Villnachern

Villnachern seen from the Habsburg from

Villnachern ( the V as an F spoken; Swiss German: fɪl ˌ nɑχərə ) is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau. It lies about three kilometers west-southwest of the district municipal seat.

Geography

The village lies in a depression between the western bank of the Aare River and the slopes of the foothills of the Jura mountains belonging Bözbergs. On the southwest are separated by a deeply carved ravines and hills Buech Gruet. It close to the north west, the gorge of the Talbachs and finally the main plateau of Bözbergs to. The main settlement is located at the output of Talbachtobels on both sides of the creek. About the area contains several scattered farmsteads. The Aare is in this area of two parallel arms of a river. These are separated by four kilometers long and an average of 150 meters wide chess island from one another, which is formed by alluvial sediment.

The area of the municipality is 575 hectares, of which 285 hectares are covered by forest and built over 72 hectares. The highest point is 572 meters in the area Widacher in the northwest, the deepest at 338 meters on the river Aare.

Neighboring municipalities are Bözberg in the north, Brugg in the east, Schinznach bath and Schinznach in the south.

History

Finds from the Neolithic period point to an early settlement of this area. In addition, remains of Roman buildings and Alemanni graves were discovered. 1141 Filnacker was first mentioned as the monastery of Saint Blaise sold his property to the Habsburgs. The village name comes from the Old High German (ze ) Filin ahharun and means " in the fields of Filo ". The name Wilnach appears in the Habsburg land register of 1306. Later, the village of the rule Schenkenberg was added. The Villnachern castle belonged to the middle of the 13th century, the lords of Ostrach. This family died out in 1450 and the castle fell into disrepair even in the second half of the 15th century into a ruin.

Bern occupied in 1460 rule Schenkenberg military and introduce it as a new bailiwick of the other subject territories in the Bernese Aargau. Villnachern formed within the bailiwick of its own jurisdiction. 1528 resulted in the Bernese the Reformation. The village was in 1732 the newly formed Office Kasteln allocated. In March 1798, the French conquered Switzerland, the disempowered " Gracious gentlemen " of Bern and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Villnachern since then is the canton of Aargau.

During the early modern period, shell limestone and gypsum were mined in quarries. Took place on August 2, 1875 with the opening of Bözbergstrecke the connection to the railway network, but the station was a bit off on the slope of Bözbergs. The vineyards of Villnachern were once more than 40 hectares big, but fell in the second half of the 19th century largely phylloxera victim. In the second half of the 20th century Villnachern changed from a peasant into a residential community. The population rose alone between 1970 and 1990 by over 70 percent. Since then, it has leveled off at just over 1400.

On April 5, 2009, the voters of Villnachern approved a proposed merger with the neighboring communities Schinznach Village, Schinznach bath and Oberflachs the new community Schenkenberg. The merger still did not materialize because Veltheim she refused. The then iniziirte fusion project without Veltheim failed in a ballot on 25 October 2009, when the voters of Villnachern rejected the project.

Attractions

In the village center there are numerous buildings that have been built around 1600 in late Gothic style. Villnachern does not have its own church, but has always been one of the parish Umiken. The Tenth House is the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Importance.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is: " In Blue -turned yellow plow, accompanied in chief of two five-pointed yellow stars. » The coat of arms appeared in this form for the first time in 1872 on the municipal seal. The plow points to the agricultural tradition of the village, while the importance of the two stars is not known.

Population

Population development:

On December 31, 2013 1531 people lived in Villnachern, the proportion of foreigners was 13.8 %. At the 2000 census, 56.0% were reformed, 24.9 % Roman Catholic, and 2.0 % Muslim; 2.0% belonged to other faiths. 92.0 % identified German as their main language, each 1.1% Italian and French, Serbo-Croatian 0.8 %.

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 Brugg is responsible. Villnachern part of the justice of the peace district of Brugg.

Economy

In Villnachern there according to census of 2008, around 160 jobs, of which 31% in agriculture, 34 % in industry and 35 % in services. Thus Villnachern is a residential community in the first place. The most important employer is the hydroelectric plant Wildegg -Brugg NOK. Most workers are commuters and work in the region Brugg -Baden. Covering an area of about eight hectares of wine production, especially the varieties Pinot Noir and Muller -Thurgau are grown.

Traffic

The village lies on the main road that runs along the western bank of the Aare to Aarau Brugg. The connection to the public transport network is carried out by the postal bus from the train station Brugg Schinznach village to Thalheim. The station Villnachern at the Bözbergstrecke was closed in December 2008 and finally closed down.

Education

In Villnachern there is a school house where the kindergarten and primary school are housed. The junior high school and the secondary school can be visited in Veltheim ( 1st / 2nd class) and Schinznach Village ( 3 / 4 class), the school district also in Schinznach village. The nearest district school (high school ) located in Baden and betting rings.