Holderbank, Aargau
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| Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°10′E / 47.433°N 8.167°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 8°10′E / 47.433°N 8.167°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Lenzburg | |
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| • Total | 2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,148 | |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 5113 | |
| SFOS number | 4199 | |
| Surrounded by | Lupfig, Möriken-Wildegg, Scherz, Schinznach-Bad, Schinznach-Dorf, Veltheim | |
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Holderbank is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Archeological discoveries indicate that the area around Holderbank has been occupied since the Neolithic era. Discoveries include; individual items from both the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, Roman era ruins and ceramics, and Alamanni graves. The modern municipality of Holderbank is first mentioned in 1259 as in Halderwange though this is from a 14th Century copy of the original. Around 1273 it was mentioned as de Halderwanch. Portions of the village were owned by Murbach Abbey, though they sold their holdings to the Habsburgs in 1291. The Habsburgs promptly transferred the land around Holderbank to their vassals the von Wildegg family. In addition to land, the von Wildeggs also acquired the right to low justice in the village.
The parish church in Holderbank is mentioned for the first time in 1275. It served as grave church for the Twingherren of Wildegg. They also held the rights to collect the church taxes until 1805 when they ceded those rights to the canton. After the Reformation, in 1565 the villages of Möriken and Wildegg became part of the Holderbank parish. In 1701-02 the present church was built by Samuel Jenner.
The municipality appears to have been small initially. There were only 10 fireplaces recorded in 1559 and only 11 in 1653. By 1595-96 it is unclear whether Holderbank was considered a village or just a farm. The inhabitants lived mainly from agriculture, though the Aare often washed away their land. Until the 19th Century there were vineyards in the village (about 10 hectares (25 acres) in 1764 and 19 hectares (47 acres) in 1880). In the 18th and 19th Centuries textile processing provided an additional income opportunity. From 1835 to about 1890 there was a cotton printing industry.
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