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35-464: Located in the Surb river valley , Tegerfelden has an area, as of 2009, of 7.11 square kilometers (2.75 sq mi). Of this area, 3.66 km (1.41 sq mi) or 51.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.63 km (1.02 sq mi) or 37.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.71 km (0.27 sq mi) or 10.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km (15 acres) or 0.8%

70-531: A population growth rate of 2.7%. The age distribution, as of 2008, in Tegerfelden is; 117 children or 11.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 128 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 133 people or 13.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 134 people or 13.1% are between 30 and 39, 179 people or 17.4% are between 40 and 49, and 151 people or 14.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution

105-558: A few, mostly elderly Jews who know the dialect, and in the 1970s the sound archives began recording what is left of the dialect. In 1976 Florence Guggenheim-Grünberg , a Swiss linguist and historian, published a dictionary of the Surbtal Yiddish. Because of the proximity to the fairs/markets in Zurzach , as from the 17th century also settled Jewish merchants in Lengnau and Endingen , as

140-605: A rate of 5.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (96.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 0.4%). As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. The population was made up of 458 Swiss men (44.8% of the population), and 53 (5.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 465 Swiss women (45.5%), and 46 (4.5%) non-Swiss women. In 2008 there were 12 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration,

175-468: Is 95 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 56 people or 5.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 28 people or 2.7% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older. As of 2000, there were 37 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 130 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 186 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. As of 2000, there were 366 private households (homes and apartments) in

210-663: Is a river valley region in the Canton of Aargau , Switzerland. The Surbtal (literally Surb valley ) is situated parallel to the Limmat Valley ( Limmattal ) in the Baden and Zurzach districts of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The valley is bounded by moraines of the Linth glacier; and in the east it passes over to the border of the Canton of Zürich respectively the drainage basin of

245-534: Is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . As of  2007, Tegerfelden had an unemployment rate of 1.02%. As of 2005, there were 77 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 24 businesses involved in this sector. 142 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 85 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 20 businesses in this sector. In 2000 there were 515 workers who lived in

280-411: Is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 35.9% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures, while 6.5%

315-399: Is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure Border compony Gules and Argent an Eagle displayed of the last. Tegerfelden has a population (as of December 2020) of 1,202. As of 2008, 44.8% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at

350-746: The Seedamm at the Obersee lake shore respectively the Ufenau , Lützelau and Heilig Hüsli islands on Zürichsee , and finally the glaciers retreated into the alpine mountains. The oldest settlement findings date back to the Neolithic period. From Roman times there are finds at various locations, including a villa rustica in Lengnau. In the Early and High Middle Ages the monasteries of St. Gallen and Einsiedeln had possessions in

385-469: The Swiss Reformed Church . In Tegerfelden about 78.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 77 students attending primary school in the municipality. Surb river valley Surbtal

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420-551: The Wehn Valley (native German name: Wehntal ). Surbtal comprises the area of the municipalities: The Surb is a 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) long river in the Swiss cantons of Aargau and Zürich, where she rises on an altitude of 471 metres (1,545 ft) MAMSL at the municipality of Schöfflisdorf . The river drains the northern Wehntal , passing the municipalities of Ehrendingen, Lengnau, Endingen, Unterendingen and Tegerfelden in

455-581: The Jewish bürgergemeinde of Neu-Endingen was founded which remained independent until 1983 when it merged into the bürgergemeinde of Endingen. After the Wehntalbahn railway was not continued towards the Surbtal in 1891, in 1921 a Postauto bus line was opened. Until 1954 the completion of the cantonal Surbtalstrasse road was carried out. From the 1960s trade, industrial arts and light industry companies settled in

490-550: The Jewish citizens were not allowed to operate agriculture or exercise a craft. Livelihood they earned mainly on the internationally important Zurzach fair and the market in Baden. From 1696 all Jewish inhabitants had to buy all 16 years expensive protective shield letters from the Landvogt of Baden. From 1776 the right of residence of all Jews in Switzerland was definitely limited to Endingen and Lengnau. Since they were allowed to stay during

525-652: The Jewish population in Switzerland was expelled from all Swiss municipalities and settled in Oberlengnau – finally, they were 'allowed' to settle only in Lengnau and Endingen, in accordance with a resolution of the Tagsatzung in 1678. Their vernacular, the Surbtaler Jiddisch (literally Surbtal Yiddish ), was one of the last spoken dialects of the Western Yiddish language in the late 20th century. Today there are only

560-471: The Jewish residents were only allowed to enter a few professions, such as trade, particularly as livestock dealers and so on. Houses were built with two separate entrances, one for Jews and one for Christians. They were under the high and low courts of the Baden bailiff. The Jewish population was fairly well tolerated, self-managed and maintained its own school. In March 1798 the French revolutionary troops overturned

595-666: The Old Swiss Confederancy. In 1528, during the Reformation in Zürich , Niederweningen remained Roman Catholic; in Endingen, Tegerfelden and Unterendingen still lived Reformed minorities. In 1803 the Surbtal came as part of the county of Baden to the present Canton of Aargau. The Surbtal was significantly influenced by the so-called Surbtaler Juden (literally Surbtal Jews ). After the 1250s pogroms in Switzerland, between 1623 and 1633

630-548: The Surbtal, later particularly the St. Blasien Abbey . The heartland of the possessions of the medieval House of Regensberg was in the Furt and Wehn valleys besides the Lägern chain, where around 1050 AD the family built its ancestral seat Altburg near Zürich-Affoltern , and two centuries later Neu-Regensberg on the eastern Lägern slope. In the 13th century the upper Surbtal (Lengnau)

