Ottenbach, Switzerland
Mentioned Reformed Church, 1234
Ottenbach is a municipality in the district of the Canton of Zurich Affoltern in Switzerland.
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Coat of arms
" Argent, a stationary black rooster with red comb, red neck flap and feet. "
The coat of arms probably comes from a noble family of the same name and was first mentioned in 1493 in the book by Gerold Edlibach. The coat of arms is recorded on a stained glass window of a church in 1551, located since 1897 in the Swiss National Museum in Zurich. Since 1928, the Ottenbacher Güggel is the official coat of arms.
Geography
Otten Bach is located in the Reuss valley. The Reuss forms both the western boundary of the municipality and the border with the Canton of Aargau. The community is 15 per kilometer ( air distance) from Zurich and train station. The neighboring municipalities are Obfelden, Affoltern am Albis, Jonen and Aristau.
The village runs in east-west direction from the River Reuss with 388 m above sea level. M. Isenberg to 533 m above sea level. M. up. The municipal area is 498 hectares, 21 % of which is forested. The nature reserve of the river bank is used as a recreational area. Also belongs to the municipality, the hamlet Rickenbach at Otten Bach.
Population
Otten Bach's population was 2320 people in December 2008. Proportion of foreigners in 2000 stood at 6.98%. In the same year, 1202 persons designated as reformed, 610 as Catholic, 80 had a different denomination, and 272 were non-denominational.
Between 1900 and 1980, the population only increased from 1107 to 1389 people, while they grew in the next decade to 2038 (1990). The strong population growth in the 1980s was accompanied by the construction of many new housing estates especially in the upper part of the village. As of 1990, the number has stagnated at well over 2000 inhabitants. Since 2005, she rises again due to increased construction activity again slightly.
History
A Bronze Age grave mound in lances, a Roman estate on Isenberg and a burial ground from the migration period in the Steinern indicate individual prehistoric settlements. A denser settlement in the area of the later Otten Bach was probably already during the migration period with three Fronhöfen. Every family in Ottenbach belonged to one of the manors.
Otten Bach was in a charter of the monastery of St. Gall dated August 18, 831 for the first time as Marcha Hotumbacharia ( means: Ottenbacher March ) mentioned. In the Carolingian Empire, there was a border post between the Thurgau (including St. Gallen) and Aargau. The phonetic form of the first citation suggests that the underlying personal name no male Otto / Hotto or Ottun / Hottun was ( that would have on Old High German Ottin bah a vice lautetes Öttenbach or via Old High German Ottunes bah a modern Ottenbach or Ottesbach need arise ) but a female Hotta or Otta ( Old High German Hottun bah ), which is a notable exception in an otherwise very masculine place names landscape.
High Middle Ages
1027/1028 gave Countess Ida von Habsburg possessions in the monastery of Muri Ottenbach. In 1169 the name of Arnoldus de Ottonbac 1255 Hottenbach and 1278 appeared, finally Ottenbach. 1226, the first pastor, in 1234 the first church in Ottenbach mentioned was two manors pass out of the possession of the knight Walther von Liela 1242 and the Noble John of Schnabelburg 1267 in the possession of the monastery Kappel.
Late Middle Ages and modern times
The village sparked the manors from the OU and enabled a uniform law for all villagers. 1406 acquired the Zurich city the Bailiwick Maschwanden. Otten Bach was thus in the sphere of the city of Zurich. 1485 The present church was enlarged in the late Gothic style. Here stones of a Roman temple of Isis to have been used on the Isenberg. From 1519 led Pastor Johannes Klinger the Reformation in Ottenbach by. He fell - as Zwingli - 1531 at the Battle of Kappel. The first school was founded in 1593 by the city of Zurich, in 1661 the first Ottenbacher schoolhouse was built. The village was devastated several times in the 18th century by severe fires. 1753 there was a devastating fire in which 22 houses and 16 barns burned down.
In 1799 - during the Helvetic Republic - the municipality was introduced in Ottenbach. 1847 divided the five hamlets on whether the field of Ottenbach and founded the new community Obfelden. 1864, the first bridge over the Reuss was built; the present bridge dates from the year 1955.
Policy
Party strengths in the 2007 National Council elections:
- SVP: 33.2 % (2003: 33.4 %)
- SP: 19.72 % ( 25.7 %)
- FDP: 15.04% (19.9%)
- Green: 8.7% (7.4%)
- CVP: 7.22% (4%)
- GLP: 5.64% (-)
- EPP: 2.87% (3.6%)
- Other: 7.81% (6%)
Mayor since 2005, Kurt Weber ( FDP).
Economy and infrastructure
Ottenbach is a typical residential community. Of the 891 homes in 2003 53.08 % were housed in single family homes. This is the highest proportion in the district Affoltern. 76 % of employees work outside the community.
Otten Bach was a farming village ( formerly Viticulture ) lived from farming, arable farming and fruit growing for centuries. In the 19th century, the textile industry came about. 1869-1871 was the Reuss channel instead of a silk weaving mill built. The hydroelectric power plant of the mill was used for the textile factory. The now disused factory houses the department store shopping Haas. In total there are 113 workplaces in Ottenbach. The village has a kindergarten and a primary school; the upper school students visit in Obfelden.
Traffic
Otten Bach is located at the intersection of highways Muri AG - Affoltern am Albis Bremgarten - Mettmenstetten. The municipality has no direct connection to the S-Bahn Zurich is, however, with buses going to Affoltern aA Station and to Zurich - Wiedikon developed.
With the opening of the highway A4 through Knonauer Office and the construction of the Uetliberg, the attractiveness of the community is likely to increase. However, as the leading by Ottenbach roads will serve as a feeder to the A4, and the traffic through the town will increase sharply. Therefore, a bypass road for Ottenbach and Obfelden was planned. It became controversial when the first Zurich Government would not consent to the construction of the road in May 2007 on grounds of landscape protection. In December 2007, this revised his decision and it is expected to build a bypass road for Ottenbach.
Sights, customs and local specialties
One of the landmarks of Ottenbach next to the church is one of the distinctive half-timbered building of Gasthof Engel, who possessed since 1422 about the tavern and since 1626 over the ehafte a tavern.
The Spräggele, a fertility custom, which was originally applied in various Aemtler communities, there are only in Ottenbach. It takes place in December held on the first and second Friday.
The Ottenbacher Scheller bulb is a typical local pear variety that was discovered here in the 18th century.
Personalities
- George Gessler (1924-2012), artist, since 1970 working here, died here
- Erwin Hürlimann (1880-1968), Director General and Chairman of the Board of Swiss Reinsurance Institute
- Hans Oeschger (1927-1998), physicist and climatologist