Huttwil is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern .
82-624: Huttwil is first mentioned in the 9th Century as Huttiwilare . The Huttwil area was probably first settled in the 7th or 8th century, though it first appears in historic records in the 9th century. Initially it was part of the Upper Aargau lands of the Adalgoze family, though by the 11th and 12th centuries the Counts of Rheinfelden and Fenis- Neuchâtel owned land and rights in Huttwil. In
164-600: A 1.4% vacancy rate. As of 2007 , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.8 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 27.64% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26.15%), the FDP (16.05%) and the CVP (11.13%). In the federal election, a total of 2,934 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
246-587: A defeat at Schindellegi , and although victorious at Rothenthurm they were unable to revert the situation. On 4 May, the Landsgemeinde of Schwyz gave up the fight. Impressed by the resistance of the central Swiss, the French granted them mild terms of surrender and allowed them to keep their arms. The last event of the French invasion was an initially successful revolt of the Upper Valais , which
328-701: A long line of defense going from the Napf to Rapperswil . Reding took control of Lucerne and advanced across the Brünig Pass into the Bernese Oberland , but Schauenburg launched a counterattack towards Schwyz from occupied Zürich , moving through Zug , Lucerne and the Sattel Pass . Zug and Lucerne surrendered, and were soon followed by Glarus after the capture of Rapperswil and battles near Wollerau . Reding's troops had to retreat after
410-812: A position favorable to the Confederacy. On 10 October 1797, Valtellina , Chiavenna and Bormio , dependencies of the Three Leagues , revolted and with French support seceded from the Confederacy to join the Cisalpine Republic. In December, the southern part of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel was occupied and annexed to France. Soon 10,000 French troops gathered near Geneva . The atmosphere inside Switzerland had changed significantly due to these developments, and many pro-French patriots hoped, and anti-French conservatives feared, that
492-432: A total of 1,907 apartments (90.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 114 apartments (5.4%) were seasonally occupied and 91 apartments (4.3%) were empty. As of 2012, the construction rate of new housing units was 1.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2013, was 2.3%. In 2012, single family homes made up 46.7% of the total housing in the municipality. The historical population
574-476: A total of 715 students attending any school in the municipality. Of those, 568 both lived and attended school in the municipality, while 147 students came from another municipality. During the same year, 119 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Huttwil is home to the Bibliothek Huttwil library. The library has (as of 2008) 15,880 books or other media, and loaned out 64,451 items in
656-455: A town center with three main roads around a central plaza with fountains. The streets were lined with half-timbered Country- Biedermeier houses which reflected the growing prosperity of the town. The village church was rebuilt on the old foundations, but with a higher tower and a new onion dome . An attempt to build a railway from Bern through Huttwil and the lower Emmental to Lucerne in 1871 failed. It took almost two decades before Huttwil
738-792: A traitor. A Bernese victory at Neuenegg on 5 March, which stopped a French advance from the south through Murten and Freiburg, had no effect in the outcome of the war. Bern suffered 700 killed in the fighting, while French losses are unknown. The surrender of Bern led to even more dependencies across Switzerland declaring themselves independent republics. However, the Directory desired a single central republican state at France's eastern border, not dozens of small ones, and steered towards (re)establishment of national unity, though this time with equality for all its subdivisions. A new Constitution had already been written in Paris by Peter Ochs and approved by
820-409: Is either rivers or lakes. From the same survey, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. A total of 19.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.9% is used for growing crops and 32.0% is pasturage, while 2.6%
902-407: Is forested. Of the rest of the land, 22.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 6.7% is unproductive land. In the 2013/18 survey a total of 213 ha (530 acres) or about 13.3% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 57 ha (140 acres) over the 1982 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by 25 ha (62 acres) and
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#1732786937912984-499: Is given in the following chart: As of 2011, Huttwil had an unemployment rate of 1.81%. As of 2011, there were a total of 3,080 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 254 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 87 businesses involved in this sector. The secondary sector employs 1,192 people and there were 93 businesses in this sector. The tertiary sector employs 1,634 people, with 274 businesses in this sector. There were 2,399 residents of
