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38-439: Würenlos has an area, as of 2006, of 9 square kilometers (3.5 sq mi). Of this area, 43.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Since 2008 Fahr Monastery forms a small exclave of the municipality, otherwise surrounded by Unterengstringen of canton Zürich. The blazon of

76-474: A Fachhochschule ). Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 417 students attending primary school , there are 140 students attending secondary school in the municipality. The historical population is given in the following table: The Benedictine women's convent of Fahr in Würenlos was founded around 1130 AD. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance , as

114-526: A Class A object of national importance. Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland ( PCS ), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical - Methodist Church of Switzerland. The PCS is not a church in a theological understanding, because every member

152-479: A century after the municipality's initial attempts to absorb the 1.48-hectare area of the convent. On 22 January 2009 the former Abbot of Einsiedeln, Dom Martin Werlen, O.S.B., presented the nuns with a new community seal, thereby indicating that the nuns were in full control of the business affairs of their convent. In 2014 the women's agricultural school ( Bäuerinnenschule ) had to close for financial reasons. At

190-630: A private car. From the 2000 census, 2,136 or 44.6% are Roman Catholic , while 1,750 or 36.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there are 7 individuals (or about 0.15% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith. Würenlos railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S6 . Fahr Monastery Fahr Convent ( German : Kloster Fahr )

228-484: A renowned novelist, was the most prominent member of the community. On 23 April 2016 the Silja-Walter-Raum was inaugurated. Sister Maria Hedwig's literary work is inextricably linked to the convent as she lived for over 60 years in the same Benedictine community. During this time, Silja Walter wrote most of her work which included lyrics, mystery plays and theatre. After the renovation, the former office of

266-402: Is a Benedictine convent located in an exclave of the canton of Aargau , surrounded by the municipality of Unterengstringen ( canton of Zürich ). It is located 8 km to the north of Zürich 's city centre. Located in different cantons , Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Convent form a double monastery , overseen by the male Abbot of Einsiedeln , no converse arrangement appears to be available for

304-534: Is independent with its own theological and formal organisation. It serves as a legal umbrella before the federal government and represents the church in international relations. Except for the Evangelical-Methodist Church, which covers all of Switzerland, the member churches are restricted to a certain territory. The president of the PCS is Rita Famos . The Reformation spread primarily into

342-453: Is managed by the nuns and around 30 external employees. Other agricultural products are made in the convent including liquors and honey. The convent's renowned agricultural school for women ( Bäuerinnenschule ) established in 1944 had to close in 2015 for economic and staffing reasons. Kloster Fahr is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as

380-565: Is only loosening gradually in the present. . In cities where the Reformed faith became leading theology, several confessions were written, some of them: In the mid-19th century, opposition to liberal theology and interventions by the state led to secessions in several cantonal churches. One of these secessionist churches still exists today, the Evangelical Free Church of Geneva , founded in 1849, while two others reunited with

418-589: Is the Ancient Roman quarry in Würenlos. The Emma Kunz painting collection was listed in the 1995 version of the Inventory, but not in 2008 listing. As of  2007, Würenlos had an unemployment rate of 1.69%. As of 2005, there were 111 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 652 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 56 businesses in this sector. 1,115 people are employed in

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456-534: The Abbess of Fahr. Fahr and Einsiedeln may be one of the last of such arrangements to survive. Historically the convent was located in an exclave of canton Aargau within the municipality of Unterengstringen in the canton of Zürich in the Limmat Valley . The convent had not been part of a political municipality, although some administrative tasks have been carried out by the Würenlos authorities since

494-446: The tertiary sector , with 192 businesses in this sector. As of 2000 there was a total of 2,645 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 2,052 or about 77.6% of the residents worked outside Würenlos while 920 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,513 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 19.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.3% used

532-520: The 19th century and the nuns were always allowed to fulfill their political rights (voting, etc.) in Würenlos. Since 1 January 2008 Fahr Convent has been a part of Würenlos. The convent is first mentioned in AD 1130 as Vare (an old term used for "ferry"). The lands were donated by the House of Regensberg . On 22 January 1130 Lütold II and his son Lütold III and his wife Judenta handed over lands and estates on

570-499: The Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland), was formed to serve as a legal umbrella before the federal government and represent the church in international relations. The ordination of women is allowed in all member churches. As with most mainline European denominations, the Protestant Church in Switzerland has many member churches that permit prayer services or blessings for same-sex civil unions. As early as 1999,

