Bremgarten (district)
Encyclopedia
Bremgarten District is a Swiss
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....

 district in the Canton of Aargau, corresponding to the valleys of the Reuss
Reuss River
The Reuss is a river in Switzerland. With a length of and a drainage basin of , it is the fourth largest river in Switzerland...

 and Bünz rivers in the area known as the Freiamt
Freie Ämter
The Freiamt or Freie Ämter is a region in Switzerland and is located in the southeast of Canton of Aargau. It comprises the area between the Lindenberg and Heitersberg and from the terminal moraine at Othmarsingen to Reuss river in Dietwil. Today the area of the Bremgarten and Muri Districts are...

.

Geography

Bremgarten District has an area, , of 117.47 km² (45.4 sq mi). Of this area, 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.9% is forested. The rest of the land, (18.1%) is settled.

Demographics

Bremgarten District has a population of (as of ).

, there were 2,402 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 11,781 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,773 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.43 individuals. there were 10,969 single family homes (or 37.2% of the total) out of a total of 29,488 homes and apartments. There were a total of 479 empty apartments for a 1.6% vacancy rate.

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. Of the school age population , there are 5,276 students attending primary school, there are 1,992 students attending secondary school, there are 1,349 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 30 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.

Economy

there were 33,414 residents who worked in the district, while 25,027 residents worked outside the Bremgarten district and 11,621 people commuted into the district for work.

Religion

From the , 32,805 or 53.2% were Roman Catholic, while 16,065 or 26.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
Swiss 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 70 individuals (or about 0.11% 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.

Municipalities

in km²
|-
| align="center" |
| Arni || align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.37
|-
| align="center" |
| Berikon
Berikon
Berikon is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.The village lies on a hill above and to the east of the Reuss Valley, covering part of the Mutschellen Pass...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 5.38
|-
| align="center" |
| 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:...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 8.02
|-
| align="center" |
| Büttikon
Büttikon
Büttikon is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Büttikon has an area, , of . Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.6% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.The municipality is located in the Bremgarten...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 2.82
|-
| align="center" |
| 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...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.89
|-
| align="center" |
| Eggenwil
Eggenwil
Eggenwil is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Eggenwil is first mentioned about 1160 as Egenwilare in a donation document, the Acta Murensia. The village and church were given by Albert II, Count of Habsburg to Muri Abbey. However, the...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 2.46
|-
| align="center" |
| Fischbach-Göslikon
Fischbach-Göslikon
Fischbach-Göslikon is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:While several, individual mesolithic items have been found in the municipality, the first evidence of a settlement are two Hallstatt era graves. The current village wasn't founded...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.07
|-
| align="center" |
| Hägglingen
Hägglingen
Hägglingen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The first evidence of a settlement comes from barrows from the Hallstatt period...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 7.73
|-
| align="center" |
| Hermetschwil-Staffeln
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...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.34
|-
| align="center" |
| Islisberg
Islisberg
Islisberg is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Islisberg is first mentioned in 1185 as Nidolperhc. In 1305 it was mentioned as Isbolzberg. In the 13th Century it was a Habsburg bailiwick. The main landholders in the village were Muri...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 1.65
|-
| align="center" |
| Jonen
Jonen
Jonen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The first traces of a settlement come from an extensive burial ground from the Hallstatt period. There are remains of a Roman estate in Schalchmatthau...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 5.70
|-
| align="center" |
| Niederwil
Niederwil, Aargau
Niederwil is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The first traces of human settlement near Niederwil are several scattered neolithic stones axes. During the Roman era, there was a small settlement. Near the church is the ruins of a roman...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 6.15
|-
| align="center" |
| Oberlunkhofen
Oberlunkhofen
Oberlunkhofen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten, in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest signs of a settlement in Oberlunkhofen are scattered Bronze Age items. In Schalchmatthau there is the foundation of a rectangular Roman era farm with a portico and flanked by...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.25
|-
| align="center" |
| Oberwil-Lieli
Oberwil-Lieli
Oberwil-Lieli is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:During the Roman era the municipal area was lightly settled. On the site of the current church there was a roman farm...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 5.35
|-
| align="center" |
| Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg
Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg
Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Prior to 1953, the municipality was officially known simply as Rudolfstetten.-History:...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 4.90
|-
| align="center" |
| Sarmenstorf
Sarmenstorf
Sarmenstorf is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest settlement in the municipality built the neolithic burial mound at Zigiholz. The next known settlement was a Roman era villa with a portico and bath house from the 1st Century AD...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 8.30
|-
| align="center" |
| Tägerig
Tägerig
Tägerig is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:A number of shaped flints have been found north of the modern village, indicating that the area was inhabitated before written records. The first mention of the modern village is in the 12th...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 3.30
|-
| align="center" |
| Uezwil
Uezwil
Uezwil is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:In 1936, a 4,500 year old megalith dating from the Neolithic Age was discovered. Roman finds point to human habitation in the area during the classical period. Around 500, a settlement of Alamanni...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 2.45
|-
| align="center" |
| Unterlunkhofen
Unterlunkhofen
Unterlunkhofen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Since pre-Christian times people have inhabited the areas around Unterlunkhofen. Archeological digs document a settlement of the Geisshof area since the Neolithic Age...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 4.49
|-
| align="center" |
| Villmergen
Villmergen
Villmergen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.Two famous battles took place at Villmergen.In 2010 Hilfikon merged into Villmergen.-History:...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 11.94
|-
| align="center" |
| Widen
Widen
Widen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:At the end of the 12th century a manor called "Wyda" is mentioned the first time, there's no exact year. "Widen", in the way like it's written today, appears the first time during the 14th...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 2.62
|-
| align="center" |
| Wohlen
Wohlen, Aargau
Wohlen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest known settlements in Wohlen date from the late Hallstatt era . This settlement left two clusters of burial mounds in Hohbühl and Häslerhau...

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 12.48
|-
| align="center" |
| Zufikon
Zufikon
Zufikon is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:A single archeological find dates human habitation in the area to the Bronze Age. The first written reference to the village occurred in 1150....

 || align="center" |
| align="center" | 4.80
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF;"
| align="center" |
| Total || align="center" |
| align="center" | 117.46
|}
Hilfikon
Hilfikon
Hilfikon was a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. In January 2010 Hilfikon merged into Villmergen.-History:...

became part of Villmergen in 2010, the area includes Hilfikon.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK