Mülligen
Encyclopedia
Mülligen is a municipality
in the district of Brugg
in canton
of Aargau
in Switzerland
.
, though the only traces of the settlement are two groups of graves. Mülligen is first mentioned in the 12th Century as Mülinon. Until the 17th Century it was known as Mülinen.
The rights to high and low justice
were held by the Habsburg
s through Königsfelden Abbey
. After the secularization of the Abbey, those rights were held by Bern.
Originally the major economic activity in Mülligen was agriculture and viticulture
. After 1730, small scale textile production provided another source of income. Then in 1849 a Gypsum
processing plant opened in the village. Starting about 1830, the residents of Mülligen worked in the spinning
mill in Windisch
, and the first industrial plant in Mülligen opened in 1909. In 1924, a gravel
plant opened in the village, and it was expanded in 1955. In 1964 the bovine artificial insemination center of the Swiss Association for Artificial Insemination opened.
The passenger ferry on the river Reuss was replaced in 1940 by a bridge. Benefiting from the village's proximity to the junction of the A1 and A3 motorways, A1-A3, Mülligen has become a residential village with many commuters to Brugg, Baden and Zurich.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 9.8% of the area 31.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 24.7% is used for growing crops and 10.4% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Brugg district, near the Reuss river and along the southern slope of the Eiteberg. It consists of the village of Mülligen and the hamlets
of Trotte.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Or a Mill Wheel Sable and Coupeaux. The coat of arms of Mülligen is an example of canting
because of the mill wheel .
The age distribution, , in Mülligen is; 91 children or 9.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 121 teenagers or 13.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 137 people or 14.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 132 people or 14.2% are between 30 and 39, 159 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 151 people or 16.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 93 people or 10.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 29 people or 3.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 19 people or 2.0% who are between 80 and 89.
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 54.7% 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, 138 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 134 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.57 individuals. there were 152 single family homes (or 38.7% of the total) out of a total of 393 homes and apartments. There were a total of 5 empty apartments for a 1.3% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.4 new units per 1000 residents.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 40.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(25%), the Green Party
(9.6%) and the FDP
(7.6%).
In Mülligen about 85.7% 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 55 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there was a total of 460 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 383 or about 83.3% of the residents worked outside Mülligen while 106 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 183 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 59.7% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.26% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic
faith.
. The wettest month is August during which time Mülligen receives an average of 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13, but with only 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of 70 mm (2.8 in) of precipitation over 11.7 days.
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 Brugg
Brugg (district)
Brugg District is a district in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, it is located south of the Aare and the Aargauer Jura covers the district. The capital of the district is the town of Brugg.-Geography:...
in 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 earliest known settlement was in the Early Middle AgesEarly Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages was the period of European history lasting from the 5th century to approximately 1000. The Early Middle Ages followed the decline of the Western Roman Empire and preceded the High Middle Ages...
, though the only traces of the settlement are two groups of graves. Mülligen is first mentioned in the 12th Century as Mülinon. Until the 17th Century it was known as Mülinen.
The rights to 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 held by 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 through Königsfelden Abbey
Königsfelden Abbey
Königsfelden Abbey is a former Franciscan monastery and former Clarisse convent in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was founded in 1308 by the Habsburgs and during the Reformation in 1528 it was secularized. The complex was then the residence of the bailiffs...
. After the secularization of the Abbey, those rights were held by Bern.
Originally the major economic activity in Mülligen was agriculture and viticulture
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
. After 1730, small scale textile production provided another source of income. Then in 1849 a Gypsum
Gypsum
Gypsum is a very soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. It is found in alabaster, a decorative stone used in Ancient Egypt. It is the second softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale...
processing plant opened in the village. Starting about 1830, the residents of Mülligen worked in the spinning
Spinning (textiles)
Spinning is a major industry. It is part of the textile manufacturing process where three types of fibre are converted into yarn, then fabric, then textiles. The textiles are then fabricated into clothes or other artifacts. There are three industrial processes available to spin yarn, and a...
mill in Windisch
Windisch
Windisch is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Windisch is situated at the site of the Roman legion camp Vindonissa. In 1064 the current municipality was mentioned as Vinse, and in 1175 as Vindisse. Until the 19th Century the official name was...
, and the first industrial plant in Mülligen opened in 1909. In 1924, a gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
plant opened in the village, and it was expanded in 1955. In 1964 the bovine artificial insemination center of the Swiss Association for Artificial Insemination opened.
The passenger ferry on the river Reuss was replaced in 1940 by a bridge. Benefiting from the village's proximity to the junction of the A1 and A3 motorways, A1-A3, Mülligen has become a residential village with many commuters to Brugg, Baden and Zurich.
Geography
Mülligen has an area, , of 3.16 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 1.16 square kilometre (0.447878503967341 sq mi) or 36.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.01 square kilometre (0.38996318017846 sq mi) or 32.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.89 square kilometre (0.343630921147356 sq mi) or 28.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.08 km² (19.8 acre) or 2.5% 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 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 9.8% of the area 31.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 24.7% is used for growing crops and 10.4% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Brugg district, near the Reuss river and along the southern slope of the Eiteberg. It consists of the village of Mülligen 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 Trotte.
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 Or a Mill Wheel Sable and Coupeaux. The coat of arms of Mülligen is 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 –...
because of the mill wheel .
Demographics
Mülligen has a population of , 12.7% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 17.3%. Most of the population speaks German (94.9%), with French being second most common ( 1.3%) and Italian being third ( 1.0%).The age distribution, , in Mülligen is; 91 children or 9.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 121 teenagers or 13.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 137 people or 14.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 132 people or 14.2% are between 30 and 39, 159 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 151 people or 16.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 93 people or 10.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 29 people or 3.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 19 people or 2.0% who are between 80 and 89.
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 54.7% 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, 138 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 134 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.57 individuals. there were 152 single family homes (or 38.7% of the total) out of a total of 393 homes and apartments. There were a total of 5 empty apartments for a 1.3% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.4 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 40.9% 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....
(25%), the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(9.6%) 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....
(7.6%).
In Mülligen about 85.7% 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 55 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 151 |
| 1803 | 320 |
| 1850 | 397 |
| 1900 | 374 |
| 1950 | 377 |
| 2000 | 780 |
Economy
, Mülligen had an unemployment rate of 1.44%. , there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 44 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector.there was a total of 460 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 383 or about 83.3% of the residents worked outside Mülligen while 106 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 183 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 59.7% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 271 or 34.7% were Roman Catholic, while 411 or 52.7% 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 0.26% 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.
Weather
Mülligen has an average of 133.5 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1036 mm (40.8 in) of precipitationPrecipitation (meteorology)
In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
. The wettest month is August during which time Mülligen receives an average of 113 mm (4.4 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13, but with only 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of 70 mm (2.8 in) of precipitation over 11.7 days.