Fahrwangen
Encyclopedia
Fahrwangen is a municipality
in the district of Lenzburg
in the canton
of Aargau
in Switzerland
.
eras, Roman
and Alamanni
ruins all testify to a long history of human habitation around Fahrwangen. The modern municipality of Fahrwangen is first mentioned in 924 as Farnowanch. Under the Habsburgs both the high and low justice
were brought together with the County of Tennwil. Between 1354 and 1380 the Lords of Hallwyl acquired all rights to the municipality. Under the Hallwyls and later under Bern, Fahrwangen was a special, independent high court.
During the second Villmergen war
in 1712, Fahrwangen was used as a camp by the Reformed
troops. As the Catholic troops attacked, according to legend, the women of Fahrwangen and Meisterschwanden
marched out to join the soldiers. The Protestant
Bernese troops were so impressed with the valor of the women, that they granted them a day when the women could command. Since then, on the second Sunday in January they have celebrated the Meitlisunntig (Girls' Sunday). On this day, women from both villages run through the streets carrying nets. Any man who is captured in a net must pay his Lösegelds or ransom (often in the form of alcoholic drinks) to get free.
Since 1920 it has had a district school.
Religiously, it was originally part of the parish
of Sarmenstorf
, and between 1531-1817 it was in the parish of Seengen
. After 1817 it became its own Reformed
parish, which included Meisterschwanden
.
Economically, until the 18th Century, it was a farming village. Agriculture was partly replaced in the 18th Century by cotton weaving, and in the 19th Century by straw plaiting both at home and in factories. In the 20th Century other industries moved into the village. Continuously, since the early 20th Century, a high proportion of the population is employed in industry (1920-70 over 60%, 2000 58%). Since 1980 more workers commute out of Fahrwangen than commute in for jobs.
above the Hallwilersee. It consists of the irregular, unplanned, and quite closely packed village of Fahrwangen, built around a central square.
Fahrwangen has an area, , of 3.99 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.26 km² (0.872590878419129 sq mi) or 56.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.99 km² (0.38224113700661 sq mi) or 24.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.69 km² (0.266410489428849 sq mi) or 17.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 42.4% is used for growing crops and 12.8% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Per fess Or a lion passant Gules and of the last.
The age distribution, , in Fahrwangen is; 173 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 253 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 251 people or 13.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 200 people or 10.9% are between 30 and 39, 330 people or 18.0% are between 40 and 49, and 249 people or 13.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 174 people or 9.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 120 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 68 people or 3.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 12 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 55.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 66 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 320 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 252 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 657 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. there were 356 single family homes (or 45.9% of the total) out of a total of 775 homes and apartments. There were a total of 14 empty apartments for a 1.8% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.2 new units per 1000 residents.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 41.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(15.7%), the FDP
(12.1%) and the CVP
(9.1%).
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 845 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 602 or about 71.2% of the residents worked outside Fahrwangen while 366 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 609 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.9% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic
faith.
). Of the school age population , there are 132 students attending primary school, there are 153 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality. Fahrwangen is home to the Gemeindebibliotheken und Schulbibliotheken library. The library has 7,185 books or other media, and loaned out 22,650 items in the same year. The library was open a total of 280 days with average of 7 hours per week during that year.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Lenzburg
Lenzburg (district)
Lenzburg District is a district of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland, lying at the center of the canton. The district capital is the town of Lenzburg. It has a population of .-Geography:...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Aargau
Aargau
Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
Prehistorical finds from various NeolithicNeolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
eras, Roman
Switzerland in the Roman era
The history of Switzerland in the Roman era encompasses the roughly six centuries during which the territory of modern Switzerland was a part of the Roman Republic and Empire...
and Alamanni
Alamanni
The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Rhine river . One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Roman Emperor Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire from 211 to 217 and claimed thereby to be...
ruins all testify to a long history of human habitation around Fahrwangen. The modern municipality of Fahrwangen is first mentioned in 924 as Farnowanch. Under the Habsburgs both the high and low justice
High, middle and low justice
High, middle and low justices are notions dating from Western feudalism to indicate descending degrees of judiciary power to administer justice by the maximal punishment the holders could inflict upon their subjects and other dependents....
were brought together with the County of Tennwil. Between 1354 and 1380 the Lords of Hallwyl acquired all rights to the municipality. Under the Hallwyls and later under Bern, Fahrwangen was a special, independent high court.
