Reichenburg
View from the East
Submit Castle is a municipality in the district of the canton of Schwyz March in Switzerland.
Coat of arms
Rich castle, in addition to the oldest coat of arms in the canton of Schwyz. Already in 1548 in the Chronicle of John Stumpf is shown. Derived it was by the Lords of the rich castle.
Shown is a stylized red rose with golden slugs, grünbeblättert without style, in a golden plate.
Geography
Rich castle is situated on the foothills of the Alps and bordering the edge of the east and north to the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. The neighboring municipalities are Benken SG, on the other side of the Linth channel Schübelbach in the west and in the east Bilten. The municipality is situated on the southern Linthebene to 411 m above sea level. M. the southern slopes of the ' means mountain, the Ussberg, the Tafleten, the laughter and Austock and Lauihöhe that forms the highest point of the municipality with 1,455 m height. The forest areas cover 30 % of the area and stretch out on the mountain slopes. Another 60 % of the municipal area is used for agriculture. In Reichenburg livestock is traditionally used, which is related to the municipality's own Alpwirtschaft. The Alps are slightly worn Collective, they are the areas that Schwanten, laughter, Au, Stofel, Laui and Nöchen. Although the number of farmers has declined in the last 100 years to less than half of the livestock has increased by 30%. The alpine area is owned by the corporation rich castle, which here Genossame (by: enjoy together, farming ) is called. Its members include all genders altansässigen rich Petersburg.
Policy
The political landscape is heavily influenced by conservative forces, the SVP has 50 %, the SP 22 %, CVP 16% and the FDP 10% of the vote.
Executive
Mayor Armin Kistler Bellanger (as of 2013).
Economy
Since the community has little earning potential, commute 62 % of the working population in the agglomeration, to Pfäffikon SZ, or Rapperswil -Jona. They usually use their own car (54% ), 10% use public transportation.
Verwo - Acquacut AG: An important employer is the Verwo - Acquacut AG. The company is active in the areas of sheet metal processing, cutting technology and waste disposal systems.
Hedi Products AG: Employers in the manufacturing of mirror cabinets and medicine cabinets has been operating for over 40 years. Under the name "professional lighting " trade in architectural lighting systems. Besides operating a Shell gas station for the past 60 years.
Traffic
The left bank Seebahn and the A3 motorway run past the church rich castle and connect the city of Zurich Chur. The motorway A53 motorway leading from Reichenburg the Zurich Oberland. The main thoroughfares connecting rich castle with Bilten, Benken and Buttikon.
The S-Bahn line S2 runs every half hour the left shore of the lake to Zurich and then to the airport. The route Reichenburg - Pfäffikon is traversed by a post bus line, which is operated by the transport company Xaver Kistler from rich castle.
Population
In Reichenburg the population has grown by immigration and births since 1992 by a quarter. Kistler is there, the most common family name.
Name
The name of the rich castle is remarkably " high German " in the countryside, where yet prevail Alemannic - Latin names as place names. Looking back in the history and etymology are of this specific information. The Ostrogothic kingdom under Theodoric reached to the top Zürich, recalled also the name of March ( = limit) for the area between Zurich and Lake Walen. On the ledge in the rich castle, the single fixed elevated location on the edge of the vast swamp of Linthebene, was in Roman times a weir or signal tower with sight to the weir on the Biberlichopf at brick bridge. The Ostrogoths also used the tower in the rich castle as a backup easternmost of the empire. Still bears the rock the name " castle ".
Theodoric the Great was known to the Alemanni as Dietrich. In the Alemannic dialect Dietrich is briefly referred to as " Richi ". Therefore, from the name Dietrich castle in the Alemannic originated the term " Richi castle ", later Germanized " Richburg ", then the rich castle (see also Reichenau GR).
