 1901. These railways allowed an early establishment of industries. After 1950 the town has undergone rapid development, as the population grew by about two and half times.
Attractions
The old church in 1601 in a village fire completely destroyed and rebuilt the following year. As they proved with time as too small, it was demolished in 1864 and two years later replaced by a new building. The Reformed Church is built in the style of late Classicism Oberentfelden - Romanesque Revival style, the building plans submitted by Ferdinand Stadler.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". In red on blue and white waves floating white duck, surmounted by two six-pointed white stars " For the first time the coat of arms appeared in 1793 to three cans Supper. In 1948, a cleansing that was set in their natural element of water so far border duck and the colors were adapted to the heraldic rules accordingly. The coat of arms image is based on a misinterpretation of the name in the sense of " duck box " what linguistic research has now been disproved.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 7706 people lived in Oberentfelden, the proportion of foreigners was 28.3 %. At the 2000 census, 50.0 % were reformed. 27.2 % Roman Catholic, 8.0% Muslim and 1.8 % Christian Orthodox; 1.2% belonged to other faiths. 86.0 % identified German as their main language, 3.8 % speak Italian, Serbo-Croatian 2.2%, Albanian 2.0%, 1.7% Turkish, 0.7 % speak 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. Mayor of the 2010-2013 term of office is Ruedi Berger.
For litigation, the District Court has jurisdiction Aarau. Oberentfelden together with Unterentfelden, deer valley, and mooing Justice of the Peace District Entfelden.
Economy
In Oberentfelden there according to Census 2008, approximately 3,900 jobs, of which 1% in agriculture, 49 % in industry and 50 % in the service sector. Most workers are commuters and work in Aarau and other municipalities of the agglomeration.
In Oberentfelden the only 18- hole golf course is located in the canton of Aargau. The complex also includes a hotel.
Traffic
Oberentfelden is developed excellent transport moderate. It lies at the intersection of the main road 1 ( Bern- Zurich ) and the main road 24 (Aarau - Sursee ). The latter runs to the east and south of the village as a ring road, and also serves as a feeder for connection Aarau-West of the A1 motorway. The connection to the public transport is provided by two rail lines: the SBB line leads from Lenzburg to Zofingen, the narrow- Suhrentalbahn runs right next to the main road from Aarau to Schöftland ( with stops Engelplatz and Uerkenbrücke ).
Education
The municipality has six kindergartens and three school houses in which all school levels of compulsory elementary school can be completed (primary school, secondary school, secondary school, school district ). The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.
Personalities
- Johann Haberstich (1824-1891), National Council and Council
- Jules Kyburz ( born 1932 ), manager
- Daniel Lüscher (1787-1864), State Councillor and Judge
- Melchior Lüscher (1769-1828), State Councillor and Judge
- Walter Müri (1899-1968), philologist
- Max Voegeli (1921-1985), writer