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Rottenschwil
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 Rottenschwil
Location in Switzerland
Rottenschwil
Location in Canton of Aargau
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Muri | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 387 m (1,270 ft) | |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 911 | |
| • Density | 202.9/km2 (525.5/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
8919
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| Surrounded by | Aristau, Besenbüren, Hermetschwil-Staffeln, Jonen, Oberlunkhofen, Unterlunkhofen | |
Rottenschwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
The earliest trace of a human settlement in the area around Rottenschwil, is a Roman era farm. The modern municipality of Rottenschwil is first mentioned in 1281 as Rotolfswile. The major land owner in the area was Hermetschwil Abbey, but the Habsburgs held the vogtei office over the Abbey's land. With the conquest of the Aargau in 1415 those rights transferred to the Swiss Confederation. From 1415 until 1798, Rottenschwil was a part of the district of Muri in the Freie Ämter, which were governed as "subject lands" by all or some of the Confederates. A ferry over the Reuss river is first mentioned in 1312. In 1510, Muri Abbey sold their quarter of the profits from the ferry to the city of Bremgarten. Frequent floods strongly affected the population and buildings. In 1580 Hermetschwil Abbey helped construct a milldam on the river.
During the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803) it was part of the district of Bremgarten in the Canton of Baden. After 1803, it was part of the Muri District in the newly formed Canton of Aargau. In 1860, a canal between Mühlau and Hermetschwil opened up additional agricultural land for the municipality. The Reuss bridge was built in 1905-06, which simplified transportation. In 1969, the Reuss Valley Amelioration opened up more usable land, and reduced the damage that the river caused in the village. A 60 hectares (150 acres) nature conservation area was set aside in 1972.
Geography
Rottenschwil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.49 square kilometers (1.73 sq mi). Of this area, 2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi) or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi) or 23.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi) or 5.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 7.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 22.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 41.4% is used for growing crops and 12.5% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 2.4% is in lakes and 2.9% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 7.6% is unproductive vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Muri district, on the left bank of the Reuss river. It consists of the village of Rottenschwil and the hamlets of Stägen and Werd.
See also
In Spanish: Rottenschwil para niños
