Effingen
Encyclopedia
Effingen is a municipality
in the district of Brugg
in canton
of Aargau
in Switzerland
.
chapel with associated Alamanni
graves.
Effingen belonged to the court of Elfingen until 1460 when it was purchased by Bern. Under Bern it belonged to the court of Bözen
of the Schenkenberg Bailiwick
. By 1550 the village administrative rights were limited and in 1614 village officials were first mentioned.
Effingen's chapel belonged to the parish
of Elfingen and after 1600 to the parish of Bözen. By no later than 1684 there was a village school.
Until the 19th Century agriculture prevailed with wine being the most important product. In the 18 Century home processing of cotton
brought another industry to the village. The village has had a tavern, since the 13th Century, which provided a stopping point for traffic over the Bözberg and another source of income.
In 1777-79 a new road was built, which increased the traffic into the village. Then, in 1875, a railroad station was built in Effingen. In 1996, the A3 motorway was built near Effingen. Since about 1980 the village has been expanding with new construction. By 2000, the third sector of the economy accounted for about two thirds of jobs in Effingen.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. 46.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.5% is used for growing crops and 20.4% 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 on the western flank of the Bözberg
. It consists of the linear village
of Effingen and the hamlet
of Chästel as well as scattered individual farm houses.
The municipalities of Bözen
, Effingen, Elfingen
, Hornussen
and Zeihen
are considering a merger some time in the future into a new municipality with an as yet undetermined name.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Per fess Gules a Wing Argent and Argent a Mullet of Five Gules and Coupeaux Vert.
The age distribution, , in Effingen is; 44 children or 7.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 91 teenagers or 14.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 89 people or 14.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 57 people or 9.3% are between 30 and 39, 106 people or 17.3% are between 40 and 49, and 114 people or 18.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 59 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 6.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 2.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.61 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 66.4% 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 11 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 98 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 102 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.76 individuals. there were 129 single family homes (or 54.2% of the total) out of a total of 238 homes and apartments. There were a total of 4 empty apartments for a 1.7% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.6 new units per 1000 residents.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 43.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(15.5%), the CVP
(9.7%) and the Green Party
(9.1%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Effingen about 77.3% 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 35 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
at the Bözberg
near Effingen was listed as a heritage site of national significance
but is no longer listed in the 2009 inventory.
there was a total of 301 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 214 or about 71.1% of the residents worked outside Effingen while 51 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 138 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 18.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 52% 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 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
Effingen is first mentioned in 1284 as Efingen though the area was settled earlier. The earliest evidence of a settlement is a High Middle AgesHigh Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages was the period of European history around the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries . The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which by convention end around 1500....
chapel with associated 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.
Effingen belonged to the court of Elfingen until 1460 when it was purchased by Bern. Under Bern it belonged to the court of Bözen
Bözen
Bözen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest evidence of people in Bözen are a neolithic stone ax, a Roman Estate and Alamanni graves. Bözen is first mentioned in 1284 as Boze. During the Middle Ages it was owned by Elfingen...
of the Schenkenberg 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...
. By 1550 the village administrative rights were limited and in 1614 village officials were first mentioned.
Effingen's chapel belonged to the 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 Elfingen and after 1600 to the parish of Bözen. By no later than 1684 there was a village school.
Until the 19th Century agriculture prevailed with wine being the most important product. In the 18 Century home processing of cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
brought another industry to the village. The village has had a tavern, since the 13th Century, which provided a stopping point for traffic over the Bözberg and another source of income.
In 1777-79 a new road was built, which increased the traffic into the village. Then, in 1875, a railroad station was built in Effingen. In 1996, the A3 motorway was built near Effingen. Since about 1980 the village has been expanding with new construction. By 2000, the third sector of the economy accounted for about two thirds of jobs in Effingen.
Geography
Effingen has an area, , of 6.85 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 2.98 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) or 43.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while3.23 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) or 47.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.58 square kilometre (0.22393925198367 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km² (12.4 acre) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km² (7.4 acre) or 0.4% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. 46.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.5% is used for growing crops and 20.4% 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 on the western flank of the Bözberg
Bözberg
Bözberg is a former municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland.It ceased to exist in 1873, when it was split into the two new municipalities Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg....
. It consists of the linear village
Linear village
In geography, a linear village, or linear settlement, is a small to medium-sized settlement that is formed around a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Wraysbury, a village in Berkshire, is one of the longest villages in England....
of Effingen and the hamlet
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 Chästel as well as scattered individual farm houses.
The municipalities of Bözen
Bözen
Bözen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest evidence of people in Bözen are a neolithic stone ax, a Roman Estate and Alamanni graves. Bözen is first mentioned in 1284 as Boze. During the Middle Ages it was owned by Elfingen...
, Effingen, Elfingen
Elfingen
Elfingen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:While Alamanni graves have been discovered in the municipality and it was the seat of a fief holder from Murbach Abbey in the 7th Century, Elfingen is first mentioned in 1245 as Eolfingen. When the...
, Hornussen
Hornussen
Hornussen is an indigenous Swiss sport. The sport gets its name from the puck which is known as a "Hornuss" or "Nouss". When hit, it can whizz through the air at up to 300 km/h and create a buzzing sound.-History:...
and Zeihen
Zeihen
Zeihen is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Zeihen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 40.7% is forested...
are considering a merger some time in the future into a new municipality with an as yet undetermined name.
Distance from Major Municipalities
Effingen is a small municipality, yet is near some of Switzerlands major cities.- Effingen to ZurichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
: 35.27 kilometres (21.9 mi) - Effingen to LucerneLucerneLucerne 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...
: 51.63 kilometres (32.1 mi) - Effingen to Bern: 78.03 kilometres (48.5 mi)
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 Gules a Wing Argent and Argent a Mullet of Five Gules and Coupeaux Vert.
Demographics
Effingen has a population of , 9.4% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -0.6%. Most of the population speaks German (93.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.4%) and English being third ( 0.9%).The age distribution, , in Effingen is; 44 children or 7.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 91 teenagers or 14.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 89 people or 14.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 57 people or 9.3% are between 30 and 39, 106 people or 17.3% are between 40 and 49, and 114 people or 18.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 59 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 6.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 2.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.61 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 66.4% 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 11 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 98 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 102 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.76 individuals. there were 129 single family homes (or 54.2% of the total) out of a total of 238 homes and apartments. There were a total of 4 empty apartments for a 1.7% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.6 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 43.1% 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....
(15.5%), 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...
(9.7%) 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:...
(9.1%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Effingen about 77.3% 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 35 students attending primary school in the municipality.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 265 |
| 1850 | 504 |
| 1900 | 431 |
| 1950 | 395 |
| 1980 | 403 |
| 2000 | 632 |
Heritage sites of national significance
The Roman roadRoman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
at the Bözberg
Bözberg
Bözberg is a former municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland.It ceased to exist in 1873, when it was split into the two new municipalities Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg....
near Effingen was listed as a heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
but is no longer listed in the 2009 inventory.
Economy
, Effingen had an unemployment rate of 1.53%. , there were 53 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 11 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 101 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector.there was a total of 301 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 214 or about 71.1% of the residents worked outside Effingen while 51 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 138 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 18.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 52% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 170 or 26.9% were Roman Catholic, while 353 or 55.9% 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.