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Rekingen
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Zurzach | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) | |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 969 | |
| • Density | 313/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
5332
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| Surrounded by | Baldingen, Böbikon, Küssaberg (DE-BW), Mellikon, Tegerfelden, Zurzach | |
Rekingen is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
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History
In 1956 an excavation discovered the remains of a Roman era estate (made with bricks from the 11th and 21st Legion in Vindonissa). Another excavation discovered Alamanni graves to the north of the train station. The modern municipality of Rekingen is first mentioned in 1261 as Rechunch. Rekingen belonged to the court of Klingnau, which from 1415 until 1798 was under the high court of Baden. The low court right lay with the Bishop of Constance and was exercised by Zurzach Abbey. During the Protestant Reformation the majority of the citizens converted of the new faith. In 1678, two canons from Zurzach, Johann Rudolf and Johann Jakob Schmid from Baar, built the Metzgerhof house and chapel. The chapel was deconsecrated in 1878 and since 1980 the old wine press building has been used as an ecumenical chapel. In 1790 the village school was segregated along denominational lines and was reintegrated in 1852.
The majority of the population lived on agriculture and viticulture. Back in the middle ages, there were three mills and a brick maker. In 1876, Rekingen received a mainline railway station on the Koblenz-Winterthur line. Between 1864 and 1989 a lime factory operated in Rekingen. There was also a cement plant from 1975–95 and a hardware factory between 1955-2001. In 1914 the Swiss Sodafabrik (name was changed in 1922 to Solvay), was founded on a factory site which was half in Rekingen and half in Zurzach.
Geography
Rekingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.1 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 13.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) or 57.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 25.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.12 km2 (30 acres) or 3.9% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 54.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.5% is used for growing crops and 9.0% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Zurzach district, along the Rhine river near the Böbikon valley. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Rekingen.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a letter R sable and Azure a base-semi Mill Wheel of the first.
Demographics
Rekingen has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 969 As of 2008[update], 37.1% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -4.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(84.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 5.8%) and Italian being third ( 3.8%).
See also
In Spanish: Rekingen para niños
