Rekingen
Encyclopedia
Rekingen is a municipality
in the district of Zurzach
in the canton
of Aargau
in Switzerland
.
estate (made with bricks from the 11th
and 21st Legion
in Vindonissa
). Another excavation discovered Alamanni
graves to the north of the train station. The modern municipality of Rekingen is first mentioned in 1261 as Rechunch. Rekingen belonged to the court of Klingnau
, which from 1415 until 1798 was under the high court
of Baden
. The low court right lay with the Bishop
of Constance and was exercised by Zurzach Abbey. During the Protestant Reformation
the majority of the citizens converted of the new faith. In 1678, two canons
from Zurzach, Johann Rudolf and Johann Jakob Schmid from Baar
, built the Metzgerhof house and chapel. The chapel was deconsecrated
in 1878 and since 1980 the old wine press
building has been used as an ecumenical
chapel. In 1790 the village school was segregated along denominational lines and was reintegrated in 1852.
The majority of the population lived on agriculture and viticulture
. Back in the middle ages
, there were three mills and a brick maker. In 1876, Rekingen received a mainline railway station on the Koblenz
-Winterthur
line. Between 1864 and 1989 a lime factory operated in Rekingen. There was also a cement plant from 1975–95 and a hardware factory between 1955-2001. In 1914 the Swiss Sodafabrik (name was changed in 1922 to Solvay), was founded on a factory site which was half in Rekingen and half in Zurzach.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 54.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.5% is used for growing crops and 9.0% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Zurzach district, along the Rhine river near the Böbikon
valley. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Rekingen.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Per fess Or a letter R sable and Azure a base-semi Mill Wheel of the first.
(84.2%), with Albanian
being second most common ( 5.8%) and Italian
being third ( 3.8%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The population was made up of 350 Swiss men (35.9% of the population), and 144 (14.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 371 Swiss women (38.0%), and 111 (11.4%) non-Swiss women. In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and 4 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there was 1 death of a Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 2 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 20 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 12 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 was an increase of 3 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 23 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.7%.
The age distribution, , in Rekingen is; 93 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 167 teenagers or 16.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 112 people or 11.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 111 people or 11.3% are between 30 and 39, 186 people or 18.9% are between 40 and 49, and 156 people or 15.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 92 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 40 people or 4.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 24 people or 2.4% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 5 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.6 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% 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 13 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 155 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 186 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 362 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. there were 246 single family homes (or 59.4% of the total) out of a total of 414 homes and apartments. There were a total of 12 empty apartments for a 2.9% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.1 new units per 1000 residents.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 40.63% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(18.93%), the CVP
(17.42%) and the Green Party
(9.52%). In the federal election, a total of 249 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 44.3%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 479 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 413 or about 86.2% of the residents worked outside Rekingen while 36 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 102 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.4% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.20% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic
faith.
). Of the school age population , there are 73 students attending primary school, there are 62 students attending secondary school in the municipality.
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 Zurzach
Zurzach (district)
Zurzach District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with the administrative capital of Zurzach. It covers the Studenlands and is located in the northeastern part of the canton. The district capital is Bad Zurzach. The main valleys are the Surb and the Aare. It has a population of ...
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
In 1956 an excavation discovered the remains of a Roman eraSwitzerland 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...
estate (made with bricks from the 11th
Legio XI Claudia
Legio undecima Claudia was a Roman legion. XI Claudia dates back to the two legions recruited by Julius Caesar to invade Gallia in 58 BC, and it existed at least until early 5th century, guarding lower Danube in Durostorum...
and 21st Legion
Legio XXI Rapax
Legio vigesima prima rapax was a Roman legion levied in 31 BC by Augustus, probably from men previously enlisted in other legions. The XXI Rapax was destroyed in 92 by the Dacians and Sarmatians...
in Vindonissa
Vindonissa
Vindonissa was a Roman legion camp at modern Windisch, Switzerland. It was probably established in 15 AD. In an expansion around 30, thermal baths were added....
). Another excavation discovered 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...
graves to the north of the train station. The modern municipality of Rekingen is first mentioned in 1261 as Rechunch. Rekingen belonged to the court of Klingnau
Klingnau
Klingnau is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Klingnau is first mentioned in 1239 as Chlingenowe. Ulrich of Klingen acquired land from the monastery of St. Blaise in 1239 to found the city. He and the abbot reached an agreement over which of...