608-568: The Meyer von Knonau family. Around 1530 the convent was suppressed during the Reformation in Zürich , but it reopened in 1576. An era of prosperity during the 17th century led to a brisk program of construction: In 1678 the tavern Zu den zwei Raben ("Two Ravens", the emblem of Einsiedeln Abbey) was built; from 1685 to 1696 the cloister and church tower were renovated; in 1703/04 a new refectory

646-664: The Reformed Church in Aargau has also allowed for prayer services to celebrate same-sex couples. To date, seven other Swiss Reformed churches, including Bern-Jura-Solothurn, Graubünden, Schaffhausen, Ticino, Thurgau, Vaud, and Zürich, have allowed the blessing of same-sex unions for same-sex civil unions. In August 2019 with the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich the first church of

684-512: The Reformed churches in St. Gallen, Fribourg, and Lucerne had allowed church celebration services for same-sex couples. The Reformed Church in Aargau has also permitted prayer services of thanksgiving to celebrate a same-sex civil union. The Reformed Church of Vaud, in 2013, also permitted prayer services as a way for same-sex couples to celebrate their civil union. Other member churches that allow either prayer services or blessings for same-sex union are

722-659: The Roman Catholic Church – 2 May 2016, a two month pilgrimage began from Wiborada's native St. Gallen to Rome made up of eight female town residents and seven Fahr sisters, as part of a Catholic gender equality campaign, Kirche mit* . Along their 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) journey to the Vatican, this group of pilgrims was accompanied in stages by other women's rights activists. By mid-May 2016 around 650 people (approximately one fifth men) joined for at least one day's stage, and there are 400 more registrations for

760-720: The Swiss Reformed Church allowed the blessing of same-sex marriages and the Swiss Reformed Church allowed blessing of same-sex marriages for their member churches. Organizationally, the Reformed Churches in Switzerland remain separate, cantonal units. The German churches are more in the Zwinglian tradition; the French more in the Calvinist tradition. They are governed synodically and their relation to

798-716: The Swiss Reformed Church in 1943 and 1966. An important issue to liberal theologians was the Apostles' Creed . They questioned its binding character. This caused a heated debate. Until the late 1870s, most cantonal reformed churches stopped prescribing any particular creed. In 1920 the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches ( Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund , Fédération des Eglises protestantes de Suisse , Federazione delle Chiese evangeliche della Svizzera - SEK-FEPS), with 24 member churches - 22 cantonal churches and 2 free churches (Free Church of Geneva and

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836-591: The churches in Bern-Jura-Solothurn, Schaffhausen, Tessin, Thurgau, and Zürich. Like many European Protestant denominations, several of the Swiss Reformed churches have openly welcomed gay and lesbian members to celebrate their civil unions within a church context. As early as 1999, the Reformed Churches in St. Gallen, Fribourg, and Lucerne had permitted prayer and celebration services for same-sex couples to recognize their civil unions. Since then,

874-772: The cities of Switzerland, which was then composed of loosely connected cantons . Breakthroughs began in the 1520s in Zurich under Zwingli , in Bern in 1528 under Berchtold Haller , and in Basel in 1529 under Johannes Oecolampadius. After the death of Zwingli in 1531, the Reformation continued. The French-speaking cities Neuchâtel , Geneva and Lausanne changed to the Reformation ten years later under William Farel and John Calvin coming from France. The Zwingli and Calvin branches had each their theological distinctions, but in 1549 under

912-473: The convent has been part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel since 1828. The canton of Aargau chose in 1841 to close all monasteries within its territory, but this was reversed in 1843 for convents. The negotiations between Einsiedeln Abbey and the cantonal authorities regarding assets and authority were completed nearly 90 years later, in 1932. At that point Aargau granted full autonomy to

950-439: The conventual community. During World War II, from November 1943 to February 1944, 11 female Jewish refugees lived secretly in the cloister; unfortunately they had to leave for an unknown destination when the school was opened. On 1 February 1944, the convent established a Bäuerinnenschule , i.e. an agricultural school for women. On 1 January 2008 the convent was incorporated into the municipality of Würenlos, happening over

