Kirchleerau
Kirchleerau is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
Kirchleerau is first mentioned in 1248 as Lerowe.[1] Finds of bricks and wall remains indicate that the area was already inhabited by the Romans. The first documented mention of Lerowe is for the year 1248, the name Kylchleren appeared for the first time in 1306 in the Habsburg Urbar. The name comes from the Old High German lewirouwo, which means "by the land of the graves near the water".[3] In the Middle Ages the village was in the domain of the Counts of Lenzburg, later the Counts of Kyburg. After these had died out, the Habsburgs took over the sovereignty and the blood jurisdiction in 1273.
In 1415 the Confederates conquered Aargau. Kirchleerau now belonged to the subject territory of the city of Bern, the so-called Bernese Aargau. From the 15th century on, the village was part of the Lordship of Rued, a judicial district within the Office of Lenzburg. The owners of the lordship exercised the lower jurisdiction and were the most important landowners. After various noble families from the surrounding area had been in possession of the manor, it was acquired in 1520 by the Lords of May, who originally came from Italy. Their residence was Rued Castle in the neighboring Rued Valley. In 1528 the Bernese introduced the Reformation.
In March 1798, the French invaded Switzerland, deprived the "Gracious Lords" of Bern of their power and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic. Since then Kirchleerau has belonged to the canton of Aargau. It was not until 1834 that the May sold their last remaining rights to the canton. Until well into the 20th century, agriculture shaped the life of the community. Since the beginning of the 1960s, the population has increased by more than half due to increased building activity.
Geography
Kirchleerau has an area, since 2009[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., of Script error: No such module "convert".. Of this area, Script error: No such module "convert". or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while Script error: No such module "convert". or 50.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Script error: No such module "convert". or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 21.6% is used for growing crops and 18.1% is pastures, while 1.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.[2]
The municipality is located in the Zofingen district, in an eastern side valley to the Suhre river valley (Suhrental).
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Church Argent windowed and doored Sable and roofed Gules on a Base Vert. The church (Template:Langx) makes this an example of canting.[3]
Demographics
Kirchleerau has a population (since Template:Swiss populations YM[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref since June 2009[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 6.4% of the population are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.1%. Most of the population (since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks German (97.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.0%) and French being third ( 0.3%).[5]
The age distribution, since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., in Kirchleerau is; 64 children or 8.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 74 teenagers or 9.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 82 people or 11.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 117 people or 15.7% are between 30 and 39, 130 people or 17.4% are between 40 and 49, and 114 people or 15.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 85 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 49 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 28 people or 3.8% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 3 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.[6]
since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the average number of residents per living room was 0.5 which is fewer people per room than the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least Script error: No such module "convert". as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics.[7] About 63% 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).[8]
since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 17 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 121 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 146 homes with 5 or more persons in the household.[9] since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 296 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household.[5] In 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". there were 163 single family homes (or 51.4% of the total) out of a total of 317 homes and apartments.[10] There were a total of 0 empty apartments for a 0.0% vacancy rate.[10] since 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the construction rate of new housing units was 4 new units per 1000 residents.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.07% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (12.87%), the SP (12.75%) and the CVP (7.18%). In the federal election, a total of 283 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.9%.[11]
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Economy
since 2007[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Kirchleerau had an unemployment rate of 1.61%. since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 67 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 94 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 442 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 21 businesses in this sector.[5]
In 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". there were 414 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 313 or about 75.6% of the residents worked outside Kirchleerau while 128 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 229 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[12] Of the working population, 5.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.7% used a private car.[5]
Religion
From the 2000 census[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 126 or 18.0% were Roman Catholic, while 492 or 70.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[9]
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kirchleerau about 76.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[5] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".), there are 59 students attending primary school in the municipality.[9]
References
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- ↑ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:In lang accessed 25 March 2010
- ↑ Flags of the World.com accessed 31-May-2010
- ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 20 January 2010
- ↑ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:Webarchive accessed 31-May-2010
- ↑ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv) Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 20 January 2010
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- ↑ a b c Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 20 January 2010
- ↑ a b Statistical Department of Canton Aargau Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 20 January 2010
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 28 May 2010
- ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 21 January 2010
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