During the second Villmergen war
Battles of Villmergen
The Battles of Villmergen were two battles between Reformed and Catholic Swiss cantons. They occurred on January 24, 1656 and July 24, 1712 at Villmergen, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland ....
in 1712, Fahrwangen was used as a camp by the Reformed
Reformation in Switzerland
The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate and population of Zürich in the 1520s. It led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in Zürich and spread to several other cantons of the Old Swiss...
troops. As the Catholic troops attacked, according to legend, the women of Fahrwangen and Meisterschwanden
Meisterschwanden
Meisterschwanden is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:There were two neolithic lake side settlements, at Seerose and Erlenhölzli, near the modern Meisterschwanden. Both sites were discovered from archeological digs on the lake shote...
marched out to join the soldiers. The Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
Bernese troops were so impressed with the valor of the women, that they granted them a day when the women could command. Since then, on the second Sunday in January they have celebrated the Meitlisunntig (Girls' Sunday). On this day, women from both villages run through the streets carrying nets. Any man who is captured in a net must pay his Lösegelds or ransom (often in the form of alcoholic drinks) to get free.
Since 1920 it has had a district school.
Religiously, it was originally part of the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Sarmenstorf
Sarmenstorf
Sarmenstorf is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest settlement in the municipality built the neolithic burial mound at Zigiholz. The next known settlement was a Roman era villa with a portico and bath house from the 1st Century AD...
, and between 1531-1817 it was in the parish of Seengen
Seengen
Seengen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Seengen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.3% is forested...
. After 1817 it became its own Reformed
Swiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
parish, which included Meisterschwanden
Meisterschwanden
Meisterschwanden is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:There were two neolithic lake side settlements, at Seerose and Erlenhölzli, near the modern Meisterschwanden. Both sites were discovered from archeological digs on the lake shote...
.
Economically, until the 18th Century, it was a farming village. Agriculture was partly replaced in the 18th Century by cotton weaving, and in the 19th Century by straw plaiting both at home and in factories. In the 20th Century other industries moved into the village. Continuously, since the early 20th Century, a high proportion of the population is employed in industry (1920-70 over 60%, 2000 58%). Since 1980 more workers commute out of Fahrwangen than commute in for jobs.
Geography
Fahrwangen lies on the southern edge of the district of Lenzburg, east of the Hallwilersee. It borders the canton of Luzern. It is located at the western foot of the Lindenberg in a depressionDepression (geology)
A depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms.Structural or tectonic related:...
above the Hallwilersee. It consists of the irregular, unplanned, and quite closely packed village of Fahrwangen, built around a central square.
Fahrwangen has an area, , of 3.99 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.26 km² (0.872590878419129 sq mi) or 56.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.99 km² (0.38224113700661 sq mi) or 24.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.69 km² (0.266410489428849 sq mi) or 17.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 42.4% is used for growing crops and 12.8% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Per fess Or a lion passant Gules and of the last.
Demographics
Fahrwangen has a population of , 20.1% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.9%. Most of the population speaks German (89.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Turkish being third ( 2.0%).The age distribution, , in Fahrwangen is; 173 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 253 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 251 people or 13.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 200 people or 10.9% are between 30 and 39, 330 people or 18.0% are between 40 and 49, and 249 people or 13.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 174 people or 9.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 120 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 68 people or 3.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 12 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 55.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 66 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 320 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 252 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 657 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. there were 356 single family homes (or 45.9% of the total) out of a total of 775 homes and apartments. There were a total of 14 empty apartments for a 1.8% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.2 new units per 1000 residents.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 41.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(15.7%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(12.1%) and the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(9.1%).
The historical population is given in the following table:
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1693 | 260 |
| 1798 | 529 |
| 1850 | 782 |
| 1900 | 1,019 |
| 1950 | 1,052 |
| 1980 | 1,210 |
| 2000 | 1,653 |
Economy
, Fahrwangen had an unemployment rate of 2.33%. , there were 59 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 348 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 24 businesses in this sector. 232 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 66 businesses in this sector.there were 845 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 602 or about 71.2% of the residents worked outside Fahrwangen while 366 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 609 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.9% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 663 or 40.1% were Roman Catholic, while 614 or 37.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
faith.
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fahrwangen about 70.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Of the school age population , there are 132 students attending primary school, there are 153 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality. Fahrwangen is home to the Gemeindebibliotheken und Schulbibliotheken library. The library has 7,185 books or other media, and loaned out 22,650 items in the same year. The library was open a total of 280 days with average of 7 hours per week during that year.