Rupperswil
Encyclopedia
Rupperswil is a municipality
in the district of Lenzburg
in the canton
of Aargau
in Switzerland
.
tile kiln from the 2nd Century was discovered in 1911. There is also evidence of the emergence of a late-Alamanni
village in the 8th Century. The modern village of Rupperswil is first mentioned in 1173 as Rubeswile. It belonged to the realm of Lenzburg
and passed from the Lenzburg family to the Kyburgs
then in 1273 to the rule of the Habsburgs. After the conquest of the Aargau in 1415 it became part of the Bernese District of Lenzburg. Around the beginning of the 13th to the mid-14th Century, the Lords of Rubiswile, a Kyburg Ministerialis
family (unfree knights in the service of another lord) is mentioned. They were the first Twingherren
of Rupperswil. The Twingherrschaft was acquired between 1295-1312 by the Lords of Baldegg which then passed to the Lords of Reinach, and finally to the Lords of Hallwyl
. In 1521 they sold the rights to low justice
to Bern. Under the Bernese Bailiwick
of Lenzburg, Rupperswil was the center of a lower court district. In 1803 Rupperswil became part of the newly created Canton of Aargau.
Ecclesiastically, until 1681 Rupperswil belonged to a parish
of Suhr
. In 1528 the city converted during the Protestant Reformation
. From 1676-81, the Gem tried, eventually successfully, to create a separate parish. The village church was built from donations by the villagers between 1275-1370. In 1500 a choir
and tower were added to the building. In 1921-22 the old church was replaced by a new building.
In the early 19th Century the textile industry increasingly changed the formerly agricultural village. A spinning mill was established in 1836, which produced until the 1970s. In 1858, Rupperswil became a station on the railroad line Brugg
-Aarau
. In 1874, construction began on the Southern Railway line. Starting at the end of the 19th Century there were more metal-processing plants and a sugar mill in Rupperswil. This industrial tradition and new businesses lead to a large number of jobs in the industrial sector. In 2004 54% of the population still worked in industry. Since the opening of the A1 Motorway in 1967, the population has grown steadily.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 12.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.1% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 22.9% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Lenzburg district, south of the Aare river. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Rupperswil.
The age distribution, , in Rupperswil is; 433 children or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 492 teenagers or 11.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 573 people or 13.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 603 people or 14.1% are between 30 and 39, 775 people or 18.1% are between 40 and 49, and 593 people or 13.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 397 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 246 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 144 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 29 people or 0.7% 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 57.2% 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 123 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 709 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 651 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 1,526 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. there were 816 single family homes (or 43.5% of the total) out of a total of 1,874 homes and apartments. There were a total of 11 empty apartments for a 0.6% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 9.9 new units per 1000 residents.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 39.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(18%), the FDP
(14.4%) and the CVP
(7.1%).
The historical population is given in the following table:
.
there were 1,986 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,452 or about 73.1% of the residents worked outside Rupperswil while 1,068 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,602 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.8% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 5 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic
faith.
). Of the school age population , there are 259 students attending primary school, there are 97 students attending secondary school in the municipality. Rupperswil is home to the Schul und Gemeinde Bibliothek Rupperswil (school and municipal library of Rupperswil). The library has 8,404 books or other media, and loaned out 19,476 items in the same year. It was open a total of 240 days with average of 8.5 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
A partially preserved 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...
tile kiln from the 2nd Century was discovered in 1911. There is also evidence of the emergence of a late-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...
village in the 8th Century. The modern village of Rupperswil is first mentioned in 1173 as Rubeswile. It belonged to the realm of Lenzburg
Schloss Lenzburg
Lenzburg Castle is a castle located above the old part of the town of Lenzburg in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It ranks among the oldest and most important of Switzerland. The castle stands on the almost circular castle hill , which rises approximately 100 m over the surrounding plain...
and passed 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...
then in 1273 to the rule of the Habsburgs. After the conquest of the Aargau in 1415 it became part of the Bernese District of Lenzburg. Around the beginning of the 13th to the mid-14th Century, the Lords of Rubiswile, a Kyburg Ministerialis
Ministerialis
Ministerialis ; a post-classical Latin word, used in English, meaning originally servitor, agent, in a broad range of senses...
family (unfree knights in the service of another lord) is mentioned. They were the first Twingherren
Zwing und Bann
Zwing und Bann is a Swiss feudal set of rules and regulations governing justice and punishment in a village or villages. Zwing and Twing are different spellings based on the local Swiss German dialect. The magistrate or Zwingherr had legally binding rules and regulations in the exercise of low...
of Rupperswil. The Twingherrschaft was acquired between 1295-1312 by the Lords of Baldegg which then passed to the Lords of Reinach, and finally to the Lords of Hallwyl
Hallwyl Castle
Hallwyl Castle is one of the most important moated castles in Switzerland. It is located on two islands in the River Aabach, near the northern end of Lake Hallwil in the municipality of Seengen in the canton of Aargau...