988-570: The deed of donation of 22 January 1130, a vineyard was itemised. In the Middle Ages its cultivation and trade in wine was significant and frequently documented. Cultivation and wine production are part of the historic tradition, and the present vineyards comprise 4.2 hectares on "Wingert" hill just above the convent in the canton of Zürich and on convent property in Weiningen where a range of grape varieties are grown . The well-known wine estate

1026-739: The final section of the pilgrimage in Rome. Whether the Pope will grant an audience to the group of pilgrims on 2 July, the day of the Visitation, was uncertain; actually he then should be on vacation. Sister Beatrice Beerli (born 1947) and head of horticulture, had responsibility for the multi-award-winning convent gardens for over 20 years. Since the closure of the school in July 2013, she passed on her knowledge to occasional group tours. For centuries viticulture had an important role in convent life. Even in

1064-420: The household, 927 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 834 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.43 individuals. In 2008 there were 945 single family homes (or 40.8% of the total) out of a total of 2,318 homes and apartments. There were a total of 4 empty apartments for a 0.2% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units

1102-527: The late medieval church of the convent, the parish church of Weiningen were subordinated to the convent. From the very beginning, the convent has been overseen by the Abbot of Einsiedeln; the nuns are led in their daily life by a prioress appointed by the abbot. The bailiwick rights were first held by the Regensberg family, after 1306 by the citizens of the municipality of Zürich, and from 1434 to 1798 by

1140-631: The lead of Bullinger and Calvin they came to a common agreement in the Consensus Tigurinus (Zürich Consent), and 1566 in the Second Helvetic Confession . The German Reformed ideological center was Zurich, while the French-speaking Reformed movement bastion was Geneva. A feature of the Swiss Reformed churches in the Zwinglian tradition is their historically very close links to the cantons, which

1178-424: The lesser known drawings and painting of the artist. The monastery would appeal to people who knew the artist's work, but also for the younger generation, said Prioress Irene during an interview. For now, the room will be open every last Sunday of the month after the worship service from approximately 10:45 to 14:00. Admission is free. On the feast day of Saint Wiborada – the first (Swiss) woman to be canonized by

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1216-507: The municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent and Gules a Key in pale counterchanged. Würenlos has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 6,511. As of 2008, 13.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (92.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.5%) and French being third ( 1.2%). The age distribution, as of 2008, in Würenlos is; 548 children or 10.4% of

1254-646: The population are between 0 and 9 years old and 627 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 497 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 655 people or 12.4% are between 30 and 39, 1,009 people or 19.1% are between 40 and 49, and 762 people or 14.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 663 people or 12.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 348 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 134 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 27 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older. As of 2000, there were 152 homes with 1 or 2 persons in

1292-423: The provost with its beautiful stucco ceiling was chosen to establish a small museum. It contains numerous texts, film, audio and photographic documents, as well as excerpts from the radio interview from 1982, when Silja Walter and her brother, Otto F. Walter , another renowned Swiss writer, recorded the interview tape Eine Insel (An Island). But also personal objects like the nun's typewriter are exhibited, and also

1330-408: The same time an overall renovation of the convent buildings, erected between 1689 and 1746 was undertaken. The interiors, windows and antiquated power supply were refurbished in 2016 to finally comply with fire prevention and other modern statutory requirements. As of April 2010, there were 26 nuns (7 in 1873, 33 in 2000) living at the convent. Silja Walter (Sister Maria Hedwig, O.S.B.) (1919–2011),

1368-691: The shore of the Limmat around Weiningen and Unterengstringen - Oberengstringen to the Einsiedeln Abbey to establish a Benedictine convent. The Chapel of St. Nicholas already stood on the land. This may have been connected with the death of Lütold I in 1088 while engaged in battle against the forces of the Abbey of Einsiedeln. The convent was dedicated to Our Lady . In addition to the medieval St. Nikolaus-Kapelle ( Saint Nicholas chapel), built around 10th century AD and now called St. Anna-Kapelle , and

1406-614: Was 4.4 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.8%), the FDP (14.2%) and the SP (13.5%). In Würenlos about 83.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or

1444-539: Was designed by Johann Moosbrugger; and a house for the chaplain was erected in 1730/34. From 1743 to 1746 the convent church was decorated with frescoes by the Torricelli brothers. In dissolving the old County ( Grafschaft ) of Baden in 1803, the cantons of Zurich and Aargau established an exclave of Aargau within the canton of Zürich, for the former lands of the convent. Formerly part of the Bishopric of Constance ,

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