Schafisheim

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Schafisheim

Location of Schafisheim

Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°9′E / 47.383°N 8.150°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 8°9′E / 47.383°N 8.150°E

Country

Area

• Total

6.33 km² (2.44 sq mi)

Elevation

419 m (1,375 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,973

• Density

470/km² (1,200/sq mi)

Postal code

5503

SFOS number

4207

Surrounded by

Gränichen, Hunzenschwil, Rupperswil, Seon, Staufen

Website

www.schafisheim.ch
SFSO statistics

Schafisheim is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Evidence of earlier settlements near Schafisheim include urn graves of the Hallstatt period and a Roman era farm. The modern village of Schafisheim is first mentioned around 1261-64 as Scafusa. The high court right was held by the Habsburgs, and then from 1415 by Bern. A farm owned by Murbach Abbey had the Twinggericht (low justice and property rights) over the village, which was held until 1482. The Twinggericht right went to the Lords of Baldegg, then, in 1671, to a branch of the Hallwyl family. In the 15th Century the head Twingherren was probably living at Schafisheim Castle. After passing through several other hands, the Twingherren power came in 1736 to the brothers Samuel and Etienne Brutel.

Schafisheim chapel of ease is first mentioned in 1360. At that time it belonged to the Staufen parish. In 1496-98, the chapel of St. Leodegar was built on the site of the earlier chapel. The farming settlement of Bettetal was incorporated in 1751 in the municipality.

Economically, Schafisheim was dominated by agriculture and a little viticulture together with light, home manufacturing in the 19th Century. The brothers Brutel built a thriving printing business in 1736, which closed before 1800. In the 19th and 20th Centuries, many residents worked in foreign factories. The opening of the A1 motorway in 1967 led to the establishment of logistics centers and furniture stores, and in 1973 the cantonal road traffic office. Along the road between Aarau and Lenzburg the village expanded with new residential and commercial areas.

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