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37-610: The Reuss is one of the four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard region, along with the Rhine , Ticino and Rhône . The Gotthardreuss rises in the Gotthard massif, emerging from Lago di Lucendro (reservoir built in 1947; elevation 2,131 m) in the canton of Ticino and passing into the canton of Uri below the Brigghubel (1,898 m). The Furkareuss rises east of Furka Pass (2,429 m), early joined by

74-440: A Raiffeisen ATM and a local primary school and kindergarten are the services that can be found in the village. Numerous apartment buildings are being built, which will provide more space for future residents. As of  2007 , Hermetschwil-Staffeln had an unemployment rate of 1.99%. As of 2005 , there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 73 people are employed in

111-421: A dozen crossings of the lower Reuss, including a number of railway and motorway bridges. Projects for canalisation in 1648 ( Hans Conrad Gyger ) and 1809 ( Johann Gottfried Tulla ) were not realised. In 1840, Aargau constructed some canalisation, with limited impact. A large-scale project of river engineering was completed during 1971–1985 ( Reusstalsanierung ). The hydroelectric plant at Bremgarten-Zufikon

148-484: A former municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland . On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Hermetschwil-Staffeln merged into the municipality of Bremgarten . Hermetschwil-Staffeln is first mentioned in 1064 as Hermenswil . In 1390 it was mentioned as Hermeczwil . The village grew up around Hermetschwil Convent. While the region was under Austrian control,

185-441: Is 83 people or 7.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 46 people or 4.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 28 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.2% who are 90 and older. As of 2000 , there were 31 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 135 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 155 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household

222-781: Is delimited by the Nufenen Pass on the west, by the Furka Pass and the Oberalp Pass on the north and by the Lukmanier Pass on the east. The eponymous Gotthard Pass , lying at the heart of the massif, is the main route from north to south (excluding tunnels). The region of the Gotthard lies at the heart of the Swiss Alps , often referred to as the "water tower of Europe". Three major rivers take their source in

259-437: Is given in the following table: The Benedictine Convent of St. Martin, and the former Gasthaus (hotel-restaurant) at Dorfstrasse 9 are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . Until January 2009 there was a Volg supermarket in the village which had to close because of insufficient funding and a mistake with the change of ownership, it was scheduled to re-open during April 2009. The local "Gemeindehaus",

296-416: Is situated outside of Bremgarten, about a 5 min drive away. Bremgarten is also connected to the village by bus number 339. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure an Asp crowned Or. Hermetschwil-Staffeln had a population (as of 2011) of 1,126. As of 2008 , 9.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.4%. Most of

333-555: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Bremgarten district, on a moraine hill on the left bank of the Reuss river. It consists of the villages of Hermetschwil along the river and Staffeln in the hills above the river. The village of Hermetschwil-Staffeln

370-465: The Blaubergbach (sourced by two mountain lakes on 2,649 m) and several other creeks sourced by still existing glaciers, such as Sidelengletscher (3,170 m), Tiefengletscher (3,285 m) in the north, and Muttengletscher (2,908 m) and Witenwassergletscher (2,805 m) in the south, and eventually forms the east–west valley called Urseren , passing Realp at halfway through

407-582: The CVP (24.5%), the SP (12.9%) and the FDP (8.1%). In Hermetschwil-Staffeln about 86.2% 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 (in the 2008/2009 school year ), there are 102 students attending primary school in the municipality. The historical population

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444-466: The Kleine Emme from Entlebuch at Emmen (432 m). From here, it flows north-east through Buchrain , Root , Gisikon and Honau , and downstream of Honau (402 m) leaves the canton of Lucerne , now forming the border between Aargau and Zug , passing Dietwil (Aargau), Risch-Rotkreuz (Zug), Oberrüti (Aargau) and Sins (Aargau), Hünenberg (Zug) and Mühlau (Aargau). It receives

481-663: The Lorze from Lake Zug downstream of Maschwanden . Downstream of this confluence, the Reuss forms the border between Aargau and Zürich , passing Merenschwand (Aargau, 389 m) and Ottenbach (Zurich, 384 m), and enters Aargau downstream of Ottenbach. Within Aargau, the Reuss flows past Aristau , Jonen , Rottenschwil , Unterlunkhofen , Hermetschwil-Staffeln , here forming Flachsee (380 m), and onward to Zufikon , Bremgarten (370 m). The Reussbrücke at Bremgarten

518-503: The canton of Uri is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Valais is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Ticino is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hermetschwil-Staffeln Hermetschwil-Staffeln is