1066-403: Is now about 3.43% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, 4 ha (9.9 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards, 297 ha (730 acres) is fields and grasslands. Since 1982 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 104 ha (260 acres). Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 6 ha (15 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 108 ha (270 acres) in
1148-552: Is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. It is situated in the lower Emmental on the border with the Canton of Lucerne between Eriswil , Wyssachen , Dürrenroth and Walterswil . The main town is near the confluence of the Langeten, Rotbach and Wyssachen rivers. It consists of the town of Huttwil and a number of surrounding hamlets . On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Trachselwald,
1230-456: The Alpine passes , with supplying its war effort and using the military potential of Switzerland as secondary objectives. Due to internal political and social upheaval, the Confederacy could neither reach an arrangement with France nor organize resistance. In September 1797, Switzerland's situation was further aggravated by the removal of François Barthélemy from the Directory, who had defended
1312-634: The Battle of Wohlenschwil . Bernese troops then burned villages and crushed further resistance over the following month. Niklaus Leuenberger was beheaded and quartered at Bern on September 6, 1653; his head was nailed at the gallows together with one of the four copies of the Bundesbrief of the Huttwil League. While the Swiss peasant war was unsuccessful, it forced Bernese authorities to reform
1394-658: The Counts of Kyburg acquired the growing town and surrounding lands. In 1313 the Counts of Neu-Kyburg gave Huttwil to their overlord, the Austrian Habsburgs . Following the surprising Swiss Confederation and Bernese victory at the Battle of Laupen in 1339, Bernese troops destroyed the Habsburg town of Huttwil in 1340. Though the town was rebuilt and the Kyburgs remained in power Huttwil came increasingly under
1476-705: The Helvetic Republic in August, the point at which the city became decisively Swiss. After the removal of the governor Sebastian Fahrländer at the end of September 1802, the seat of the cantonal government was relocated here from Laufenburg . With the beginning of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss (the German Mediatisation ), Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the canton of Fricktal. Since 19 March 1803, Rheinfelden has been
1558-584: The High Rhine border with present-day Germany to the north—was within Kingdom of Burgundy . At that time, Rheinfelden was granted to the von Wetterau family. They later adopted the title of Count of Rheinfelden. The Rheinfeldens built a fortress, "Stein", on the strategically located island; a riverbank settlement stood at the "Altenburg". The last of this comital line was Rudolf of Rheinfelden , Duke of Swabia (1057–79) and German antiking (1077–80) during
1640-663: The Investiture Controversy . When Rudolf died on 15 October 1080 in Merseburg , his territories were inherited by Berthold II of Zähringen .but the town went to his son Otto and his family the von Wetter's. Berhold's second son, Conrad , awarded market rights to the city, making it the oldest Zähringerstadt in Switzerland and the oldest city in the Aargau; in 1150 he also had the first bridge built across
1722-467: The Middle Stone Age , around 10,000 years before the present day . At that time, people lived in the "Hermitage", a small natural cave next to the current highway. In the year 45 BC, a few kilometres further west, the settlement Augusta Raurica was founded, the first Roman town in Switzerland, near modern Kaiseraugst. In the plains at Rheinfelden was then a large estate . Towards the end of
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#17327869379121804-557: The Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG . Due to Huttwil being a regional center a secondary school opened in the town in 1873. A district hospital opened a few years later, in 1903. The original hospital was replaced with a new building in 1929 and the old hospital became a retirement home. In 1939 a Roman Catholic church was built in Huttwil for the Catholic residents of the village. The Brother Klaus Church
1886-766: The Rhine , where the river is divided into two arms by the "Inseli", a roughly 150 metres (490 ft) long island. Downstream of the Inseli and the Rheinbrücke , the river bottoms drops to about 30 m (98 ft) deep, creating a huge and deadly vortex, known as the St-Anna-Loch. Nearly 400 m (1,300 ft) east is the Magdenerbach . The wooded, gently-rising foothills of the Tafeljura lie south of