. In 1521 they sold the rights to 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....
to Bern. Under the Bernese Bailiwick
Bailiwick
A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and may also apply to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal or imperial writ. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of...
of Lenzburg, Rupperswil was the center of a lower court district. In 1803 Rupperswil became part of the newly created Canton of Aargau.
Ecclesiastically, until 1681 Rupperswil belonged to a 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 Suhr
Suhr, Aargau
Suhr is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Suhr has an area, , of . Of this area, 29.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested...
. In 1528 the city converted 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...
. From 1676-81, the Gem tried, eventually successfully, to create a separate parish. The village church was built from donations by the villagers between 1275-1370. In 1500 a 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...
and tower were added to the building. In 1921-22 the old church was replaced by a new building.
In the early 19th Century the textile industry increasingly changed the formerly agricultural village. A spinning mill was established in 1836, which produced until the 1970s. In 1858, Rupperswil became a station on the railroad line Brugg
Brugg
Brugg or Brügg may refer to the following places:* In Switzerland:** Brugg, Aargau, in the Canton of Aargau*** FC Brugg, a Swiss football club, from the town of Brugg in Canton Aargau...
-Aarau
Aarau
Aarau is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aar, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura...
. In 1874, construction began on the Southern Railway line. Starting at the end of the 19th Century there were more metal-processing plants and a sugar mill in Rupperswil. This industrial tradition and new businesses lead to a large number of jobs in the industrial sector. In 2004 54% of the population still worked in industry. Since the opening of the A1 Motorway in 1967, the population has grown steadily.
Geography
Rupperswil has an area, , of 6.21 square kilometres (2.4 sq mi). Of this area, 1.85 km² (0.71428899339619 sq mi) or 29.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.29 km² (0.884173943176905 sq mi) or 36.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.79 km² (0.691122863880638 sq mi) or 28.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.21 km² (0.0810814533044324 sq mi) or 3.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 12.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.1% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 22.9% is used for growing crops and 5.6% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Lenzburg district, south of the Aare river. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Rupperswil.
Demographics
Rupperswil has a population of , 17.9% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 15%. Most of the population speaks German (88.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.1%).The age distribution, , in Rupperswil is; 433 children or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 492 teenagers or 11.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 573 people or 13.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 603 people or 14.1% are between 30 and 39, 775 people or 18.1% are between 40 and 49, and 593 people or 13.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 397 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 246 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 144 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 29 people or 0.7% 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 57.2% 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 123 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 709 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 651 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 1,526 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. there were 816 single family homes (or 43.5% of the total) out of a total of 1,874 homes and apartments. There were a total of 11 empty apartments for a 0.6% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 9.9 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 39.6% 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%), 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....
(14.4%) 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...
(7.1%).
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 308 |
| 1798 | 576 |
| 1850 | 993 |
| 1900 | 1,095 |
| 1950 | 1,998 |
| 1970 | 2,947 |
| 2000 | 3,770 |
Sights
The Fabrikanlage (factory town) Rupperswil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
.
Economy
, Rupperswil had an unemployment rate of 2.03%. , there were 74 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 1,000 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 66 businesses in this sector. 779 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 119 businesses in this sector.there were 1,986 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,452 or about 73.1% of the residents worked outside Rupperswil while 1,068 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,602 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.8% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 969 or 25.7% were Roman Catholic, while 2,008 or 53.3% 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 were 5 individuals (or about 0.13% 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 Rupperswil about 72.9% 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 259 students attending primary school, there are 97 students attending secondary school in the municipality. Rupperswil is home to the Schul und Gemeinde Bibliothek Rupperswil (school and municipal library of Rupperswil). The library has 8,404 books or other media, and loaned out 19,476 items in the same year. It was open a total of 240 days with average of 8.5 hours per week during that year.