Reigoldswil

Reigoldswil with waterfall train

Reigoldswil (Swiss German: Reigetschwyl ) is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel -Country in Switzerland. It is the farthest place in the valley of the Frenke.

History

The oldest written record of Reigoldswil dates from the year 1152. Frederick I take the monastery Beinwil in himself, and confirms him all the possessions, including a personal property in Rigoldswilre. As of 1529 the inhabitants of the Frenkentals went over to the Reformed faith.

When the silk ribbon weaving was introduced as homework in the Basel area, were also in Reigoldswil numerous looms ( in the 19th century about 300). The dependence of the " silk ribbon Men " led to an orientation to the city of Basel. Nevertheless, the place in 1832 came to the Canton of Basel -Landschaft. After the First World War, the silk ribbon Homework came to a grinding halt, the last loom was discontinued in 1977. As a new economic factor moving to tourism.

Name

Reigoldswil is a composite wil name. In the first term lies the old German personal name Rigold or Regold. This wil be a shortened form of the French- Romanesque villare which translates as ' belonging to the estate ' means. Reigoldswil means accordingly: In Rigolds / Regolds homestead.

In Switzerland, many place names end with " wil ". Variants are " willer " in France and " Wihl ", " because" or " hamlet " in southern Germany and Austria.

Traffic

The community was already in the early 20th century, connected by the first franchised bus Switzerland by the AAGL with the cantonal capital of Liestal. 1873 failed the railway project water traps. Reigoldswil is as a base station of the waterfall path (gondola) and thanks to its accessibility to the public transport network is a popular starting point for day trips.

Attractions

  • Ruin Rifenstein
  • Village Museum "field"
  • Cave for water traps

Partner communities

Reigoldswil maintains partnership relations with the German village of Bad Bellingen, on the southern Upper Rhine and the opposite Alsatian community Petit -Landau.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Michael Herrmann (born 1973 ), politician ( FDP)
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