1968-440: The primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 1,313 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 86 businesses in this sector. 4,420 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 432 businesses in this sector. In 2000 there were 5,437 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 3,453 or about 63.5% of the residents worked outside Rheinfelden while 2,807 people commuted into
2050-694: The "Helvetic Revolution". The Swiss ancien régime institutions were abolished and replaced by the centralised Helvetic Republic , one of the sister republics of the French First Republic . Before 1798, the modern canton of Vaud belonged to the canton of Bern , to which it had a subject status. Moreover, the majority of the Francophone Vaudois felt oppressed by German-speaking Bern. Several Vaudois patriots such as Frédéric-César de La Harpe advocated for independence. In 1795, La Harpe called on his compatriots to rise up against
2132-711: The 12th century Fenis-Neuchâtel donated their Huttwil lands to Erlach Abbey . The village church is first mentioned in 1093 or 1108 when Agnes von Rheinfelden and her husband Berchtold II von Zähringen donated the patronage rights to the Abbey of Saint Peter in the Black Forest . The remainder of the Rheinfelden rights passed to the Zähringens through Agnes' marriage. When the Zähringen family died out in 1218
2214-503: The 2012–13 school year, there were a total of 638 students attending classes in Huttwil. There were a total of 88 students in the German language kindergarten classes in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, 15.9% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 20.5% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality's primary school had 276 students in German language classes. Of
2296-520: The 4th century a border fort was constructed at the western settlement. Rheinfelden is first mentioned about 851 as Rifelt and in the first half of the 12th century it was called Rinfelden . In the second half of the 10th century, the entire Fricktal area—the Frick valley, a finger of land in northwestern Switzerland east of present-day Basel , between the Jura Mountains to the south, and
2378-600: The Bernese aristocrats, but his appeal fell to deaf ears, and he had to flee to Revolutionary France , where he resumed his activism. In late 1797, French general Napoleon Bonaparte , who had just successfully conquered northern Italy and founded the Cisalpine Republic , pressed the French Directory to occupy Switzerland. France's main goal in the invasion was securing access to northern Italy via
2460-534: The Bernese sphere of influence. Over the following centuries it was owned by a Bernese noble family before being completely absorbed into the Bernese bailiwick of Trachselwald in 1516. In 1528 Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and Huttwil converted along with the rest of the Bernese lands. When they suppressed Erlach Abbey in the same year, the Abbey's rights and lands from
2542-508: The Counts of Fenis-Neuchâtel were acquired by Bern. During the Swiss peasant war of 1653 , Huttwil was a center of the rebellion. On 23 April 1653, representatives of the people of the countryside of Lucerne, Bern, Basel, and Solothurn met at Sumiswald and concluded an alliance to help each other to achieve their goals. A week later, they met again at Huttwil, where they renewed that alliance and elected Niklaus Leuenberger from Rüderswil in
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2624-530: The Directory. Many Swiss rebels detested it, and the National Convention in Basel passed a modified version, which was then adopted by many other entities, but the French government insisted on the original. A proposal by Brune on 16 and 19 March to divide Switzerland into three republics ( Tellgovie , Hélvetie and Rhodanie ) was also overruled. On 12 April 1798, 121 cantonal deputies proclaimed
2706-602: The Emmental as their leader. On 14 May 1653, the peasants met again at a Landsgemeinde at Huttwil and formalized their alliance as the "League of Huttwil" by signing a written contract in the style of the old Bundesbriefe of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The treaty clearly established the league as a separate political entity that considered itself equal to and independent from the cities. The tax revolt had become an independence movement, based ideologically on
2788-438: The French attained a decisive victory at the Battle of Grauholz , confirming Vaud's secession. Schauenburg then received the capitulation signed the day before by Karl Albrecht von Frisching, leader of the pro-French Reform Party, who was appointed head of a new provisional government. Erlach, who intended to continue resistance after retreating from Grauholz, was murdered near Wichtrach by his own soldiers who mistook him for
2870-736: The Helvetic Republic, a client state of Revolutionary France. The new regime abolished cantonal sovereignty and feudalism, establishing a unitary state based on the ideas of the French Revolution . Subsequently, the cantons of Schwyz , Nidwalden and Uri in Central Switzerland rejected the Helvetic constitution. They were able to gather around 10,000 soldiers, under the command of Alois von Reding , Landeshauptmann of Schwyz. Their forces dispersed on
