Oberlunkhofen
View of Oberlunkhofen
Oberlunkhofen (Swiss German: ɔbərluŋk ˌ χɔfə ) is a municipality in the district Bremgarten in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the Reuss valley.
Geography
The village is situated on the western slope of the Holzbirrlibergs, one extending from Mutschellen to the southeast ridge. The initial steep slope still goes into a high plateau to the east. The municipality has in the West a share in the flat and fertile Reuss level. However, the municipal boundary does not follow the present course of the river, but for the most part an old, now-defunct side arm. The river runs about 100 to 300 meters to the west.
The area of the municipality is 325 hectares, including 80 hectares covered by forests and built over 58 hectares. The highest point is located on 580 meters on the north- easternmost point of the municipality, the deepest point of 381 meters in the Reuss level.
Neighboring municipalities are Unterlunkhofen in the north, Arni in the east, the south and Jonen Rottenschwil in the West.
History
The area was already inhabited during the early Iron Age. So they found the end of the 19th century in the neighboring Unterlunkhofen a necropolis of Hallstatt period with 63 grave mounds. In the field " Schalchmatthau " two teachers 1897/98 dug out the floor plan of a Roman estate, which consisted of a minimum 39 meter wide building with seven rooms and two wings and a barn. Inhabits the plant was from the middle of the 1st until at least the 3rd century. Immediately adjacent to tombs of the Alemanni were from the 7th century.
The first mention of Lunchunft place in the year 853 ( handed in a copy of the 11th century ). At that time, a priest gave his farm to the newly founded monastery of St. Leger in Lucerne. Later, the Unterlunkhofen, Oberlunkhofen, Jonen and Arni - Islisberg comprehensive Kelnhof belonged to the monastery Murbach in Alsace. A now outdated theory assumed that the place name came from a Gallo-Roman Lundacumbeta, a " Hochtälchen at the Lunda » ( Lunda could have been a form of the name used in ancient times for the Reuss ). Was by sound shift from an Old High German Lundgumwt and a medium sized German Lunchhof ( " in the courts of the Lunda ") emerged. A new interpretation comes from a Latin Longus campus ( " long field ") from which extends over the Old High German form Lungochampfo to an also Old High German Lungchumpft changed (low syllable loss, off- syllable alignment, rung loud- t is treated at the end of the word to the place name Küsnach -t or Biberis - t). However, the ending Lun - Lun chunft or origin of the first written records began at the end of the 13th century a plausible -sounding Lunk - hofen too soft.
1291 Rudolf I bought the Kelnhof, even the city of Lucerne and 15 other villages arrived for 2000 marks of silver in the possession of the Hapsburgs. This transaction was one of the reasons that the three original cantons formed the Confederation. After the Kelnhof had administratively first part of the free office Affoltern, twenty years later he formed a special office, the basement office as above. On the " Mühlegg " north of the village there was a small castle inhabited by Meier, of which only ruins remain. 1376 the village was mortgaged and subsequently changed hands several times.
1415 captured the city of Zurich the basement office and took over by the Habsburgs high justice. The lower courts had already since 1410 owned by the city Bremgarten. 1529 the population of Oberlunkhofen was reformed, but had in 1531 after the Second Kappel War re- convert to Catholicism. 1797, a year before the collapse of the old relations of domination, Bremgarten sold his rights to the village communities.
After the conquest of Switzerland by the French and the proclamation of the Helvetic Republic in March 1798, the basement office was closed and there arose the four municipalities upper and Unterlunkhofen, Jonen and Arni - Islisberg. These belonged first to the short-lived State of Baden, and came in 1803 to the canton of Aargau; the inhabitants had initially though a train connection to Zurich or preferred.
Until well into the 20th century Oberlunkhofen remained a modest farming village. The winery, which in the 19th century still had great importance, has disappeared altogether since 1950. Between 1870 and 1960, the population fell by almost a quarter. Then, however, continued its proximity to the city of Zurich, a building boom and the population rose now stand at more than four times.
Attractions
The history of the Catholic parish church of St. Leger extends at least back to 1185, the year their first mention. In 1515 the church was rebuilt, but demolished again after a little over one and a half centuries, the native of the Middle Ages the church tower remained. The existing today baroque building was built 1684/85. Due to lack of space was the parish in 1777 an extension of the nave in order.
Coat of arms
The blazon is: " Shared by Yellow with Schreitendem, red reinforced and gezungtem black lions and red with two crossed white keys. » The lion refers to the monastery of St. Leger in Lucerne, which was the owner of the Kelnhofs in the Middle Ages. The keys are the sign of the basement office. The coat of arms was first seen in 1811 on the municipal seal, however, showed only the keys on a red background. To avoid confusion with the borough arms Untersiggenthal, 1964, the lion was additionally used.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 1956 people lived in Oberlunkhofen, the proportion of foreigners was 12.3 %. At the 2000 census, 50.7 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 28.7 % and 3.8 % Muslim; 1.2% belonged to other faiths. 93.6 % identified German as their main language, each 1.5 % Albanian and English, 0.7 % 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.
For litigation, the District Court Bremgarten is responsible. Oberlunkhofen part of the justice of the peace circle Lunkhofen.
Economy
In Oberlunkhofen there according to census of 2008, around 360 jobs, of which 12 % in agriculture, 31 % in industry and 57 % in services. Most workers are commuters and work either in the region or Bremgarten in the agglomeration of Zurich.
Traffic
Oberlunkhofen lies at the junction of the main roads to Bremgarten, train and Zurich. The village is also the junction of three postal routes: You run from Bremgarten to Affoltern am Albis, second from Muri to Zurich ( station Wiedikon ) and of Affoltern am Albis also to Zurich ( station Wiedikon ).
Education
The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Jonen, the district school in Bremgarten. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Wohlen.