Hägglingen
Encyclopedia
Hägglingen is a municipality
in the district of Bremgarten
in the canton
of Aargau
in Switzerland
.
s from the Hallstatt period
. There is also evidence of small Roman era
settlements.
The first mention of modern Hägglingen is in 1036 when Count Ulrich von Lenzburg granted the church and farm of Hekelingen to Beromünster
. In the acknowledgments of Emperor Henry III
in 1045, the village of Hackelingen was mentioned. Frederick I Barbarossa
acknowledged the grants to the village in 1173. The Vogtei
(balliwick) went from the Lenzburg family to the Kyburgs
and then in 1273 to the Lords of Hallwyl. The high court
rights were exercised by the Habsburgs until the Swiss
conquered the Aargau in 1415. It was not until 1425 that Hägglingen, which was claimed by Lucerne
, came under the authority of the entire Confederacy. It was first assigned to the district court of Wohlenschwil
before it became an independent municipality from 1435-1712.
The Dorfoffnung regulations of 1609 include laws for the exploitation of forests and regulated irrigation. At this time Hägglingen was acting as a fully independent municipality. Between 1611-13, 150 people died of the plague. It was sacked and partly burned in 1656 by Bernese troops.
The parish church of St. Michael was built in 1457-66, though only the tower and choir
of the original church were retained. The church was expanded in 1638-39, and renovated in 1739. In 1951, the late gothic
choir fresco
es of 1480-90, which had survived the iconoclasm
of 1529, were discovered.
In addition to agriculture and small businesses, the straw plaiting industry started in the 18th Century and grew in the 19th to be one of the main industries of the village. The distance to the nearest train station, Dottikon
, delayed industrial development of Hägglingen. By 2003, a number of medium and small businesses, primarily in the plastics industry, offered approximately 520 jobs.
The municipality is located in the Bremgarten district on an elevated side valley of the Bünztales. It consists of the village of Hägglingen and the hamlets
of Igelweid and Rüti (since 1823).
of the municipal coat of arms
is Azure a Flax Comb Or spiked Argent.
The age distribution, , in Hägglingen is; 229 children or 10.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 264 teenagers or 12.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 242 people or 11.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 330 people or 15.1% are between 30 and 39, 398 people or 18.2% are between 40 and 49, and 289 people or 13.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 202 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 143 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 72 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 12 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 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 62.9% 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 63 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 295 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 384 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.53 individuals. there were 506 single family homes (or 55.4% of the total) out of a total of 913 homes and apartments. There were a total of 4 empty apartments for a 0.4% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 8.4 new units per 1000 residents.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 39% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(21.2%), the SP
(13.7%) and the FDP
(12%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hägglingen about 73.8% 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 193 students attending primary school, there are 46 students attending secondary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there was a total of 1,041 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 731 or about 70.2% of the residents worked outside Hägglingen while 347 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 657 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 7.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 54.3% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual 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
The first evidence of a settlement comes from barrowTumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
s from the Hallstatt period
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...
. There is also evidence of small Roman era
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...
settlements.
The first mention of modern Hägglingen is in 1036 when Count Ulrich von Lenzburg granted the church and farm of Hekelingen to Beromünster
Beromünster
Beromünster is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 Gunzwil became part of Beromünster.-History:...
. In the acknowledgments of Emperor Henry III
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry III , called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors...
in 1045, the village of Hackelingen was mentioned. Frederick I Barbarossa
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick I Barbarossa was a German Holy Roman Emperor. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March, crowned King of Italy in Pavia in 1155, and finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155, and two years later in 1157 the term...
acknowledged the grants to the village in 1173. The Vogtei
Vogtei
Vogtei could be:* The residenz or domain of a Vogt* Vogtei , a municipal association in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia, Germany....
(balliwick) went from the Lenzburg family to the Kyburgs
House of Kyburg
The House of Kyburg was family of Grafen or counts from Zürich in Switzerland. The family was one of the three most powerful noble families in the Swiss plateau beside the Habsburg and the House of Savoy during the 11th and 12th Centuries...
and then in 1273 to the Lords of Hallwyl. The high court
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....
rights were exercised by the Habsburgs until the Swiss
Old Swiss Confederacy
The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland....
conquered the Aargau in 1415. It was not until 1425 that Hägglingen, which was claimed by Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
, came under the authority of the entire Confederacy. It was first assigned to the district court of Wohlenschwil
Wohlenschwil
Wohlenschwil is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:On June 3, 1653 Wohlenschwil was the site of the Battle of Wohlenschwil, which ended the Swiss peasant war of 1653...
before it became an independent municipality from 1435-1712.
The Dorfoffnung regulations of 1609 include laws for the exploitation of forests and regulated irrigation. At this time Hägglingen was acting as a fully independent municipality. Between 1611-13, 150 people died of the plague. It was sacked and partly burned in 1656 by Bernese troops.
The parish church of St. Michael was built in 1457-66, though only the tower and choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
of the original church were retained. The church was expanded in 1638-39, and renovated in 1739. In 1951, the late gothic
Gothic art
Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that developed in France out of Romanesque art in the mid-12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, but took over art more completely north of the Alps, never quite effacing more classical...
choir fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es of 1480-90, which had survived the iconoclasm
Iconoclasm
Iconoclasm is the deliberate destruction of religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives. It is a frequent component of major political or religious changes...
of 1529, were discovered.
In addition to agriculture and small businesses, the straw plaiting industry started in the 18th Century and grew in the 19th to be one of the main industries of the village. The distance to the nearest train station, Dottikon
Dottikon
Dottikon is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Dottikon has an area, , of . Of this area, 47.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.7% is forested...
, delayed industrial development of Hägglingen. By 2003, a number of medium and small businesses, primarily in the plastics industry, offered approximately 520 jobs.
Geography
Hägglingen has an area, , of 7.8 square kilometres (3 sq mi). Of this area, 56.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (10.3%) is settled.The municipality is located in the Bremgarten district on an elevated side valley of the Bünztales. It consists of the village of Hägglingen and the hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Igelweid and Rüti (since 1823).
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 Azure a Flax Comb Or spiked Argent.
Demographics
Hägglingen has a population (as of ) of . , 13.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.1%. Most of the population speaks German (92.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.6%).The age distribution, , in Hägglingen is; 229 children or 10.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 264 teenagers or 12.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 242 people or 11.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 330 people or 15.1% are between 30 and 39, 398 people or 18.2% are between 40 and 49, and 289 people or 13.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 202 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 143 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 72 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 12 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 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 62.9% 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 63 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 295 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 384 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.53 individuals. there were 506 single family homes (or 55.4% of the total) out of a total of 913 homes and apartments. There were a total of 4 empty apartments for a 0.4% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 8.4 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 39% 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...
(21.2%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(13.7%) and 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%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hägglingen about 73.8% 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 193 students attending primary school, there are 46 students attending secondary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 1,535 |
| 1900 | 1,415 |
| 1950 | 1,514 |
| 2000 | 1,990 |
Economy
, Hägglingen had an unemployment rate of 1.58%. , there were 128 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 37 businesses involved in this sector. 436 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 29 businesses in this sector. 174 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 45 businesses in this sector.there was a total of 1,041 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 731 or about 70.2% of the residents worked outside Hägglingen while 347 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 657 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 7.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 54.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 1,149 or 57.7% were Roman Catholic, while 464 or 23.3% 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.