2952-717: The Revolution would now spread to the rest of the Confederacy, with or without direct French military intervention. France used the dissatisfaction of the rural elites in the dependencies and the Enlightened citizenry in the cantons to stimulate revolutionary excitement. The first event of what would become known as the Helvetic Revolution happened with a patriot uprising in Liestal in the canton of Basel on 17 January 1798. The rebels demanded equality before
3034-638: The Rhine, between Konstanz and Strasbourg . In 1218, Berthold V died without issue. In 1225, Rheinfelden gained Reichsfreiheit to become an Imperial City . A little over a century later, in 1330, the city pledged itself to the Habsburgs , becoming a part of Further Austria . In 1445, when the Habsburgs were fighting the Old Zürich War , insurgents destroyed the castle on the "Inseli", due to
3116-558: The adult population, 1,418 people or 12.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,652 people or 14.6% are between 30 and 39, 1,904 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 1,544 people or 13.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 1,260 people or 11.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 790 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 441 people or 3.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 77 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older. As of 2000 , there were 682 homes with 1 or 2 persons in
3198-469: The area of Murten and Fribourg . A second army under General Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg advanced from Mont-Terrible , the former Prince-Bishopric of Basel, towards Bern and demanded its government to put pro-French Revolutionary parties in power. The Bernese refusal to do so was used by the French to justify war. Bernese field marshal Karl Ludwig von Erlach was appointed supreme commander of all Swiss forces, while General Guillaume Brune held
3280-632: The average church, local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Huttwil making 150,000 CHF was 11.6%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 17.8%. For comparison, the median rate for all municipalities in the entire canton was 11.7% and 18.1%, while the nationwide median was 10.6% and 17.4% respectively. In 2011 there were a total of 1,842 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 449 made over 75,000 CHF per year. There were 11 people who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year. The greatest number of workers, 481, made between 50,000 and 75,000 CHF per year. The average income of
3362-701: The battlefield; both Savelli and Werth were captured. By the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Austrians had built a fortress on the island to secure the southwestern border of the Breisgau . In 1678, French troops under the command of François de Créquy fired at the city. In 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession , the French made a fortress on the same ground and also blasted a portion of
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3444-511: The capital of a district of the same name, in the canton of Aargau . With the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , the remaining (German) parts of the city lost their independence to the Grand Duchy of Baden , becoming Rheinfelden, Germany . The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Barry of Six Or and Gules with three Mullets of the first. Rheinfelden has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 13,551. As of June 2009 , 27.6% of
3526-498: The census, 72.6% were Swiss men, 22.2% were Swiss women, 2.7% were non-Swiss men and 2.5% were non-Swiss women. The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten , followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship . During
3608-805: The city wall. On 17 July 1796 Rheinfelden was again occupied and looted by the French . As a result of the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797, the Fricktal became a French protectorate , forming the front line between the French Revolutionary and the Austrian troops in the War of the Second Coalition . On 20 February 1802 Rheinfelden was made a district capital of the newly created Canton of Fricktal , (Principality of Frickgau), joining
3690-658: The city's allegiance with Basel. After a siege lasting several months, Rheinfelden was returned to Austrian subjugation in 1449. After the Waldshut War from 1468, all of Fricktal Burgundy pledged to the Habsburgs. After the Burgundians were beaten by the Old Swiss Confederacy in the Burgundian Wars , Rheinfelden land, not Title, was restored to Austria in 1477. During the 17th century, there
