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Auw, Aargau
Auw is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
The first evidence of a human settlement near Auw are some Roman era cremation urn burials. The modern municipality of Auw is first mentioned in 924 as Houva. In 1306 it was mentioned as Owe. The major landholders in Auw were Muri and Engelberg Abbeys as well as the knightly family of Rüssegg. The rights to low justice was held by the Habsburgs and the Knight of Rüssegg, the high court right was held until 1415 by the Habsburgs. Between 1415 and 1425 the high court right belonged to Lucerne. Then the court rights moved to district of Meienberg. In 1715 a major fire destroyed 43 buildings. The first schoolhouse was built in 1809 and replaced with a new building in 1954.
Initially the church in Auw was a filial church to the parish church in Sins. The local parish was created in 1638 by agreement with Engelberg parish and was under that parish. This arraignment was maintained until 1849 by Engelberger Conventual. In 1705 the St. Nicholas Church replaced the chapel, which had existed since 1331.
Agriculture remains important in Auw. In 1990, 27% of the workers, worked in agriculture and in 1991 there were 42 dairy farms in the municipality.
Auw has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.57 square kilometers (3.31 sq mi). Of this area, 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi) or 65.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) or 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 47.6% is used for growing crops and 17.9% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Muri district at the foot of the Lindenberg in the upper Freiamt. It consists of the villages of Auw and Rüstenschwil.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Linden-tree eradicated Vert.
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Auw, Aargau
Auw is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
The first evidence of a human settlement near Auw are some Roman era cremation urn burials. The modern municipality of Auw is first mentioned in 924 as Houva. In 1306 it was mentioned as Owe. The major landholders in Auw were Muri and Engelberg Abbeys as well as the knightly family of Rüssegg. The rights to low justice was held by the Habsburgs and the Knight of Rüssegg, the high court right was held until 1415 by the Habsburgs. Between 1415 and 1425 the high court right belonged to Lucerne. Then the court rights moved to district of Meienberg. In 1715 a major fire destroyed 43 buildings. The first schoolhouse was built in 1809 and replaced with a new building in 1954.
Initially the church in Auw was a filial church to the parish church in Sins. The local parish was created in 1638 by agreement with Engelberg parish and was under that parish. This arraignment was maintained until 1849 by Engelberger Conventual. In 1705 the St. Nicholas Church replaced the chapel, which had existed since 1331.
Agriculture remains important in Auw. In 1990, 27% of the workers, worked in agriculture and in 1991 there were 42 dairy farms in the municipality.
Auw has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.57 square kilometers (3.31 sq mi). Of this area, 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi) or 65.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi) or 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 47.6% is used for growing crops and 17.9% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Muri district at the foot of the Lindenberg in the upper Freiamt. It consists of the villages of Auw and Rüstenschwil.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Linden-tree eradicated Vert.
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