Siglistorf
Siglistorf
Siglistorf (Swiss German: sɪgliʃ ˌ tɔrf ) is a municipality in the district of the Swiss canton of Aargau Zurzach. It lies on the border with the Canton of Zurich and about three kilometers south of the border with Germany.
Geography
The village lies in a narrow valley surrounded by the Jura formation. This is flowed from the southeast to the north by the Tägerbach which opens at Mellikon into the Rhine. The hills that flank the valley are very steep at the bottom and go over into flat plateaus. The hill to the east is called simply mountain, reaching a height of 601 meters, in the west of the fire is located ( 588 m above sea level. M. ). In the village center a short tributary branches from the southwest. Between the two valleys rises to the south of the Buechstock ( 596 m above sea level. M. ).
The area of the municipality is 551 hectares, of which 289 hectares are forested and built over 33 hectares. The highest point is 601 meters on the plateau of the mountain, the deepest at 420 meters at the Tägerbach.
Neighboring municipalities are Wislikofen the northwest, Fisibach in the northeast, Oberweningen the southeast, Schleinikon and Niederweningen in the south and Schneisingen in the southwest.
History
The first mention of Siglisdorf place in the year 1113. The nobles of Waldhausen donated the provost Wislikofen and gave the monastery of St. Blaise for this purpose extensive land holdings in the region. The place name comes from Old High Sigilinesthorf and means " village of Sigilin ". The lower courts in the 13th century came to the diocese of Constance and the episcopal jurisdiction Klingnau was assigned. The high justice (and thus also the country's sovereignty ) initially was the Count of Kyburg, after their extinction in 1264 with the Hapsburgs.
The Confederates conquered the Aargau in 1415 and Siglistorf now belonged to the Official Unterehrendingen the County of Baden, a commons regime. The village was at that time a major trade route that led from southern Germany Schaffhausen, emperor chair and Baden to Geneva. Especially for the transport of salt of the said compound was Salzkammergut significant. In March 1798, the French conquered Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Schneisingen became a municipality in the canton of Baden short-lived, since 1803 it belongs to the canton of Aargau.
Until well into the 20th century Siglistorf remained a purely dominantly agricultural village. By 1970, the population fluctuated constantly between 250 and 300 However, with the establishment of small businesses and a population increase was connected. Within thirty years, the population increased by more than double.
Attractions
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In Blue on green Dreienberg left introverted yellow jumping deer. " By 1930, the church did not own their own coat of arms. Since the monastery was St. Blaise for centuries exercised sovereign rights in Siglistorf, took to its heraldic animal, however, turned it to the right ( heraldic left) and added a triple mount it.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 627 people lived in Siglistorf, the proportion of foreigners was 20.1 %. At the 2000 census, 55.3 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 25.8 % and 8.7 % Muslim; 1.2% belonged to other faiths. 92.7 % identified German as their main language, 4.8% Albanian.
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. Siglistorf part of the justice of the peace circle Emperor chair.
Economy
In Siglistorf there according to census of 2008, around 100 jobs, of which 22 % in agriculture, 10 % in industry and 68 % in services. Most workers are commuters and work in the Baden or in the greater Zurich area.
Traffic
Siglistorf is a little out of the great through traffic. Side roads lead to Niederweningen Emperor chair and Rekingen. The village is served by the postal bus Baden- Niederweningen Emperor chair to the network of public transport.
Education
The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school and the school district can be visited in Zurzach, the secondary school in Rekingen. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Baden and betting rings.