555-528: The drainage basin is the summit of Dammastock , at elevation 3,630 m. The basin of the lower Reuss adds the catchment areas of other tributaries of Lake Lucerne as well as that of the Kleine Emme , including most of Nidwalden and Obwalden , and parts of Schwyz , Lucerne and Zug . Downstream of Lucerne, further tributaries add other parts of Zug as well as parts of Zürich and Aargau . Reuss and its tributaries , with length and catchment area, from mouth to source (incomplete): Ptolemy records

592-433: The secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 125 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 20 businesses in this sector. As of 2000 there were 584 total workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 494 or about 84.6% of the residents worked outside Hermetschwil-Staffeln while 96 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 186 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in

629-569: The 18th century. River crossings by ferry in the medieval period were at Lunkhofen (mentioned 1160), Windisch, Sins, Mühlau, Oberrüti, and Dietwil. The crossing at Lunkhofen was on the main route from Zürich to Berne. Bridges across the Reuss were in Lucerne, Bremgarten (1230), Mellingen (mentioned 1253) and Gisikon (1432). In 1528, the Catholic cantons blocked the trade routes across the Reuss for Protestant cantons and trade between Zürich and Berne

666-520: The Convent was dissolved and the Convent's farm became the orphanage of St. Benedict. For most of its history Hermetschwil-Staffeln was a quiet farming village. In the 1960s it became part of the agglomeration of Zurich and the population increased. By the 1980s a number of new housing developments were built for the growing population. Before the merger, Hermetschwil-Staffeln had a total area of 3.3 km (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 54.2%

703-737: The Gotthard Massif: the Reuss , Rhine and Ticino . A fourth river, the Rhône , takes its source in very close proximity of the massif, just north of the Furka Pass. A trekking itinerary, the Vier-Quellen-Weg ("four springs trail"), crosses the Gotthard Massif. The highest peaks of the massif are Pizzo Rotondo (3,192 m ) in the southwest, Pizzo Centrale (2,999 m) near the centre and Piz Gannaretsch (3,040 m) in

740-609: The confluence the river continues as the Aare, which flows into the Rhine at Koblenz . The catchment area of 3,426 km (1,323 sq mi) approximately covers Central Switzerland . The catchment area of the upper Reuss includes almost the entire canton of Uri (with the exception of the Urner Boden , and in the uppermost part of the Gotthardreuss a portion of Ticino ( Airolo municipality). The highest point of

777-483: The creation of this canton in 1803. The Reuss had the status of "imperial road" ( freie Reichsstrasse ) in the late medieval period. Until 1798, it was the responsibility of cantonal authorities (the Reussherren of Lucerne and Zug) to keep the river navigable. The river was important as waterway for traffic between Lucerne and Zurzach , and via Aare and Rhine to Basel , until the construction of transit roads in

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814-607: The former glacial lakes. The Reuss valley was under Habsburg Austrian rule during the 14th century. In the 15th century, the Reuss became the border between territories of the Swiss Confederacy , in 1429 between Lucerne and Zürich, and later between Zug, Zürich and the Freie Ämter condominium, between Freie Ämter and Baden , and between Baden and Berne. The Reuss downstream of Ottenbach came to lie within Aargau with

851-727: The north, and passes through the 3 km-long narrow and deep Schöllenen Gorge and under the legendary Devil's Bridge (1,120 m). At Göschenen (1,057 m) it is joined by the Göschenerreuss , sourced by the glaciers Dammagletscher (3,430 m) and Flachensteinfirn (3,150 m) besides several others. From here it forms the main valley of the canton of Uri, the Urner Reusstal , passing below Wassen (840 m), Gurtnellen (720 m), Amsteg and Silenen (500 m), and through Erstfeld (460 m), past Attinghausen and Altdorf (440 m), joining

888-492: The northeast. There is no peak named Gotthard . There are three long tunnels traversing the Gotthard Massif: 46°38′28″N 8°25′06″E  /  46.64111°N 8.41833°E  / 46.64111; 8.41833 This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Graubünden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in

925-653: The population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (96.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.3%) and French being third ( 0.7%). The age distribution, as of 2008 , in Hermetschwil-Staffeln is; 111 children or 10.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 180 teenagers or 16.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 110 people or 9.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 153 people or 13.8% are between 30 and 39, 258 people or 23.3% are between 40 and 49, and 138 people or 12.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution

962-470: The pre-Germanic name Silana , it is possible that only part of the river was known as *Rūsi in antiquity; alternatively, *Rūsi has been interpreted as a purely Germanic name introduced with Germanic settlement in the early medieval period, a derivation from OHG rūsa, riusa " fish trap ". Until the 13th century, the Schöllenen Gorge was impassable, separating Urseren from Uri. Urseren

