Wangen bei Olten

• 4.1 Controversy over the construction of a minaret

Geography

Wangen bei Olten lies at 417 m above sea level. M., 2.5 km west-southwest of the district town Olten ( straight line ). The village extends into the broad basin of Dünnern on Jurasüdfuss between the Homberg in the north and the Born in the south and west closes in on Olten.

The area of ​​6.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the so-called Berggäus the Jura foothills. The central part of the area occupied by the valley of the Dünnern that in Olten more than 1 km is a little broad in the range of cheeks. In this level of the village stream from the north flows forth from the Brändlistal with a small alluvial fan. To the north of the municipality on the first floor relatively gentle, then at the top of steep slopes with the foothills Hügert extends west and Hochrüti ( 731 m above sea level. M. ) east of Brändlistals and reaches to the Homberg. This Bergkrete which drops with a rock edge to the north, forms the northern boundary of Wangen bei Olten and reaches 944 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the municipality.

To the south of the municipality Dünnerntal enough spell on the densely wooded broad ridge of Borns that at 719 m above sea. M. culminates. The crest of the range Borns belongs completely to Wangen bei Olten, the southern boundary runs along the edge of steep drop to the river Aare. From the municipality surface 1997 18 % came from settlements, 54 % of forest and woody plants and 28% to agriculture.

At Wangen bei Olten include the settlement Kleinwangen (418 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley south of the canalised river course of Dünnern as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Wangen bei Olten Olten, Kappel (SO), Rickenbach (SO), Hauenstein Ifenthal and Trimbach.

Population

With 4881 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Wangen bei Olten belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Solothurn. Of the residents 89.1 % are German, 2.3 % Italian-speaking and 2.1 % speak Serbo-Croatian (as of 2000). The population of Wangen bei Olten amounted in 1850 to 908 inhabitants, 1900 to 1362 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased steadily until 1970 on 4177 people. After a temporary stagnation of a significant population increase has been recorded since 1990 (4043 inhabitants) again. The settlement area of Wangen bei Olten has grown together almost seamlessly with those of Olten and Rickenbach ( SO).

Economy

Wangen bei Olten was up to the early 20th century a predominantly shaped by the agriculture community. The industry took the early 20th century with the establishment of the clothing factory Frey AG in 1909 foot in the village. Today, farming, fruit growing, animal husbandry, and forestry have only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population.

Many other jobs are in the manufacturing and services available. Thanks to the good traffic situation arose mainly on the western edge of Wangen bei Olten a larger commercial and industrial zone. Settled here in 1962 the co-op goods center. Today in Wangen bei Olten numerous companies in various industries established, including from the construction and transport industry, wood processing, electronics and electrical engineering, information technology, horticulture, mechanical engineering and metal construction, the retail trade and the food industry. In recent decades, cheeks has developed in Olten also become a residential community, created by above the village center extended new living quarters. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the region Olten.

Traffic

The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the old main road from Olten via Oensingen to Solothurn. The next connection to the Swiss motorway network is approximately 6 km from the town center. On December 4, 1876, the railway line from Olten Solothurn ( Gäubahn ) was taken with a station in Wangen bei Olten in operation. For the dispersion in public transport, the bus lines provide BOGG (bus Olten Gösgen Gaeu ) showing the routes of Wangen bei Olten Olten via Kappel respectively to Egerkingen operate according to Kesten wood and Höhenklinik Allerheiligenberg.

History

Various scattered finds suggest that the municipality of Wangen bei Olten inhabited since Neolithic times. In an early medieval chronicle Wangas was called in the year 610 AD as one of the battle sites between the Alemanni and the Burgundians. However, it is not certain whether it is in this " Wangas " is Wangen bei Olten and Wangen an der Aare or low cheeks (municipality Köniz ).

The first clear written reference to cheeks took place in 1226, then with the addition in Buchsgau. The place name derives from the word wang ( Aue, sloping field, meadow). Since the Middle Ages cheeks was bei Olten part of the managed by the Counts of Frohnburg Buchsgaus and belonged in the reign Fridau. Even a noble family of cheeks is detected. The village shared the fate of the reign Fridau and came in 1415 under the joint administration of Berne and Solothurn, 1463 under the sole management of Solothurn, where it was assigned to the Bailiwick Bechburg. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) Wangen bei Olten was during the Helvetic Republic to the administrative district of Solothurn and from 1803 to the district of Olten.

Since 1869, the village was home to the so-called Wangen clubs, a politically oppositional meeting at T. Husi. Through the establishment of several factories ( including the clothing factory Frey AG) learned Wangen bei Olten in the first half of the 20th century, rapid economic development.

Controversy surrounding the construction of a minaret

In cheeks since 2009, standing on the building of the local Turkish cultural association with an ornate gold, blue minaret. It is one of the four minarets in Switzerland. The minaret contributed to the controversy surrounding the construction of minarets in Switzerland, as against its construction from conservative- right side complaints were filed. Since the planning application by the Turkish cultural association was rejected from building regulations, the Association filed an appeal against the decision. This was approved by the cantonal administrative court on 14 July 2006. The community center with the minaret is located in the industrial district of Wangen.

Attractions

The Church of Saint Gallus was built in 1907 as imposing neuro manic house of God and 1977 and in 2006 restored or renovated.

Pictures

St. Gallus Church

Mosque of the Turkish cultural association Olten with minaret

Coop shop in the village center

Agrola gas station and Landi

Industrial zone in the west of the municipality

Coat of arms

Blazon

Gallus is the patron saint of cheeks.

Personalities

• Stephan purchase (1907-1962), Benedictine and Abbot of Muri -Gries