Jonen

Jonen
Coat of arms
Jonen
Location of Jonen
Coordinates: 47°18′N 8°24′E / 47.300°N 8.400°E / 47.300; 8.400Coordinates: 47°18′N 8°24′E / 47.300°N 8.400°E / 47.300; 8.400
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Bremgarten
Area
• Total	5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,019
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Postal code	8916
SFOS number	4071
Surrounded by	Affoltern am Albis (ZH), Arni, Hedingen (ZH), Oberlunkhofen, Ottenbach (ZH), Rottenschwil
Website	www.jonen.ch SFSO statistics

Jonen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

The first traces of a settlement come from an extensive burial ground from the Hallstatt period. There are remains of a Roman estate in Schalchmatthau. Additionally, the municipality contains an Alemanni cemetery (including six stone box graves) from the 6th to 7th century, in the territory of the former Käppelireben.

The first mention of the modern municipality was in 1243 when it was mentioned as Jonun. It was acquired in 1291 by Rudolf von Habsburg. In 1376 Duke Leopold of Austria pledged the rights to the low justice in the Kelleramt (of which Jonen was part) to Gottfried Milliner of Zurich.

Then, in 1415 the Kelleramt came under the sovereignty of Zurich. The church tithe was paid to Wettingen and Muri Abbey, St. Leodegar in Lucerne, and the church and the hospital of Bremgarten as well as the church of Zufikon. In the Middle Ages Jonan belonged to the Lunkhofen parish. But in 1866 it became an independent parish.

A Protestant chapel is first mentioned in 1598 in historic records. It was replaced in 1804 and destroyed by fire in 1811, as were two thirds of the village. It was rebuilt and in 1910 expanded to the tower and the choir. It serves as a parish church since 1866. The Reformed residents belong to Bremgarten-Mutschellen parish. The origins of the shrine in Jonental (1521 first mentioned) are unknown.