, which from 1415 until 1798 was under 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....
of Baden
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
. The low court right lay with the Bishop
Bishop (Catholic Church)
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....
of Constance and was exercised by Zurzach Abbey. During 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...
the majority of the citizens converted of the new faith. In 1678, two canons
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
from Zurzach, Johann Rudolf and Johann Jakob Schmid from Baar
Baar, Switzerland
Baar is a village in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.-Geography:Baar has an area, , of . Of this area, 55% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.5% is forested...
, built the Metzgerhof house and chapel. The chapel was deconsecrated
Deconsecration
Deconsecration is the act of removing a religious blessing from something that had been previously consecrated by a minister or priest of that religion. The same act when performed by a member of a differing religion may be considered a curse by some religions and not a complete removal of the...
in 1878 and since 1980 the old wine press
Wine press
A wine press is a device used to extract juice from crushed grapes during wine making. There are a number of different styles of presses that are used by wine makers but their overall functionality is the same. Each style of press exerts controlled pressure in order to free the juice from the fruit...
building has been used as an ecumenical
Ecumenism
Ecumenism or oecumenism mainly refers to initiatives aimed at greater Christian unity or cooperation. It is used predominantly by and with reference to Christian denominations and Christian Churches separated by doctrine, history, and practice...
chapel. In 1790 the village school was segregated along denominational lines and was reintegrated in 1852.
The majority of the population lived on 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...
. Back in 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...
, there were three mills and a brick maker. In 1876, Rekingen received a mainline railway station on the Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
-Winterthur
Winterthur
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...
line. Between 1864 and 1989 a lime factory operated in Rekingen. There was also a cement plant from 1975–95 and a hardware factory between 1955-2001. In 1914 the Swiss Sodafabrik (name was changed in 1922 to Solvay), was founded on a factory site which was half in Rekingen and half in Zurzach.
Geography
Rekingen has an area, , of 3.1 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 0.43 km² (0.16602392819479 sq mi) or 13.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.78 km² (0.687261842294712 sq mi) or 57.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km² (0.305020705288103 sq mi) or 25.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.12 km² (29.7 acre) or 3.9% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 54.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.5% is used for growing crops and 9.0% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Zurzach district, along the Rhine river near the Böbikon
Böbikon
Böbikon is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in Canton Aargau in Switzerland. It is located just 2 km south of the border with Germany.-History:...
valley. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Rekingen.
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 letter R sable and Azure a base-semi Mill Wheel of the first.
Demographics
Rekingen has a population of , 37.1% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -4.7%. Most of the population speaks GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
(84.2%), with Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
being second most common ( 5.8%) and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
being third ( 3.8%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The population was made up of 350 Swiss men (35.9% of the population), and 144 (14.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 371 Swiss women (38.0%), and 111 (11.4%) non-Swiss women. In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and 4 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there was 1 death of a Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 2 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 20 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 12 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 was an increase of 3 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 23 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.7%.
The age distribution, , in Rekingen is; 93 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 167 teenagers or 16.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 112 people or 11.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 111 people or 11.3% are between 30 and 39, 186 people or 18.9% are between 40 and 49, and 156 people or 15.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 92 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 40 people or 4.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 24 people or 2.4% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 5 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.6 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% 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 13 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 155 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 186 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 362 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. there were 246 single family homes (or 59.4% of the total) out of a total of 414 homes and apartments. There were a total of 12 empty apartments for a 2.9% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.1 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 40.63% 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....
(18.93%), 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...
(17.42%) and 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:...
(9.52%). In the federal election, a total of 249 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 44.3%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1780 | 259 |
| 1850 | 348 |
| 1900 | 270 |
| 1950 | 710 |
| 1990 | 877 |
| 2000 | 998 |
Economy
, Rekingen had an unemployment rate of 1.58%. , there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 227 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 22 businesses in this sector.there were 479 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 413 or about 86.2% of the residents worked outside Rekingen while 36 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 102 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.4% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 411 or 41.2% were Roman Catholic, while 337 or 33.8% 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 0.20% 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.
Education
In Rekingen about 69.6% 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 73 students attending primary school, there are 62 students attending secondary school in the municipality.