3772-424: The command of Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar . On 28 February the Battle of Rheinfelden began, as the city was attacked by numerically superior Imperial and Bavarian troops under the command of Johann von Werth and Federico Savelli . The Protestants lost this encounter and withdrew. Bernhard brought them weapons, but in the second action, on 3 March, they were victorious, as he and his men unexpectedly re-appeared on
3854-404: The country. At the invitation of the Lemanic Republic, 12,000 French troops under General Philippe Romain Ménard [ fr ] invaded Vaud on 28 January. An incident on 25 January, in which two French hussars were killed by Swiss soldiers in Thierrens , was cited as a pretext. They occupied Vaud without resistance and were cheered on by the population, as Bernese troops withdrew to
3936-422: The equivalent office over French forces. Fighting began on 1 March, and the next day there were battles around Lengnau , Grenchen and in the Ruhsel forest between Alfermée and Twann , which ended with the surrender of the canton of Solothurn . On 4 March, Bern's government resigned, nevertheless its troops continued to resist the French advance. The next day, the Bernese were defeated at Fraubrunnen and
4018-419: The farming land and the poor sharecropper Tauner who worked the land and had few rights. Even the reforms of the 1798 French invasion and the Helvetic Republic failed to address the old power structure in the town. Finally in 1828, the citizens lost their special rights and the commons were divided between the former Tauner . Throughout the 19th century a number of factories and small shops opened in
4100-425: The household, 2,876 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 1,250 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. As of 2000 , there were 4,953 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.1 persons per household. In 2008 there were 958 single family homes (or 15.7% of the total) out of a total of 6,087 homes and apartments. There were a total of 86 empty apartments for
4182-464: The law, erected a liberty tree and burnt down three Vogtei castles by 23 January. On 24 January, the urban elite of Vaud proclaimed the Lemanic Republic ( République lémanique ) in Lausanne , which became its seat of government. Next, citizens and subjects in countless Swiss cities, cantons and their dependencies rebelled, and after the example of Vaud, more than 40 other short-lived republics were proclaimed in February, March and April throughout
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#17327869379124264-461: The list; the Heimenholz and the Pferrichgraben which were both part of the old Roman era Rhine fortications and the entire medieval city wall. The last two buildings on the list are the Feldschlösschen brewery at Feldschlösschenstrasse 34 and the former Gasthof (combination hotel and restaurant) zum goldenen Adler at Obertorplatz 4. As of 2007 , Rheinfelden had an unemployment rate of 3.83%. As of 2005 , there were 40 people employed in
4346-402: The municipality and 938 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.3 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. A total of 1,461 workers (54.9% of the 2,660 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Huttwil. Of the working population, 9.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 47.2% used a private car. In 2013
4428-424: The municipality for work. There were a total of 4,791 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 26.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 39.2% used a private car. From the 2000 census , 3,858 or 36.1% were Roman Catholic , while 3,520 or 33.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 285 individuals (or about 2.67% of
4510-418: The municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.6% of the workforce. In 2008 there were a total of 2,199 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 171, all in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 854 of which 663 or (77.6%) were in manufacturing and 184 (21.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector
4592-422: The municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure two Keys Argent in Saltire and in chief a Mullet Or. Huttwil has a population (as of December 2020) of 5,009. As of 2012, 9.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Between the last 2 years (2010-2012)
4674-415: The municipality. The highest point (427 m (1,401 ft)) is located on "Berg", the lowest point (270 m (890 ft)) is on the Rhine. Neighbouring cities are Kaiseraugst to the west, Olsberg to the south-west, Magden to the south and Möhlin to the east (all in the Aargau); over the river in Germany lies Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg . The area around Rheinfelden was already settled in
4756-428: The over 75,000 CHF group in Huttwil was 118,044 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 136,785 CHF. In 2011 a total of 2.4% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government. The entire town of Huttwil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 35.7% of
