Fischbach-Göslikon
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Fischbach-Göslikon is a municipality
in the district of Bremgarten
in the canton
of Aargau
in Switzerland
.
items have been found in the municipality, the first evidence of a settlement are two Hallstatt
era graves. The current village wasn't founded until the Middle Ages
. The medieval settlements of Fischbach and Göslikon are first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century as Visbach und Fischbach. In 1159 it was mentioned as Cohelinchon, and in 1179 as Cozlinchon. The high and low justice
lay with the Habsburg
s, and then after 1415 with the Swiss
. The monasteries of Hermetschwil
and Gnadental as well as citizens and institutions of Bremgarten held property in both villages.
The parish church was consecrated in 1048 and at least from 1159, it was in possession of Muri Abbey
. In 1360 it came under the authority of the Spital Baden. Between 1529-31 the Protestant Reformation
entered Fischbach-Göslikon, though today more of the population remains Roman Catholic. In 1671-72, a new church was built and in 1757-60 it was rebuilt in the Rococo
style. In 1709 a new chapel was built next to the church.
In 1798 Fischbach and Göslikon were combined, though the Ortsbürger communities remained separate until 1997
In the 19th Century a peat
processing operation opened in the village. Around the same time, a significant factory for straw plaiting opened. The factory had 71 employees in 1863, and added 12 more by 1885 (at the time the combined villages only had about 500 inhabitants). A gravel plant opened along the banks of the Reuss. The Reuss River Corrections of 1811-18, 1906–15 and 1935-50 changed the landscape and settlement pattern of Fischbach-Göslikon.
The municipality is located in the Bremgarten district, on the left bank of the Reuss river and along the Bremgarten
-Mellingen
road. It consists of the villages of Fischbach and Göslikon which merged in 1798 and since then have physically grown together.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Gules a Fish embowed Argent. The fish makes this an example of canting
.
The age distribution, , in Fischbach-Göslikon is; 170 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 187 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 175 people or 12.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 191 people or 13.8% are between 30 and 39, 257 people or 18.5% are between 40 and 49, and 205 people or 14.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 122 people or 8.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 52 people or 3.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 25 people or 1.8% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 5 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 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 68.3% 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 26 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 223 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 214 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.61 individuals. there were 297 single family homes (or 54.1% of the total) out of a total of 549 homes and apartments. There were a total of 2 empty apartments for a 0.4% 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 47.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(14%), the FDP
(11.6%) and the SP
(9.3%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fischbach-Göslikon about 80.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
). Of the school age population , there are 144 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
parish
church of the Assumption of Mary
is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
.
there was a total of 706 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 587 or about 83.1% of the residents worked outside Fischbach-Göslikon while 209 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 328 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 9.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.7% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.16% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic
faith.
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 Bremgarten
Bremgarten (district)
Bremgarten District is a Swiss district in the Canton of Aargau, corresponding to the valleys of the Reuss and Bünz rivers in the area known as the Freiamt.-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
While several, individual mesolithicMesolithic
The Mesolithic is an archaeological concept used to refer to certain groups of archaeological cultures defined as falling between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic....
items have been found in the municipality, the first evidence of a settlement are two Hallstatt
Hallstatt culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC , developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC and followed in much of Central Europe by the La Tène culture.By the 6th century BC, the Hallstatt culture extended for some...
era graves. The current village wasn't founded until the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
. The medieval settlements of Fischbach and Göslikon are first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century as Visbach und Fischbach. In 1159 it was mentioned as Cohelinchon, and in 1179 as Cozlinchon. 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....
lay with the Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
s, and then after 1415 with the Swiss
Old Swiss Confederacy
The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland....
. The monasteries of Hermetschwil
Hermetschwil-Staffeln
Hermetschwil-Staffeln is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Hermetschwil-Staffeln is first mentioned in 1064 as Hermenswil. In 1390 it was mentioned as Hermeczwil. Under Austrian sovereignty it belonged to Muri. Hermetschwil shared the...
and Gnadental as well as citizens and institutions of Bremgarten held property in both villages.
The parish church was consecrated in 1048 and at least from 1159, it was in possession of Muri Abbey
Muri Abbey
Muri Abbey was a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It flourished for over eight centuries at Muri, in the Canton of Aargau, near Basle in Switzerland...
. In 1360 it came under the authority of the Spital Baden. Between 1529-31 the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
entered Fischbach-Göslikon, though today more of the population remains Roman Catholic. In 1671-72, a new church was built and in 1757-60 it was rebuilt in the Rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
style. In 1709 a new chapel was built next to the church.
In 1798 Fischbach and Göslikon were combined, though the Ortsbürger communities remained separate until 1997
In the 19th Century a peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
processing operation opened in the village. Around the same time, a significant factory for straw plaiting opened. The factory had 71 employees in 1863, and added 12 more by 1885 (at the time the combined villages only had about 500 inhabitants). A gravel plant opened along the banks of the Reuss. The Reuss River Corrections of 1811-18, 1906–15 and 1935-50 changed the landscape and settlement pattern of Fischbach-Göslikon.
Geography
Fischbach-Göslikon has an area, , of 3.1 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 52.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (11.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Bremgarten district, on the left bank of the Reuss river and along the Bremgarten
Bremgarten, Switzerland
Bremgarten is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It serves as seat of the district of Bremgarten. The medieval old town is listed as a heritage site of national significance.-History:...
-Mellingen
Mellingen
Mellingen is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The town is located on the Reuss River.-History:...
road. It consists of the villages of Fischbach and Göslikon which merged in 1798 and since then have physically grown together.
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 Gules a Fish embowed Argent. The fish makes this an example of canting
Canting arms
Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name in a visual pun or rebus. The term cant came into the English language from Anglo-Norman cant, meaning song or singing, from Latin cantāre, and English cognates include canticle, chant, accent, incantation and recant.Canting arms –...
.
Demographics
Fischbach-Göslikon has a population (as of ) of . , 7.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.1%. Most of the population speaks German (96.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.4%).The age distribution, , in Fischbach-Göslikon is; 170 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 187 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 175 people or 12.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 191 people or 13.8% are between 30 and 39, 257 people or 18.5% are between 40 and 49, and 205 people or 14.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 122 people or 8.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 52 people or 3.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 25 people or 1.8% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 5 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 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 68.3% 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 26 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 223 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 214 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.61 individuals. there were 297 single family homes (or 54.1% of the total) out of a total of 549 homes and apartments. There were a total of 2 empty apartments for a 0.4% 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 47.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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...
(14%), 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....
(11.6%) and the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(9.3%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fischbach-Göslikon about 80.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
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 144 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1798 | 341 |
| 1850 | 569 |
| 1900 | 392 |
| 1920 | 331 |
| 1950 | 389 |
| 1980 | 633 |
| 1990 | 963 |
| 2000 | 1,254 |
Heritage sites of national significance
The Roman CatholicRoman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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...
church of the Assumption of Mary
Assumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
.
Economy
, Fischbach-Göslikon had an unemployment rate of 1.91%. , there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 185 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 93 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 41 businesses in this sector.there was a total of 706 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 587 or about 83.1% of the residents worked outside Fischbach-Göslikon while 209 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 328 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 9.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.7% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 709 or 56.5% were Roman Catholic, while 352 or 28.1% 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 were 2 individuals (or about 0.16% of the population) 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.