Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg
Landscape around Rudolfstettten
Rudolfstetten- Friedlisberg (Swiss German: Ruedistette - Fridlischberg, ruədi ˌ ʃtɛt ː ə - fridlɪʃ ˌ pɛrɡ ) is a municipality in Bremgarten district in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It lies immediately east of the Mutschellen on the border with the Canton of Zurich. By 1953, the church was called officially Rudolfstetten.
Geography
The municipality consists of two districts: Rudolfstetten lies in a valley that extends from Mutschellen in a northeasterly direction. It is drained by the Rummel creek that flows about 200 meters after the municipal boundary in the Reppisch. In the northwest, the valley is bounded by the hare mountain ( 762 m above sea level. M. ), the southernmost foothills of the Heitersberg chain. The building extends due to the topography over two kilometers and has grown together on Mutschellen pass with that of the neighboring communities Berikon and Widen. To the southeast the terrain rises to the high level of Holzbirrlibergs, approximately 100 to 150 meters above the valley. On the plateau, which is drained by the Chile Bach, the district Friedlisberg located (601 m above sea level. M. ).
The area of the municipality is 490 hectares, of which 140 hectares are covered by forest and built over 109 hectares. The highest point is located on 660 meters on the southern slope of the mountain hare, the deepest at 448 meters at the Rummel creek.
Neighboring municipalities are Bergdietikon in the north, Oberurdorf in the east, in the southeast Birmensdorf, Berikon in the south and Widen the west.
History
2,800 years ago the first time humans set up operations in the area. Excavations Gewölbeöfen experience, charcoal and bog iron ore came to light, which suggests that this charcoal was produced. 1190 was the first written mention of Rudolfstetin when the monastery Engelberg was paid to the village. The village name comes from the Old High German (ze ) Hruodolfesstetin, which means " at the homes of Hruodolf ". As more landowners in the Middle Ages the noble family of Rothenburg and the monasteries of St. Gallen, grace Thal, Wettingen and Saint Blaise are known. The high justice was in the hands of the Habsburgs. Friedelisperg was first mentioned in 1321; This place name comes from Old High Fridulinesberg and means " mountain village of Fridulin ".
1415 conquered the Swiss Canton Aargau and Rudolfstetten now belonged to the Official Dietikon in the county of Baden, a common rule. The city Bremgarten built a road over the Mutschellen and a bridge over the Reppisch and allowed the villagers Rudolf Stetten Duty. 1438 took over Bremgarten the lower courts and made Rudolfstetten to a bailiwick, which also Friedlisberg belonged.
In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Rudolfstetten became a municipality in the district of the short-lived Bremgarten canton of Baden, since 1803 it belongs to the canton of Aargau. 1868 burned the village Friedlisberg, with the exception of the school building. Set the fire was the village teacher, who had been insured as a single. A connection to the railway network was Rudolfstetten on May 1, 1902, the opening of the Bremgarten - Dietikon railway, from 1911 there was electricity.
Until well into the first half of the 20th century the community was dominated by agriculture. From 1950, she made a rapid development by: The population grew by more than five times and Rudolfstetten was a part of the agglomeration of Zurich. On January 1, 1967, the full merger of Rudolfstetten and Friedlisberg was. Both villages were previously regarded as uniform police community, but management, taxation and community meetings had been separated.
Attractions
Which has existed since at least 1620 St. James chapel in Rudolfstetten, which was rebuilt in 1710 and extended in 1820, had to give way to the 1960 expansion of the main road. As a replacement was built until 1964 by the architect Hermann Baur modern Christ the King Church. The chapel Friedlisberg goes back to the year 1370. According to the plans of Adolf Gaudy was in 1934 a new building.
Oldest surviving building of the municipality is the mill was built in 1639 in the lower village. The Tenth House of 1795/96 was initially the residence of Untervogts been and then served for decades as a residential building. The municipality bought it in 1973, four years later moved there a the municipality.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " Split red with black Dressed yellow nimbiertem monk with red book and black pilgrim's staff and yellow with increasing red lion in the front paws red rudder reserved. » The coat of arms goes back to a legend, according to which Rudolf I. of Habsburg at Rudolfstetten a priest is said to have borrowed his horse, so that he could cross the high going Reppisch ( the red lion is the heraldic animal of the Habsburgs ). The coat of arms existed since the 19th century in different forms, the variant used today was introduced in 1966.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 4451 people lived in Rudolfstetten -Friedlisberg, the proportion of foreigners was 23.7 %. At the 2000 census, 46.3 % were Roman Catholic, Reformed, 31.8%, 2.4% and 2.5 % Orthodox Christian Muslim; 0.6 % belonged to other faiths. 87.4 % identified German as their main language, 4.0 % speak Italian, Serbo-Croatian 2.1%, Albanian 1.2%, 1.0% Portuguese, 0.9% French, 0.6% each English and Spanish.
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 Bremgarten is responsible. Rudolfstetten- Friedlisberg part of the Justice of the Peace District Bremgarten.
Economy
In Rudolfstetten there according to census of 2008, around 800 jobs, of which 3% in agriculture, 36 % in industry and 61 % in services. All businesses are small and medium-sized enterprises. Most workers are commuters and work in the city or near Zurich Limmat.
Traffic
The main street 1, one of the major road links Switzerland, runs from Mutschellen pass through Rudolfstetten towards Zurich. The Oberurdorf connecting the A4 motorway is about four kilometers away. Friedlisberg is accessible via a side street. Rudolfstetten is accessed through the Bremgarten - Dietikon railway; There are two stops (Rudolf Stetten and Stetten Rudolf Hofacker ). Friedlisberg can not be reached by public transport.
Education
In Rudolfstetten there are kindergartens and a primary school. Children from Friedlisberg visit to the third -grade education in their own village. The upper level ( junior high school, middle school, school district ) may be completed in the county school center in the neighboring municipality Berikon. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Wohlen, bathing and Wettingen.
Personalities
- Lieni Füglistaller (* 1951), politician
- Urs Lehmann (born 1969 ), skier
- Alfredo Smaldini (1919-2010), clown and comedian
- Dietrich recurrence ( born 1933), theologian