4838-455: The population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (82.9%), with Italian being second most common (3.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2.0%). The age distribution, as of 2008 , in Rheinfelden is; 1,031 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,173 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of
4920-409: The population changed at a rate of -0.9%. Migration accounted for -0.6%, while births and deaths accounted for -0.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (4,514 or 93.6%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (55 or 1.1%) and Albanian is the third (53 or 1.1%). There are 15 people who speak French and 2 people who speak Romansh . As of 2013, the population
5002-454: The population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 181 individuals (or about 3.75% of the population) did not answer the question. Between 1981 and 2010 Huttwil had an average of 139.9 days of rain or snow per year and on average received 1,276 mm (50.2 in) of precipitation . The wettest month was May during which time Huttwil received an average of 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain or snow. During this month there
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#17327869379125084-410: The population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith. Rheinfelden sits on the Bözberg railway line and served by local and regional trains at Rheinfelden and Rheinfelden Augarten . In Rheinfelden about 73.6% 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
5166-427: The population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.0%. As of 2000, there were 1,996 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 2,280 married individuals, 359 widows or widowers and 190 individuals who are divorced. As of 2010, there were 682 households that consist of only one person and 156 households with five or more people. In 2000,
5248-438: The primary students, 13.8% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 15.2% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During the same year, the lower secondary school had a total of 274 students. There were 8.4% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 13.9% have a different mother language than the classroom language. As of 2000, there were
5330-548: The rest of the population, there were 30 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.62% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.04% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 188 individuals (or about 3.90% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 81 (or about 1.68% of the population) who were Muslim . There were 8 individuals who were Buddhist , 64 individuals who were Hindu and 8 individuals who belonged to another church. 187 (or about 3.88% of
5412-425: The same year. It was open a total of 250 days with average of 30 hours per week during that year. French invasion of Switzerland#Collapse French victory The French invasion of Switzerland ( German : Franzoseneinfall ) occurred from January to May 1798 as part of the French Revolutionary Wars . The independent Old Swiss Confederacy collapsed from the invasion and simultaneous internal revolts called
5494-408: The same year. It was open a total of 299 days with average of 17 hours per week during that year. Rheinfelden (Aargau) Rheinfelden ( Alemannic German : Rhyfälde [ˈriːfæld̥ə] ) is a municipality in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland , seat of the district of Rheinfelden . It is located 15 kilometres east of Basel . The name means the fields of the Rhine , as
5576-477: The school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year ), there are 667 students attending primary school , there are 251 students attending secondary school, there are 386 students attending tertiary or university level schooling , and there are 18 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality. Rheinfelden is home to the Stadtbibliothek Rheinfelden library. The library has (as of 2008 ) 16,442 books or other media, and loaned out 58,291 items in
5658-440: The tax structure and respect the rights of the peasants. While Huttwil was the center of the revolt, it was not punished further by the authorities. Huttwil's location on the Bern-Lucerne road allowed it to continue to grow. While agriculture remained important, it became a regional market town and other industries began to develop. During the ancien regime period tensions rose between the well-off town citizens who owned much of
5740-399: The town is located on the High Rhine . It is home to Feldschlösschen , the most popular beer in Switzerland. The city is across the river from Rheinfelden in Baden-Württemberg ; the two cities were joined until Napoleon Bonaparte fixed the Germany–Switzerland border on the Rhine in 1802 and are still socially and economically tied. The old town of Rheinfelden lies on the left bank of
5822-424: The town, including canvas weaving, spinning wool, horsehair spinning, knitting mills, tanneries, sawmills and furniture manufacturing. Today the manufacturing sector in Huttwil provides about one-third of all jobs in the municipality. On the night of 8/9 June 1834 much of the town was destroyed in a fire. The entire town was rebuilt according to plans from Bern's city architect, Johann Daniel Osterrieth. He planned