History
After the victory of the Merovingian king Clovis 496 over the Alemanni, the inferior people were allowed on the condition that it is peaceful and still behave, settle in Churrätien, an area that belonged to the sphere of influence of Theodoric. This settlement was actually the reason why the Romansh language that was originally spoken to the west of Lake Walen, was ousted from the Alemannic, which is now up to the river island of Reichenau ( Richisaue ) of the is front - spoken with the Hinter Rhine at the confluence. The Alemanni settled did not adhere to the agreement and rose again against the Francs. Enraged verleibte Theodoric quite Raetia and the eastern part of the Alemanni country up to the upper Lake Zurich his territory a. In this way the Linthebene became the border country, to March.
When the present parish church was built in 1897 on the castle hill, you waited to the completion of the tower until you could clear away the old church at the rectory. The stones obtained were walled up in the top half of the massive tower, a sizable chunk of the stones is safe again at the point where they were once together as the castle walls.
In a document of Pope Paschal II in the year 1116 this confirms the Pfäfers Monastery possessions in today's Hirschlen.
By 1300 the castle was owned by the rich castle of the knight Hartmann, who was also the Meier of Windegg, partly as a fief of the monastery Einsiedeln. Later, the men of Aspermont take dominion over the rich castle.
1316 was a marauding horde of wild Schwyzer in the country and devastated the March " Richi Castle " and the castle in Lower urns, which served henceforth as a quarry. This is also the first church in the rich castle was assembled in 1498 from stones of the ruined castle.
1368 sold Ulrich of Aspermont the village to Rudolf Tumpter of Rapperswil. Two years later it is re-sold this time to the monastery of Einsiedeln. The rich Burger -bought for 100 pounds the right to never be more leased to landlords. In 1472, the High Court was awarded the Council in Schwyz. All other jurisdictions remain with the abbot of Einsiedeln.
Bad Reichenhall Burg: 1627 bath house is mentioned in a wholesome water. Zehnder describes this as a source of sulfur which springs from below the so-called Linde on the rich Burger Ried. You still flowed in the 1820s and owned a wooden enclosure as well as a paved surface. Even in 1867, the source is in a leader baths: mineral springs and health resorts of Switzerland mentioned. In the land register the plot bathhouse is registered and described in point 37. The source rises south of the embankment on the parcel Schandelen directly from an old barn with a medieval stone masonry on the coordinates 718050/225250. It is quite possible that it is said bathhouse in this structure. The source was unfortunately disturbed by the nearby railway construction, but it flows still somewhat diluted below a threshold eichernen cover. After credible tradition the pilgrims have recovered here on the way and refreshed before they competed the last section over the Etzelpass to Einsiedeln. (Dean Zehnder / Land Registry Office in March laugh / Anton Tuor / Share and other rich from castle )
Until 1498 the rich castle belonged to the parish church Tuggen. According to tradition, the faithful went on Sundays from Stutz on a meander of the Linth about the level of worship in the parish church Tuggener. 1498 kingdoms castle becomes an independent parish, which triggers the first church. The Kollatur remains before 1652 at the monastery Ragaz and give them then the monastery of Einsiedeln on.
From 1798 to 1833 the Helvetic Republic, the Congress of Vienna, restoration, political affiliation and changed hands several times until Reichenburg finally separated from the Einsiedeln monastery and became part of the canton of Schwyz in the district of March. In memory of the peaceful time under the " crook " of the prince-abbot of Einsiedeln, the rich burgers call today like " Prince's children ."
1885, the new church was inaugurated in the style of Neo-Romanesque castle on the hill. Noteworthy is the monumental neo-Romanesque main portal with an impressive staircase, the combined coffered ceiling frescoes and valuable stained glass windows by August Wanner. A special rarity is the medieval fasting or starvation cloth that is hung during Lent in front of the right side of the altar, also rich castle has a notable church treasure which is with the special position of the place to explain as Fürstenlandstrasse of Einsiedeln Abbey. Inspection on request at the rectory possible.
Habitat at the lake: With the opening of the A3 Chur- Zurich highway 1972 Reichenburg received its own freeway access. The Grundwassersee in Hirschlen (popularly " Stretch " called ) was created by the exploitation of gravel for the construction of the highway and now serves as the near Naturschutzort and lake.
Shopping center Hirzli Park
Chapel of Peace