999-461: The river's pre-Germanic name as Silana (whence the name of Silenen ). The Germanic name is attested as Rusa , Rusia from the 9th century (sometimes recorded as Ursa in the Early Modern period, c.f. Urseren ), from an early Germanic *Rūsi , oblique *Rūsjō- . Greule (1982) interprets the name as an Old European hydronym , directly cognate with Riß . Because of Ptolemy's record of

1036-583: The southernmost part of Lake Lucerne (the Urnersee ) between Flüelen and Seedorf (434 m). The Reuss leaves Lake Lucerne some 30 km to the north-west, at the city of Lucerne . Notable bridges in Lucerne are the Kapellbrücke , first built 1333, rebuilt 1993 and Spreuerbrücke , built 1408. A needle dam just upstream from the Spreuerbrücke ) maintains the water level. It receives

1073-614: The strategic value of the Reuss valley, as reflected in the grant of imperial immediacy to Uri and the wider political backdrop of the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy . The Reuss was canalised between Attinghausen and Altdorf in 1850–1863, and to the river mouth in 1900–1912, significantly increasing the arable land in the Reuss plain. A small river delta was reconstructed in 1985. After flooding in 1987, improved flood control measures were constructed during 1995–1999. A small hydroelectric plant

1110-484: The valley at 1,540 m in eastern direction until its eastern end at Andermatt . This source is only around 5 km away from, and on the same mountain massif as the source of the Rhône, but will ultimately lead to the opposite side of the continent. Gotthardreuss and Furkareuss join at Hospental (1,446 m). Downstream of Andermatt the Reuss joins at 1,429 m the village creek Unteralpreuss , finally turns to

1147-485: The village was under the authority of the town of Muri. Muri Abbey owned farms, a tavern, the mill, the ferry and the parish church in Hermetschwil. The low court was under the abbot of Muri Abbey, while the high court was under Habsburg control until 1415. After the conquest of Aargau by Bern , Hermetschwil was part of the independent Krummamt . The Convent church always served as a parish church . In 1878

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1184-494: Was 2.72 individuals. In 2008 there were 180 single family homes (or 42.8% of the total) out of a total of 421 homes and apartments. There were a total of 0 empty apartments and a 0.0% vacancy rate. As of 2007 , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.7 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were

1221-512: Was accessible via Furka and Oberalp , and was under the influence of the bishopric of Chur . The main settlement area of Uri was the plain of the Reuss estuary Altdorf ( Reussebene ). Settlements tended to form on either side of the river, while the river itself was often taken as communal or parish boundary. The Schöllenen Gorge was made passable the 1230s, opening access to the Gotthard Pass . This resulted in an immense increase of

1258-470: Was built in 1893 and enlarged in 1975 ( Flachsee reservoir). Gotthard Massif The Gotthard Massif or Saint-Gotthard Massif ( German : Gotthardmassiv or Sankt-Gotthard-Massiv ; Italian : Massiccio del San Gottardo ; Romansh : Massiv dal Gottard ) is a mountain range in the Alps in Switzerland , located at the border of four cantons : Valais , Ticino , Uri and Graubünden . It

1295-596: Was built in Schöllenen Gorge for the construction of the Gotthard Tunnel in 1875. Larger hydroelectric plants were built at Amsteg (1922), Wassen (1949) and Göschenen (1962). The lower Reuss flows along a series of former glacial lakes. Settlements along the river were built on lateral moraines , while the river bed itself was marshy and subject to flooding, and thus unsuitable for settlement. The oldest river crossings are along terminal moraines between

1332-496: Was first built c. 1270, first mentioned 1281 (wooden bridge rebuilt 1953–1957). From Bremgarten, the Reuss meanders between the villages of Eggenwil , Fischbach-Göslikon , Künten , Niederwil , to Stetten (352 m), flowing past Tägerig , Mellingen (350 m), Birrhard (340 m), Mülligen , Birmenstorf and between Windisch and Gebenstorf , finally joining the Aare just downstream of Brugg , at 327 m. After

1369-429: Was re-routed through Windisch. Because ferries and bridges were a source of income, the construction of new crossings was opposed during the early modern period, and only one new bridge was built, commissioned by Zug, at Sins (1640). New bridges were built only after the collapse of the Old Swiss Confederacy, e.g. at Windisch (1799), Ottenbach (1864) and Mühlau (1940). By the end of the 20th century, there were more than

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