5904-525: The town. These are the Steppberg (395 m [1,296 ft]above sea level ) and the "Berg" (427 m [1,401 ft]), both in the south-east. Between these two hills lie the deeply incised valleys of the Magdenerbach . Rheinfelden has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 16.02 km (6.19 sq mi). Of this area, about 20.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.0%
5986-535: The traditional Swiss founding legends, especially on the legend of William Tell . Legally, the peasants justified their assemblies and their union by the rights of old and in particular the Stanser Verkommnis of 1481, one of the important coalition treaties of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Though the Huttwil League was initially successful and forced Bern and Lucerne to sign peace treaties and grant concessions, on 3 June 1653 they were decisively defeated in
6068-631: The vote. The next three most popular parties were the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (16.9%), the Social Democratic Party (SP) (13.5%) and the FDP.The Liberals (7.6%). In the federal election, a total of 1,695 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.5%. From the 2000 census, 3,447 or 71.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church , while 629 or 13.0% were Roman Catholic . Of
6150-443: Was 1,174. In the tertiary sector; 432 or 36.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 136 or 11.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 61 or 5.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 48 or 4.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 62 or 5.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 100 or 8.5% were in education and 223 or 19.0% were in health care. In 2000, there were 1,199 workers who commuted into
6232-654: Was 42.9%. The historical population is given in the following table: The entire old town of Rheinfelden is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . There are seven sites in Rheinfelden that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . Two religious buildings are on the list, the Christian Catholic collegiate church of St. Martin and the Johanniter Chapel at Johannitergasse 70. Three fortifications are on
6314-554: Was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. The population was made up of 2,088 Swiss men (44.4% of the population) and 277 (5.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 2,139 Swiss women (45.5%) and 202 (4.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 1,877 or about 38.9% were born in Huttwil and lived there in 2000. There were 1,544 or 32.0% who were born in the same canton, while 759 or 15.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 451 or 9.3% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2012, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.7% of
6396-685: Was eventually connected to a railway. The Langenthal–Huttwil railway opened in 1889, followed by the Huttwil–Wolhusen railway in 1895, the Ramsei-Sumiswald line in 1908 and the Eriswil line in 1915. The railway connected Huttwil to the rest of the country and allowed industry to grow in the town. The first three railways eventually merged into the United Huttwil Railway (Vereinigten Huttwil-Bahnen) which in 1997 became
6478-439: Was precipitation for an average of 13.3 days. The driest month of the year was February with an average of 82 mm (3.2 in) of precipitation over 10.9 days. In Huttwil about 57.1% of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 14.3% have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 405 who had completed some form of tertiary schooling listed in
6560-430: Was rebuilt to its current appearance in 1983. Huttwil has an area of 17.24 km (6.66 sq mi). As of the 2006 survey, a total of 11.13 km (4.30 sq mi) or 64.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.79 km (1.46 sq mi) or 22.0% is forested. Of rest of the municipality 2.35 km (0.91 sq mi) or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km (2.5 acres) or 0.1%
6642-547: Was suppressed in late May. The Nidwalden uprising, an episode related to the invasion though distinct from it, took place in September 1798 and was quashed by the French under Schauenburg, leaving some 100 killed on both sides, along with 300 civilians massacred. The invasion strained the recently concluded Treaty of Campo Formio (18 October 1797) that had ended the War of the First Coalition against France. Now,
6724-555: Was very little time during which the city enjoyed peace. During the Rappenkrieg , a peasant uprising that lasted from 1612 until 1614, the city was unsuccessfully besieged but devastated. Between 1633 and 1638 the Thirty Years' War reached Fricktal, where Rheinfelden played an important role. On 15 July 1633, Swedish and French troops devastated the city. On 5 February 1638, the city was besieged by Protestant troops under
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