Staffelbach

Season Bach (Swiss German: ʃtɑfʊ ˌ bɑχ ) is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau. It lies in the middle Suhrental. The village Wittwil was incorporated in 1901.

Geography

The municipal area extends over the entire width of the Suhrentals, the village itself is located on the western side of the valley, however, on the foothills of average thirty meters high terminal moraine. This was during the Ice Age, during the retreat of the Reuss glacier and extending across the entire plane. The Suhre makes its way through a narrow passage. About a kilometer north is the village of Wittwil.

In the northeast, the Ebni (607 m above sea level. M. ), a hill that separates the Suhrental from Ruedertal is. In the West, for Uerkental out several hills rise. You are at the bottom of relatively steep and go in the upper area into smaller plateaus above. From north to south these are the Schwarzhuserebni (615 m above sea level. M. ), the Sattelebni ( 635 m above sea level. M. ), the Chalt (670 m above sea level. M. ) and the Altrüti (680 m above sea level. M. ).

The area of the municipality is 894 hectares, of which 350 hectares are forested and built over 63 hectares. The highest point is located on 680 meters at the summit of Altrüti, the deepest at 462 meters at the Suhre.

Neighboring municipalities are Schöftland in the north, Schlossrued in the northeast, Kirchleerau in the east, in the southeast Moosleerau, Attelwil in the south, Wiliberg the southwest, Bottenwil in the west and Uerkheim in the northwest.

History

At various excavations remains of Roman buildings were discovered. The Alemanni settled in the 7th or 8th century in the area down. The first mention was on July 15, 1220. At that time the provost of Schönenwerd handed the monastery of St. Urban in six goods Staphelbach. The place name comes from Old High Staffalbah and means " stream at the site level ." In the Middle Ages, the village was in the territory of the Counts of Lenzburg, from 1173 in that the counts of Kyburg. After these had died out, the Habsburgs, the new rulers were in 1264.

1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Staffelbach now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. The village was assigned to the judicial district Kölliken in the Official Lenzburg. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. Besides the existing mill a department store was built in 1592, making the village became the center of the regional grain trade. 1656 Bern approved the implementation of fairs. However, due to fierce opposition from the towns of Aarau, Brugg, Lenzburg and Zofingen this privilege was already a year later lost.

In March 1798, the French took the Switzerland one, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Since then Staffelbach in the canton of Aargau. In 1900, the cantonal parliament decreed the annexation of Wittwil, which was completed the following year. Until well into the 20th century, agriculture dominated the life of the community. Between 1900 and 1980, the population shrank by about a quarter. Since then, however is again a slight increase recorded.

Attractions

In the village center which is Constructed in 1592, the Tenth House, a striking three-storey building with a gabled roof and two arched gates, which previously was used for storage of cereals.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: first seen at the municipal seal. " In blue two white waves black grooved white bridge, surmounted by a white star sechsstrahligem » The coat of arms image in 1811, shows the bridge over the Suhre. The star comes from the old coat of arms of eingemeindeten village Wittwil. For a long time there was disagreement about the shape and the color of the star, to the council in 1951 stipulated in consultation with the State Archives to a six-pointed white star.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 1055 people lived in Staffelbach, the proportion of foreigners was 7.5 %. At the 2000 census, 69.3 % were reformed, 16.9% Roman Catholic, 1.4% Orthodox Christian; 1.7% belonged to other faiths. 96.6 % identified German as their main language, each 0.9% Italian and Serbo-Croatian.

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 Zofingen. At the local level there is a justice of the peace, who is also responsible for the communities Attelwil, Bottenwil, Kirchleerau, Moosleerau, Reitnau and Wiliberg.

Economy

In season there are Bach according to census of 2008, around 300 jobs, of which 28 % in agriculture, 36 % in industry and 36 % in the service sector. Most workers are commuters and work in the lower Suhrental or in the region of Aarau.

Traffic

Season Bach is located on the road between Schöftland and Knutwil. The main road 24 between Aarau and Sursee runs one kilometer east of the village. The access to public transport is carried out by the postal bus from Schöftland about Staffelbach to Sursee.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a school building in which the primary school, secondary school and secondary school are taught. The school district can be visited in Schöftland. The nearest district school (high school ) is located in Aarau.

Personalities

• Ernst Bachmann (1912-1995), National Council and Council