Rietheim, Aargau

Rietheim (Swiss German: riətə ) is a municipality in the district of the Swiss canton of Aargau Zurzach. It is located on the High Rhine on the border with Germany.

Geography

The village is located approximately one and a half kilometers south- west of the Rhine at the foot of the steep northeast flank of the mountain Achen, part of the Jura mountains. To the south stretches a deep valley, which reaches almost to the high level of Achen mountain. The Rhine makes a wide arc around the village. In between lies the flat Rietheimer field which has numerous reductions in several places, caused by salt mining in the first half of the 20th century. To the north is the former island Grien. The Rhine had here earlier a second branch of the river, which is now silted up to a Altwasserlauf, under the Auenrenaturierungsbemühungen the canton, however, is to be reopened. On the north-east the steep flank of the mountain foliage comes close ( an arm of the Achen Berg ) almost to the river.

The area of the municipality is 392 hectares, of which 155 hectares are forested and built over 33 hectares. The highest point is 511 meters on the Achenberg Plateau, the deepest at 316 meters on the Rhine.

Neighboring municipalities are the German Kuessaberg in the north, Zurzach the east and south, Klingnau in the southwest and Koblenz in the west.

History

The first mention of reed home was on December 26, 1239th Count Heinrich von Kuessaberg and Lütold the Elder of Regenberg then sealed a contract, as a witness was an Cuonradus de Riet home. He belonged to the noble family of the Free Home of Riet, who owned a small tower in the village. The last traces of this tower disappeared in the 19th century. The place name comes from Old High Hriotheim and means " reed - residence ", ie refers to a dwelling in marshy environment. 1265 sold the monastery of Reichenau his possession in the region Zurzach, including reed home belonged to the diocese of Constance. The bishops were those of the lower courts. The high court was in possession of the Counts of Habsburg- run castle, from the first half of the 14th century, owned by the main line of the Habsburgs.

The Confederates conquered the Aargau in 1415 and ended the sovereignty of the Habsburgs. Rietheim now belonged to the office of the county Zurzach Baden, a commons regime. 1529 were the inhabitants of the parish Zurzach ( including Rietheim belonged ) about the Reformation. After the Second Kappel War of 1531 the Protestants had to accept large inequalities across the county Baden. In Rietheim still remained a large majority in the evangelical faith. The victory of the Protestant estates in the Second Villmerger War of 1712 brought the equality of the denominations in the Common Lordships.

In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Riet home was now a municipality in the canton of Baden short-lived, since 1803 it belongs to the canton of Aargau. During the second half of the 19th century, many impoverished residents had to leave their home village and emigrate, the population fell by over a third. On 1 August 1876, the opening of the railway line Winterthur - Bülach -Koblenz was.

From 1912, the Swiss soda factory built (now Solvay ) from the field Rietheimer salt. Due to the leaching of the salt rock, which has a coverage of up to 320 meters and extends to below the village center, created massive mining damage. Numerous homes were damaged or even had to be canceled. The floor in the Rietheimer box lowered by up to four meters and thus created higher groundwater levels caused numerous floods, why has yet to be specifically lowered by means installed in the field pumps the water table today. The so- produced water is used for heating the school and community center since 2006. Since the early 1960s, the salt production is set, the cuts are in places only minimal.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In Blue toppled blue ploughshare. » The coat of arms was first mapped in 1872 on the municipal seal. Its exact meaning is not known.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 754 people lived in reed home, the proportion of foreigners was 35.4 %. At the 2000 census, 44.8 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 31.7 % and 7.6 % Muslim. 86.5 % identified German as their main language, Serbo-Croatian 2.8%, 2.5% Italian, 2.1% Albanian, 1.5% Turkish.

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 Zurzach is responsible. Riet home is part of the Justice of the Peace District Zurzach.

Economy

In Rietheim there according to Census 2008, about 100 jobs, of which 12 % in agriculture, 15 % in industry and 73 % in services. Most workers are commuters and work in Zurzach, other communities in the region or in the greater Zurich area.

Traffic

Right through the village leads the busy main road 7 between Basel and Winterthur. For connection to the public transport network, a station on the railway line Winterthur - Bülach -Koblenz SBB ensures ( to Waldshut and Winterthur at hourly intervals and to Zurzach and bathing every half hour ). In addition, a local bus service connects the village four times daily with Zurzach.

Education

In Rietheim there is a kindergarten and a primary school. All upper level ( junior high school, middle school, school district ) the compulsory elementary school can be visited in the neighboring municipality Zurzach. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Baden and betting rings.