Rothrist
Rothrist, photographed by the Höchi Flue from
Rothrist (Swiss German: ro ː ˌ trɪʃt ) is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau. It is located on the Aare River and borders the Canton of Solothurn. By 1890 Niederwil ( Zofingen ) was the official name of the municipality.
Geography
The community consists of many villages that grew together in the second half of the 20th century. The built-over area is cut in northeast-southwest direction from a four-lane railway line. Between the railway line and the river Aare is the district Dietiwart, where there is also a vast industrial zone. South of the railway line, several districts are to each other. From west to east this Oberwil, Niederwil (also called Doerfli ) Sennhof, Rothrist ( also called village or Rössli ) and stain Hausen.
On the north-east end in the distance of nearly two hundred meters, the Pfaffneren and Wigger in the Aare; the latter also forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. Offset from the other districts in the valleys of these two rivers are smaller hamlets: Gfill and Gländ in Pfaffnerental and Säget in Wiggertal. The southern third of its territory is covered by long wood forest, a part of the largest contiguous forest area of the Canton of Aargau. The land rises gently to the Räckholderhubel here.
The area of the municipality is 1185 hectares, of which 388 hectares are forested and built over 382 hectares. The highest point is located on the Räckholderhübel to 501 meters, the deepest at 395 meters at the mouth of the Aare Wigger.
Neighboring municipalities are Aarburg in the northeast, Oftringen in the east, in the southeast Strengelbach, Vordemwald in the south, Murgenthal in the southwest as well as the communities Boningen Solothurn Olten in the west and the north.
History
The first mention of the district Niederwil as Wile was in 1242 in the Statutes of Canons in Zofingen. Rothrist was first mentioned in 1263 in a charter of the monastery of St. Urban as Routrist. The place name is derived from the Old High German red rise, which means' the red Ris ", ie with a heap of loose rock means. The districts of the church today were at that time part of the Office Aarburg, which was owned by the Counts of Frohnburg. They sold the office in 1299 to the Habsburgs, which allow both the low and the high jurisdiction possessed.
1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; The area around Rothrist belonged now to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. In March 1798, the French took the Switzerland one, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. The west of the Wigger situated part of the Office Aarburg first belonged to the canton of Bern ( district Langenthal ) and was then added to the canton of Aargau in March 1803.
Around the middle of the 19th century large parts of the population were impoverished. In a coordinated action emigration left on February 27, 1855 300 people ( around ten percent of the total population) in their home to New Orleans. After the opening of the railway line Aarburg - Herzogenbuchsee on 16 March 1857, many industrial enterprises settled and the town flourished.
On October 9, 1889 the Aargau Cantonal Parliament decided to rename the community Niederwil in Rothrist to avoid confusion with Niederwil in the district Bremgarten. The name was changed on 1 January 1890. During the 20th century, the population increased by more than double, mainly through the construction of the highway in the 1970s favored.
Attractions
The Reformed Church in the district Niederwil was 1714/15, as a foundation of the Curé of Uerkheim. Previously, the church today Rothrist church had heard about Zofingen. Builder Abraham Dünz II built the church in Baroque style. 1900 Neo-Romanesque bell tower was added on the west side.
In the center of Rothrist at the Bachweg houses the Town Museum. In the former living quarters of the former farmhouse " Miescherheimets ", a beautiful half-timbered house dating from the 18th century is the living museum. On two floors, the historically furnished rooms convey an impression of the daily life in the 19th and early 20th century in an environment of agriculture and home working village. The rooms on the top floor illustrate the history of the community Rothrist. One important focus is the subject of emigration to America in the mid-19th century, when many people from Rothrist from economic hardship left their home and tried to start a new life.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In red over green hill Three -turned white ploughshare, accompanied in chief of two five-pointed white stars. " This representation was first published in 1811 in the parish seal and has since remained unchanged.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 8264 people lived in Rothrist, the proportion of foreigners was 20.1 %. At the 2000 census, 54.7 % were reformed, 24.4 % Roman Catholic, 5.1% Muslim and 3.5 % Christian Orthodox; 1.4% belonged to other faiths. 87.4 % identified German as their main language, Serbo-Croatian 3.2%, 3.1% Italian, 1.3% Albanian, 0.9% Turkish.
Politics and Law
The Assembly of the voters, the municipal assembly, shall exercise the legislative power. Executive authority is the 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.
The five councilors of the official period 2010-2013 are:
- Hans Jürg Koch ( SVP), mayor
- Bernhard Wernli Vice Ammann (EPP )
- Kathrin Muggli (SVP )
- Peter Vonlanthen (independent)
- Heinz Keller neck ( FDP),
For litigation, the District Court has jurisdiction Zofingen. At the local level there is a justice of the peace, who is also responsible for the community Murgenthal.
Economy
In Rothrist there according to the federal census of 2008, around 3,900 jobs, of which 2% in agriculture, 44 % in industry and 54 % in the service sector. The best-known companies are the beverage company Rivella, the Giezendanner Transport AG of the National Ulrich Giezendanner, furniture Hubacher, one of the largest furniture and carpet houses in Switzerland and the Ferroflex AG, one of the largest steel distributor in Switzerland. Opened in 2000 Ruppoldingen power station in the Aare is one of the most powerful hydroelectric power plants of the country. Many working population commuters and work in Zofingen / Olten.
Traffic
Rothrist is developed excellent transport moderately and is located on the A1 between Zurich and Bern, Switzerland, the main highway, near the two intersection points with the A2. Through the village itself the main road leads 1 ( Zurich -Bern ), in the district Niederwil branches off the main road from Olten. At the SBB Train Station stop regional trains to Olten and Langenthal. At the southwest boundary of the municipality the Mattstetten - Rothrist begins. A bus runs from the station of society SDR Zofingen Rothrist to Murgenthal (partly in the quarter hour).
Education
The municipality has four kindergartens and seven school houses in which all grades of compulsory elementary school can be completed (primary school, secondary school, secondary school, school district ). The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Zofingen, and Aarau.
Personalities
- Robert Barth (1922-2007), entrepreneur
- Edgar Buchwalder (1916-2009), cyclist
- Ulrich Giezendanner (* 1953), politician
- Kurt Hediger ( born 1932 ), painter
- Fabio Leimer (* 1989), race car driver
- Michael Reusch (1914-1989), Art Turner
- Paul Senn (1901-1953), Photographer