665-476: The Surbtal. After the repeal of the majority of the legal restrictions on Jewish citizens on 3 March 1862, on 29 March 1862 the Israelitischer Kultusverein (Jewish society) was founded by 12 members in Zürich, and in 1880 its name was changed in the present Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ) . On 16 September 1884 their first synagogue, Synagoge Zürich Löwenstrasse was inaugurated. In 1879

700-616: The Surbtal. South of the village center of Döttingen, the Surb joins the Aare . About 185,000 years ago, a side lobe of the Walensee/Reinglacier overlapped on the threshold at the present Pfannenstiel eastern slope from Hombrechtikon into the Glatttal towards Niederweningen, and eroded the overdeepened rock rut of the present Wehntal area. After another glacial maximum about 140,000 years ago,

735-593: The Swiss regime and proclaimed the Helvetic Republic ; the Surb region now belonged to the short-lived Canton of Baden from 1798 to 1803. The new state was soon hated in large parts of the population, resulting in the 1802 civil war . This hatred erupted on 21 September 1802 during the so-called Zwetschgenkrieg against the Jewish fellow citizens, who were considered supporters of the new liberal government. A horde of over 800 residents from neighboring villages fell over Endingen and Lengnau, and enriched themselves from

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770-511: The United States corn belt , combine harvesters pick the corn, and sprayers spray large amounts of insecticides , herbicides and fungicides , producing a higher yield than is possible using less capital-intensive techniques. These technological advances and investment allow the primary sector to employ a smaller workforce, so developed countries tend to have a smaller percentage of their workforce involved in primary activities, instead having

805-520: The belongings of those defenseless Jews, while the Christian inhabitants were largely unmolested. The first Swiss Federal Constitution of 12 September 1848 provided for the cantons' sovereignty, as long as this did not impinge on the Federal Constitution. Among others, Jewish citizens from Endingen and Lengnau, 80 Jewish women, children and men in all, were allowed by the authorities to settle in

840-589: The economy in developing countries than it does in developed countries . For example, in 2018, agriculture, forestry, and fishing comprised more than 15% of GDP in sub-Saharan Africa but less than 1% of GDP in North America . In developed countries the primary sector has become more technologically advanced, enabling for example the mechanization of farming, as compared with lower-tech methods in poorer countries. More developed economies may invest additional capital in primary means of production: for example, in

875-529: The graves on the island. In 1750 the Tagsatzung 'allowed' the Jewish communities of Endingen and Lengnau to acquire woodland on a small hill between Endingen and Lengnau to establish the Endingen cemetery . The cemetery has been expanded several times; based on an 1859 agreement, two-fifths of the cemetery belong to the Israelite community of Lengnau, and three-fifths to the Israelite community of Endingen. However,

910-482: The ice melted in the last Eemian (interglacial) period back far into the alpine valleys, and great lakes with border union fens filled the former glacial basin. Following the Würm glaciation , during the last glacial maximum about 24,000 years ago, the glaciers pushed again to the lower Glatt Valley. With the increasing warming period about 20,000 years ago, the glaciers melted away in stages to Zürich, later Hurden and formed

945-473: The municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. In 2008 there were 158 single family homes (or 37.7% of the total) out of a total of 419 homes and apartments. There were a total of 3 empty apartments for a 0.7% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 5 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.57% of

980-430: The municipality. Of these, 388 or about 75.3% of the residents worked outside Tegerfelden while 117 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 244 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 60.7% used a private car. From the 2000 census, 529 or 54.8% were Roman Catholic , while 335 or 34.7% belonged to

1015-464: The night only in the two villages, their radius of action was strongly limited. At the same time, the Jews of the Surbtal formed a Beth din or rabbinical court with Tiengen . The Jewish citizens built two large synagogues, in 1765 in Endingen (rebuilt in 1852) and in Lengnau in 1750 (rebuilt 1847). Beginning in 1603, the deceased Jews of the Surbtal communities were buried on a small Rhein river island,

1050-410: The population of Swiss citizens increased by 7 while the foreign population increased by 1. There were 8 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 4 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 12 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 15 people. This represents

1085-516: The so-called Judenäule ("Jew's island") which was leased by the Jewish community. As the island was repeatedly flooded and devastated, in 1750 the Surbtal Jews asked the Tagsatzung to establish a cemetery in the vicinity of their communities in the Surb valley. Once a year, the communal chevra kadisha ( hevra kadishah , Aramaic : חברא קדישא, Ḥebh'ra Qaddisha , meaning "holy society") visited

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1120-418: The still rural Surbtal region. 47°32′N 8°17′E  /  47.533°N 8.283°E  / 47.533; 8.283 Primary sector of the economy The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials , such as farming , logging , fishing , forestry and mining . The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of

1155-552: The vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (21.63%), the SP (10.65%) and the FDP (9.24%). In the federal election, a total of 363 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 50.7%. The historical population is given in the following table: The so-called Gerichtshaus (a former Meierhof ) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance . The entire village of Tegerfelden

1190-585: The whole territory of the Canton of Zurich in 1850, in 1862 about 175 people, including 100 in the Zürich district . The first Jewish community in the city of Zürich within the past 438 years, exceptionally appreciated the support by the city authorities. In 1866 the Swiss Federal Constitution granted freedom of establishment and in 1874 freedom of worship, whereupon to about 1920, most of the Jewish citizens left

1225-656: Was controlled by the Counts of Regensberg, the lower valley by the families von Tegerfelden and later von Klingen . In 1269 Walther von Klingen sold his rights along with the town of Klingnau to the Bishop of Constance . The Regensberg family was ousted by the Habsburg family and the city of Zürich in the second half of the 13th century. In 1415 the valley came, as part of the Grafschaft Baden (bailiwicks of Siggen and Ehrendingen), to

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