Schinznach-Dorf

Schinznach Village

Schinznach Village (Swiss German: ʃɪnts ˌ nɑχ tɔrf ) was until December 31, 2013, municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau, about five kilometers southwest of the district main town of Brugg. Until 1938 the town was called Schinznach. To distinguish from the renamed on Schinznach Bad Birrenlauf they called himself Schinznach village. Since 2003, the version will be hyphenated as officially correct spelling. On 1 January 2014 merged Schinznach village with the former rural community Oberflachs the new community Schinznach.

Geography

The village is located about two kilometers west of the Aare, at the entrance of the Schenkenbergertals, at the foot of a spur of the Jura Mountains. Between the village and the river lies the flat Schinznacherfeld, which is used for farming and beyond also has a gravel pit. At the height of a weir, the Aare river divides into two arms. About a quarter of the narrow, four kilometers of chess island lies in the municipality of Schinznach village. Two kilometers north of the village center of the hamlet of Wall Bach is located (360 m above sea level. M. ). To the west lies the mountain base ( 731 m above sea level. M. ), in the northwest of the triple mountain ( 758 m above sea level. M. ) and in the north of Linnerberg (722 m above sea level. M. ). On the southeast slope of the reason wine production.

The area of the municipality is 891 hectares, of which 407 hectares are forested and built over 119 hectares. The highest point is the summit of the mountain of three to 758 meters, the deepest is 340 meters on the river Aare.

Neighboring communities were to 31 December 2013 Bözberg and Villnachern in the north, Schinznach-Bad to the east, and Veltheim Oberflachs in the south, the west and Thalheim Zeihen in the northwest.

History

During the time of the Roman Empire was in Oberndorf an estate, were excavated from the date parts ( including 1953 hypocaust ). The remains of another building located in the area Römerhof. During excavations for a sewer came 1966, a grave from the late 2nd century to the fore. The first mention of Schincennacho was in 1189, when Pope Clement III. the Muri Abbey and its possessions under his protection provided. The village name comes from Late Latin ( praedium ) Scentiniacum and means " belonging to the Scentinius estate ."

In the Middle Ages, the Habsburgs ruled over the village. In the castle Schenkenberg above the four kilometers west located village of Thalheim resided Schenkendorfstraße Schenkenberg, which the administration and the jurisdiction exercised for the Habsburgs. 1460 occupied the city of Bern, the rule Schenkenberg military and introduce it as a new bailiwick of the other subject territories in the Bernese Aargau.

1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. 1732 Schinznach was divided into the newly formed bailiwick Kasteln. In March 1798, the French conquered Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Schinznach since then is the canton of Aargau. Mid-18th century Schinznach was the biggest village of the district today Brugg. The decline of viticulture in the second half of the 19th century led to a significant population decline, which could not be offset until over 100 years later.

Previously, there were communities Schinznach on the left and Birrenlauf on the right side of the Aare. In 1654 it was discovered in the municipality of Schinznach a sulfur spring, which was, however, buried by a flood in 1670. The Schinznacher source was rediscovered in 1691, but this time on the right Aareseite at Birrenlauf. The new spa yet received the name Schinznach. As 1858, the municipality Birrenlauf a station called Schinznach bath and got the mail this example was followed later, this often led to confusion. Since 1938 Birrenlauf is now called officially Schinznach bath while the original Schinznach the addition of " village " received.

On April 5, 2009, voters approved of Schinznach Village a planned merger with neighboring communities Oberflachs, Schinznach bath, Veltheim and Villnachern the new community Schenkenberg to. The merger still did not materialize because Veltheim she refused. The then iniziierte fusion project without Veltheim failed in a ballot on 25 October 2009, when the voters of Villnachern rejected the project. As of January 1, 2014 Schinznach Village is affiliated with Oberflachs and gets back its original name Schinznach.

Attractions

The Schinznacher church was first mentioned in 1227. Dating from the 12th century nave in Romanesque- Gothic style in 1779 was canceled due to lack of space and rebuilt in expanded form. The church building in integrated, Built in 1650, Erlach chapel is the burial place of General Johann Ludwig von Erlach and his wife Margareta. The church was renovated and reopened in December 2006.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". Split by Black with decreasing yellow crescent and blue with three pale as provided six-pointed white stars " The oldest known representation appears on the municipal seal of 1811, however, the moon was at that time a face and the stars were arcuately. the left one below the other. 1872 appeared the symbols on a blue shield uncleaved. In 1953, the current version has been introduced. The coat of arms image goes back to the popular etymological interpretation of the name: " Schint supper " ( shining in the night ).

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 1769 people lived in Schinznach village, the proportion of foreigners was 16.9 %. At the 2000 census, 61.9 % were reformed, 22.7 % Roman Catholic and 1.6% Orthodox Christian; 1.3% belonged to other faiths. 93.6 % identified German as their main language, each 1.2 % Albanian and Spanish, 0.7 % Italian.

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 Brugg is responsible. Schinznach village belongs to the district magistrate Veltheim.

Economy

In Schinznach village there according to Census 2008, about 800 jobs, including 23 % in agriculture, 44 % in industry and 33 % in services. Very much has always been the wine: On a sunny southeast slope vines of Riesling x Sylvaner ( rivaner or Müller-Thurgau ) and Pinot Noir are mainly grown, the acreage is approximately 31 acres. Known throughout Switzerland is the nursery inlet AG. On their premises runs the Schinznacher Baumschulbahn, a steam-powered narrow-gauge railway locomotives ( 600 mm gauge ).

Traffic

Schinznach village lies on the main road that leads from Aarau from the left bank of the Aare River to Brugg. Here a road branches off through the Schenkenbergertal towards Staffelegg- pass. Approximately one kilometer north of the village runs the A3 motorway between Basel and Zurich. To reduce the noise, she was transferred in shallow Schinznacherfeld into these constructions.

The connection to the public transport network by two postal routes; they lead one hand of Schinznach village to Wildegg Train Station, on the other hand from the station Brugg to Thalheim. Approximately one and a half kilometers north of the railway line Zurich -Basel -Brugg runs ( Bözbergstrecke ). Located in front of the eastern entrance of the station Bözbergtunnels Schinznach village was closed in 1993.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten, a primary school, a secondary school and a district school. However, only the third and fourth grade of secondary school are conducted in Schinznach Village, the first and second class as well as the secondary school must be attended in Veltheim. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Aarau and Baden.

Personalities

  • Samuel Amsler (1791-1849), engraver
  • Hans Müri (1861-1944), the National Council, Executive Council and Federal Judge
  • Arthur Stoll (1887-1971), Chemist
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