Suhr, Aargau
Suhr ( Swiss German: sʊ ː r) is a municipality in the district of Aarau in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the lower Suhrental and belongs to the agglomeration of the Canton main town of Aarau.
Geography
The village lies in a flat plane at the Suhre, just before the mouth of the Wyna. The building is conjoined with that of Aarau and book. To the west of the 465 meter high Suhrerchopf projects into the plane. In the south, the municipality owns a share of the " mountain " (570 m above sea level. M. ) a share in the highly compartmentalized ridge between Suhren and Wynental, to the east the upper timber is located ( 465 m above sea level. M. ).
The area of the municipality is 1062 hectares, of which 471 hectares are forested and built over 283 hectares. The highest point is the summit of the mountain at 570 meters, the deepest at 385 meters at the Suhre.
Neighboring municipalities are Buchs in the north, Rupperswil in the northeast, Hunzenschwil in the east, Graenichen in the south, Oberentfelden the southwest, Unterentfelden in the west and Aarau in the northwest.
History
In 1045 was the first documentary mention: At the request of Count Ulrich I of Lenzburg took King Henry III. the pin Beromunster and its goods, including one on in Sura, in the protection of the empire. The place name is ancient European origin and goes to the river name Suria back ("the Salty "). Through inheritance Suhr fell in 1173 to the Counts of Kyburg. After these had died, in 1264, the Habsburgs, the new rulers were in 1264.
1415 conquered the Swiss Aargau; Suhr now belonged to the subject territory of Berne, the so-called Bernese Aargau. Administratively, the village was, in which resided a bailiff, assigned to the Office of Lenzburg. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. Around 1550, the village of about 360 inhabitants. In March 1798, the French marched into Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Suhr now belonged to the canton of Aargau (which until 1803 only the former Bernese subject territories included ).
Book and pipe, which had belonged to the municipality of Suhr until now, called for the creation of autonomous communities. On 30 January 1810, two villages were separated from Suhr. During the 19th century, Suhr developed into an industrial site. At the beginning it was mainly textile factories that were created here. These were displaced by the end of the century by companies in the metal and engineering industry, which still exist to some extent. The population grew steadily; was it 1850 yet in 1400, they doubled within 100 years.
In the opened on September 6, 1877 railway Zofingen Wettingen the Swiss National Railway Suhr had invested the then proud sum of CHF 160,000, the bankruptcy the following year weighed on the municipal treasury for decades. On March 5, 1904 took the Wynentalbahn, an electric tram, on their operation. The 20th century saw further industrial and service enterprises settled in Suhr, the village gradually grew along with its neighboring communities and is now one of almost 10,000 inhabitants. Particularly pronounced growth was in the 1950s, when the population grew by more than 70 %.
Attractions
The Reformed Church of Suhr stands on a hill spur. It was built in the late Gothic style and was inaugurated in 1495. A lightning strike destroyed 1844, the wooden ceiling and the stained-glass windows. On the north side of the polygonal choir a mighty church tower from 1542 is attached. A small chamber inside the tower once served as a prison cell.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In red over green Dreienberg floating white paws High Cross, in chief two five-pointed white stars. » A first version of this coat of arms appeared in 1676 on the Court disc. On the municipal seals of the 19th century, the cross appeared in the form of a St. John Cross, although it can be demonstrated no connections to this Order. 1948 left the council a creative adjustment of the arms make.
Population
Population development:
On December 31, 2013 9733 people lived in Suhr, the proportion of foreigners was 31.3 %. At the 2000 census, 44.7 % were reformed. 29.0 % Roman Catholic, 3.6% Orthodox Christian and 6.9% Muslim; 1.3% belonged to other faiths. 84.2 % identified German as their main language, 4.3 % speak Italian, Serbo-Croatian 2.6%, 2.5% Turkish, 0.9% French, 0.8 % speak Spanish, 0.5% 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.
The five councilors of the official period 2010-2013 are:
- Beat Rüetschi (FDP), mayor
- Marco Genoni (independent), Vice Ammann
- Stephan Campi (FDP)
- Jürg Hertig (independent)
- Carmen Suter (independent)
For litigation, the District Court has jurisdiction Aarau. At the local level there is a justice of the peace, who is also responsible for the congregations book, Graenichen and tube.
Economy
In time switch, according to Census 2008, nearly 5,300 jobs, of which 1% in agriculture, 20 % in industry and 79 % in services. Thanks to its excellent location Suhr is a major business hub. Möbel Pfister, the largest furniture retailer in the country, has its headquarters here. Other major companies are Emmi (formerly Aargauische Zentralmolkerei AZM) and a distribution center Migros.
Traffic
Suhr is situated just off the A1 motorway, right in the middle between the terminals Aarau Aarau -Ost -West. Here the main road crossing 1, and the main road 23
The village is well served by public transport. At the SBB railway station trains to the line Zofingen Lenzburg. The operation of the SBB railway Aarau Suhr was discontinued in December 2004. The narrow Wynentalbahn society AAR bus bahn runs from Aarau Suhr to about Menziken. The company belongs to the same bus operation Aarau operates two city bus routes that connect with the Suhr Aarau train station.
Education
The municipality has six kindergartens and four school houses in which all levels of compulsory elementary school are taught (primary school, secondary school, secondary school, school district ). The nearest district school (high school ) is located in neighboring Aarau.
Sports
The Handball Club HSC Suhr Aarau ( emerged in 2008 from the merger between the TV and watch the handball team of BTV Aarau ) is in the Swiss Handball League represented and plays its home games in the Chess Hall in Aarau. The home ground of FC Aarau, the Brügglifeld, as well as the ice rink ( KEBA ) are both on Suhrer municipality. Just outside the A1 motorway is also located a 300 meter shooting range.