Sisseln

Sisseln (Swiss German: sɪs ː lə ) is a municipality in the district of Laufen castle of the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located on the High Rhine in the center of the Frick Valley region, on the border with Germany.

Geography

The village is located east of the mouth of the eponymous river Sissle into the Rhine, on a slightly elevated lying gravel terrace. The current flows passing just north of the village center. In an easterly, southerly and westerly direction extends the flat Sisslerfeld, a vast plain. In the western half, there is a vast industrial zone.

The area of the municipality is 252 hectares, including 50 hectares of forested and built over 89 hectares. The highest point is located on 306 meters in the forest south-east of the village center, the deepest at 290 meters on the Rhine.

Neighboring communities in Switzerland are stone in the west, Münchwilen the southwest, Eiken in the south and the east Kaisten. In the north Sisseln borders the German congregations Bad Säckingen and Murg.

History

East of the village was a fortified building of the Romans. The building, flanked on both sides by a semicircular tower, built in the second half of the 4th century and served as a military magazine. The place name derives from the Sissle, which in turn from the old European Sissila ("the Flowing ") comes from.

Sisseln is one of the youngest villages in the canton. It was not until the second half of the 18th century, as a citizen of the front Austrian village Eiken established a settlement at the mouth of the expansion Sissle. 1797 Frick valley was a French protectorate after the peace of Campo Formio. During the Second Coalition War here was the front line between the armies of France and Austria. On February 20, 1802 Sisseln reached the district of the canton Frick Frick Valley, who joined in August of the Helvetic Republic.

Since 19 February 1803, the village in the canton of Aargau. 1806 Sisseln separated by Eiken and has since formed a separate municipality. The villagers lived by farming, fishing and rafting. The latter two occupational groups disappeared in 1900, as in the neighboring village of stone a hydroelectric plant was built. On 1 August 1892, the opening of the railway line stone Säckingen -Koblenz was. From the early 1970s left the Basel chemical industry build on the Sisslerfeld extensive production, Sisseln transformed into an industrial community on the outskirts of the agglomeration of the city of Basel. Since then, the population has nearly tripled.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In green white oblique Links River confluence with the left foot plate here, in the right Obereck obliquely positioned three -pronged fish spear white iron. " In 1949 Sisseln not yet own coat of arms. The male choir of the village at that time wanted to buy a new flag and turned to the cantonal coat of arms Commission. The two rivers symbolize the Rhine and the Sissle, the iron spear points to the previous salmon fishing, the green color represents the fertility of Sissleraue.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 1468 people lived in Sisseln, the proportion of foreigners was 21.4 %. At the 2000 census, 44.7 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 30.2 % and 4.2 % Muslim; 3.1% belonged to other faiths. 91.9 % identified German as their main language, 2.4 % speak Italian, 0.9 % speak French.

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 Laufenburg is responsible. Sisseln part of the justice of the peace circle Frick.

Economy

In Sisseln there according to Census 2008, nearly 1250 jobs, of which less than 1% in agriculture, 51 % in industry and 48 % in services. In the extensive industrial zone of Sissle west are large production of the chemical industry (DSM Former Roche and Novartis). Sisseln, the goal of many commuters from the villages of the area, is also the location of the company Temmler and game.

Traffic

Sisseln traffic is moderately well developed. Through the village the important Main road 7 between Basel and Winterthur. A junction of the A3 motorway is located two kilometers south in Eiken. The connection to the public transport network is carried out by a post bus line running between the stations and castle stone Säckingen. The former station at the silo was closed a long time ago. In February 2013, the Perron facilities were dismantled.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Kaisten or running castle district school in Laufen castle. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau, due to inter-cantonal agreement can young people from parts of the Frick Valley and the high school in Muttenz ( Basel-Landschaft ) complete.

Attractions

Chapel of St. Fridolin

The simple, late-Baroque Roman Catholic chapel dates from 1823 and is dedicated to Saint Fridolin. Worth seeing are the three neoclassical stucco marble altars and presented by putti Stuck cartridge on the vertex of the choir arch.

• St. Fridolin
• Interior
• Organ