Strengelbach

Strengelbach (Swiss German: ʃtræŋʊ ˌ bɑχ ) is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau. It is located in Wiggertal.

Geography

The elongated village located in the western edge of the flat Wigger- plane and forms with the district capital Zofingen an almost completely closed settlement area. Located in the south «Doerfli», the old village center. The new center further north emerged from a scattered settlement. In the east Wigger and highway forming the boundary. The level is bounded by a steep rising edge up to Wissberg (503 m above sea level. M. ) and the Ramooswald in the north and the Doerfli forest in the south. The west side of these surveys, however, falls in the direction of the valley Pfaffneren from flat.

The area of the municipality is 603 hectares, of which 258 hectares are forested and built over 138 hectares. The highest point is located in the forest Doerfli to 530 meters, the deepest at 419 meters at the Wigger.

Neighboring municipalities are Rothrist the northwest, Oftringen in the northeast of Zofingen in the east, the south and Brittnau Vordemwald in the West.

History

It is believed that the first settlements established in the 8th or 9th century in the area of ​​today's " Doerfli ". Later settlers settled outside this community in a dispersed settlement down. The first mention was made in 1263. The village name comes from the Old High German Strangilbah what " stream with many tributaries " means. Strengelbach was part of the Office Aarburg, which was owned by the Counts of Frohnburg. They sold the office in 1299 to the Habsburgs, which allow both the low and the high jurisdiction possessed. 1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; The area around Strengelbach belonged now to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation.

In the 16th and 17th century the importance of the scattered settlement grew. It was labeled as " external community " (as opposed to " inner community ", ie the " Doerfli "). 1759 obliged the Bernese government, the two communities to a common management and accounting. The corporate rights of the " Doerfli " were exempted from these obligations, however. Today they are still managed by the village cooperative Strengelbach. The corporation has its own forest to the extent of 73 ha, its own water supply and 14 ha of agricultural land. Not to be confused with the Ortsbürgergemeinde. Their goods include 102 ha of forest. The entire forest property situated on the territory of the municipalities Rothrist and Murgenthal.

In March 1798, the French took the Switzerland one, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. The west of the Wigger situated part of the Office Aarburg first belonged to the canton of Bern ( district Langenthal ) and was then added to the canton of Aargau in March 1803.

Attractions

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: ". Add slanted yellow blue links River » The coat of arms image itself first appeared in 1811 on the municipal seal. For a long time there was confusion about the color scheme. Thus, a version has been handed down with white river in red. However, this coat of arms showed great similarity with the arms of the neighboring community Brittnau, so that one finally in 1960 agreed on the blue river in yellow.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 4656 people lived in Strengelbach, the proportion of foreigners was 24.7 %. At the 2000 census, 49.8 % were reformed, 32.1 % Roman Catholic, 4.8% Muslim and 1.3% Christian Orthodox; 1.3% belonged to other faiths. 85.4 % identified German as their main language, 4.8 % speak Italian, 2.2% Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian 2.1%, Albanian 1.6%, 1.0% Turkish.

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. Strengelbach part of the justice of the peace circle Brittnau.

Economy

In Strengelbach there is a local trade association and, according to the census of 2008, around 1250 jobs. Of these, 3% in agriculture, 26 % in industry and 71 % in the service sector. Most workers are commuters and work in Zofingen and the surrounding area.

Traffic

Strengelbach is on the main road between Zofingen and Langenthal, side roads lead to Rothrist and Brittnau. The A2 motorway runs along the Wigger; the nearest connection points are located a few kilometers away in Oftringen and Reiden. Bus lines that run from the society SDR Zofingen railway station over Strengelbach after Vordemwald or after Brittnau.

Education

The municipality has three kindergartens and four school houses in which the primary school, secondary school and secondary school are taught. The school district can be visited in Zofingen. The nearest Canton schools ( high schools ) are located in Zofingen, and Aarau. Strengelbach is the site of an office of the Academy for Christian leaders.