Bellikon

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Bellikon

Location of Bellikon

Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°21′E / 47.383°N 8.350°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 8°21′E / 47.383°N 8.350°E

Country

Area

• Total

4.95 km² (1.91 sq mi)

Elevation

597 m (1,959 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

1,548

• Density

310/km² (810/sq mi)

Postal code

5454

SFOS number

4022

Surrounded by

Bergdietikon, Eggenwil, Künten, Remetschwil, Spreitenbach, Widen

Website

www.bellikon.ch
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Bellikon is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

The area was settled during Roman times. The Roman road between Vindonissa (Windisch) and Turicum (Zurich) ran through here. In 1934, bricks were found which on examination proved to belong to a villa, which was excavated and documented in 1941, and afterwards covered up again with the help of interned Polish soldiers. Articles found on the site indicate a construction date at the end of the 1st century. In the middle of the 6th century, the Alamanni settled here and cleared the forest, destroying the Roman settlement.

Bellikon was first documented on October 11, 1064, in the foundation charter of Muri Abbey, though it was first individually mentioned in the 12th Century as Pellikon. Bellikon and Hausen at first paid tithes to Murbach Abbey in Alsace, but was later part of the Habsburg territories. In 1415, the Aargau was conquered and thereafter Bellikon belonged to the village of Rohrdorf in the County of Baden. In 1798, Bellikon became part of the Canton of Baden in the Helvetic Republic. Bellikon was merged with Hausen in 1803 and became part of Aargau Canton.

At the beginning of the 20th century Bellikon was a farming village with a population of 377; fifty years later it reached 434. Bellikon's beautiful location was discovered and the village went through a rapid development. The number of inhabitants rose to over 1,400 in the early 21st century. In 1974, the SUVA insurance agency and healthcare provider opened its premises here. In the same year, a new school was built. The 19th century church was replaced by a modern building in 1977.

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