Stetten, Aargau

View of the village

Stetten (Swiss German: ʃtɛt ː ə ) is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau. It is located in the Reuss valley, about midway between Baden and Bremgarten.

Geography

The village center Stetten is about half a kilometer northeast of the Reuss in the midst of a flat, slightly inclined plane. The Reuss created by erosion a prominent furrow in the gravel plain, in the monastery box opens the village stream into the river. At the eastern edge of the settlement, there is a gravel pit; it was created by complete removal of the morainic Honert, on what was once the first water reservoir of the community. The industrial and commercial zone in the Northeast has grown together with Busslingen.

The area of the municipality is 441 hectares, of which 121 hectares are covered by forest and built over 80 hectares. The highest point is located on 420 meters on the south eastern boundary of the municipality, the deepest at 348 meters on the river Reuss.

Neighboring municipalities are Vogelrüti in the north, Busslingen in the east, in the southeast Künten, Niederwil in the south, the west and Tägerig Mellingen in the northwest.

History

Various finds from the Neolithic Age, the La Tène period and the Roman period indicate an early settlement. The first mention was made in the year 998 The village name comes from the Old High German (ze ) Stetin and means " at the homes ." At that time the village was owned by the monastery of Einsiedeln. As more landowners later the monasteries of Engelberg, Hermetschwil, Königsfelden and Oetenbach were added. In the Middle Ages, the village was in the territory of Kyburg, and later the Habsburgs.

1415 conquered the Swiss Canton Aargau and Stetten was now part of the Office pipe village in the county of Baden, a common rule. In the same year the city Mellingen acquired the lower courts, but in 1494 the villagers were free to buy from this rule. 1529 joined the parish tube village belonged to the Stetten to 1888, the Reformation. After the Second Kappel War in 1531 the inhabitants Stetten, however, were re-Catholicised.

In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Stetten is a municipality in the canton of Baden short-lived, since 1803 it belongs to the canton of Aargau. Until well into the 20th century Stetten was an embossed through farming village. This changed in the 1960s when the village was more accessible after the opening of the nearby highway and walked into a residential community. Since 1970, the population has almost doubled, especially the 1980s were marked by a construction boom.

Attractions

Stetten has a largely intact village with interesting buildings from the late 18th and the early 19th century. The history of the parish church of St. Vincent dates back to the 12th century. After 1881 the church tower had been renewed, of 1883/84 and the rest of the building was stopped and there was a new development in the form of a hall church with a recessed, three-sided -closing chorus.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In red getatztes white double cross with dreigespitztem foot, accompanied in chief of two five-pointed white stars. " Launched in 1939, the Hungarian coat of arms shows a double cross. It is an indication of Queen Agnes of Hungary, which in 1352 the court Stetten donated to the monastery Königsfelden.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 1951 people lived in Stetten, the proportion of foreigners was 20.5 %. At the 2000 census, 53.7 % were Roman Catholic, reformed 25.5 % and 3.7 % Muslim; 1.0% belonged to other faiths. 90.1 % identified German as their main language, Albanian 2.5%, 1.9% Italian, Serbo-Croatian 1.3%, 1.0% Portuguese, 0.8% each in French and English.

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.

All disputes arising from the Baden District Court has jurisdiction. Stetten is part of the justice of the peace circle tube village.

Economy

In Stetten there according to Census 2008, nearly 800 jobs, of which 11% in agriculture, 67 % in industry and 22 % in services. Most companies have located in the industrial zone at the northeastern edge of the village. A key role, a company in the construction industry. Stetten has about the same number as to - commuters. Many employed persons working in the agglomeration Baden.

Traffic

Stetten is located on the main road in between bathing and Bremgarten, about six kilometers south of the port Baden -west of the A1 motorway at Daettwil. In the village branches off from another main road to Wohlen. Two post car lines intersect in Stetten. Every half hour, on line Baden -Stetten - Bremgarten. Hourly bus runs on the line Wohlensee Stetten - Mellingen. In Mellingen is following the line S3 S-Bahn Zurich.

Education

The municipality has a kindergarten and a primary school. The junior high school and secondary school operated jointly with the neighboring community Künten. The school district can be visited in Mellingen, Bremgarten or bathing. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Baden, Wettingen and Wohlen.