Schafisheim
Schafisheim (Swiss German: Schòòfisse, ʃɔ ː fis ː ə ) is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau. It lies between Lenzburg and the cantonal capital of Aarau.
Geography
The village at the edge of the flat plane of the Aabachs spreads at the eastern foot of the 545 meter high Lotten. This tertiary sandstone forms the northern end of an approximately 30 kilometer ridge which separates the valley from the Wynental. South of the greengage is more wooded hills close to, the Binzen ( 563 m asl. ) And the Mertl mountain ( 581 m asl. ); a western foothills of the mountain is the Mertl Salberg ( 556 m above sea level. M. ).
A former gravel pit at the edge of the village was filled with water and turned into a nature reserve with numerous endangered animal and plant species. Something shifted in the north are the district Talhard and it is then a sprawling industrial and commercial zone. This area is conjoined with the development of Hunzenschwil. On the south-east, at the foot of Mount Mertl, is the regional agricultural hamlet Bettental. In a narrow valley to the west of the three hills, lies the hamlet Heuelmühle.
The area of the municipality is 633 hectares, of which 260 hectares are forested and built over 132 hectares. The highest point is located on 581 meters on the summit of Mount Mertl, the deepest at 388 meters in the Länzertwald on the northern boundary of the municipality.
Neighboring municipalities are Rupperswil in the north, Staufen in the east, Seon in the southeast, southwest and Hunzenschwil Graenichen in the west.
History
Finds of urns from the Hallstatt period are evidence of an early settlement of the area. During the Roman era when this was a manor house. , 1944 during excavations four farm buildings to light, the main building is still undiscovered. Graves point to the later settlement by the Alamanni.
The first mention of Scafusa was at Easter 1261st The village name comes from the Old High German (ze ) scafhusun, which means " at the sheepfolds ." In the Middle Ages, the village was in the territory of the Counts of Lenzburg and later the counts of Kyburg. After the latter had died in 1264, the Habsburgs became the new rulers. The lower courts was initially owned by the Alsatian monastery Murbach and went late 13th century through to the Lords of Baldegg. Once the stronghold of the Baldeggerseee was destroyed in the Battle of Sempach in 1386, a few years later they erode outside Schafisheim palace built.
1415 the Confederates conquered the Aargau; Schafisheim now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. In 1482 the Baldeggerseee castle and court rule to be sold to Hallwyler. By exchanging with rights in Rupperswil they could extend their influence even in 1521. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. After the extinction of the damage Fish Bucket line of Hallwyler the rule Schafisheim came in 1736 in the possession of Samuel and Etienne Brutel, descendants of French Huguenots who had fled from Montpellier. The hamlet Bettental had been for centuries an autonomous Steckhof and 1751 Schafisheim was added.
In March 1798, the French took the Switzerland one, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Schafisheim since then is the canton of Aargau. Until the 20th century the village was dominated by agriculture, then went through but after the opening of the highway in 1967, a rapid development of the industrial and service location. Since 1900, the population has more than tripled.
Attractions
In the village center is the Schafisheim castle. The massive four-story building was erected a few years after the Battle of Sempach in 1386 and formed the center of the court rule Schafisheim. The oldest parts of the building structure date from the early 15th century, the striking stair tower was added in the early 17th century. It is the oldest palace in the Aargau, which was designed from the outset not as a defensive structure, but as a residence.
Next to the castle there is a church that was mentioned in 1360 as a branch of the parish Staufberg on the homonymous hill and completely rebuilt in 1498. After the last private owner of the castle, the church had misused as stable, the municipality bought the building in 1850 and set it forth again.
The house Urech at the Seetalstrasse 27 is a late-baroque country house with mansard roof. It was built in 1783 and is like Schafisheim castle a cultural asset of national importance.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In red border white sheep. » The origin of this persuasive coat of arms is obvious: the Old High German place name scafhusun ( " at the sheepfolds "). The crest first appeared in 1621 in a Bernese armorial, at that time, however, even with blue shield color. The municipality seal of the 19th century show a ram, but since 1915, the sheep will run as a heraldic beast again.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 2865 people lived in Schafisheim, the proportion of foreigners was 17.7 %. At the 2000 census, 56.6 % were reformed, 22.4 % Roman Catholic, 4.2% Muslim and 1.4% Christian Orthodox; 0.9% belonged to other faiths. 90.7 % identified German as their main language, 2.7 % speak Italian, 1.5% each Albanian and Serbo-Croatian, 1.0% 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 has jurisdiction Lenzburg. At the local level there is a justice of the peace, who is also responsible for the communities Hunzenschwil, Rupperswil and Staufen.
Economy
In Schafisheim there according to Census 2008, more than 2,400 jobs, of which 2% in agriculture, 37 % in industry and 61 % in the service sector. Due to the particularly favorable location, there are several large-scale logistics centers (Coop Switzerland, Bell AG), furniture stores ( Conforama, FLY) and warehouse operations. In addition, here is a company resident in the packaging industry. In addition to the highway houses the Cantonal Road Traffic Office. Many working population commuters and work in the local area, for example, or in Lenzburg, Aarau.
Traffic
Schafisheim is conveniently reach and accessible. Although the village itself is a little off from the traffic, but the industrial and commercial zone is located directly next to the main road 1 ( Zurich -Bern ) and the connection Aarau- Ost exit of the A1 motorway. A four-lane highway from there to Aarau. The connection to the public transport network is carried out by three bus lines of the company Region Lenzburg, Lenzburg run from the railway station over Schafisheim after Bettwil, Rupperswil and Teufenthal.
Education
The municipality has three kindergartens and two school houses where the primary school is taught. All upper level of compulsory elementary school ( junior high school, middle school, school district ) can be visited in Lenzburg or Seon. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau. Schafisheim is home to a Rudolf Steiner School.
Personalities
- Jakob Baumann (1881-1942), National
- Rudolf Hausmann ( born 1929 ), physician and geneticist