Herznach
Sign in to saveHerznach is a former municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023, the former municipalities of Herznach and Ueken merged to form the new municipality of Herznach-Ueken. thumb|Aerial view (1953)
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Place details
- Locality
- Herznach-Ueken
- Region
- Aargau
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Herznach
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Herznach COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Herznach Flag.svg
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Herznach DJI 0992.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Herznach village with the St. Nikolaus Church in foreground
- Swiss town.canton
- Aargau
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-AG
- Swiss town.district
- Laufenburg
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 5027
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 4166
- Swiss town.area
- 6.28
- Swiss town.elevation
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Part of
- Herznach-Ueken
- Official name
- Herznach
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Herznach-Ueken
- Official language
- German
- Population
- +1545
- Area
- +6.26
- Elevation
- +417
- Shares border with
- Zeihen
- Official website
- www.herznach.ch
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- References
- External links
Herznach is a former municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023, the former municipalities of Herznach and Ueken merged to form the new municipality of Herznach-Ueken. thumb|Aerial view (1953)
==History== thumb|right|Map of Herznachter Bann in the Austrian District of Rheinfelden,1782-1783 While some Alamanni era graves have been discovered, the first mention of Herznach is in 1097 as Hercenahc. The Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of another lord) family von Herznach and Herznach castle are both mentioned. The castle was built on the foundations of a manor house from the 7th-10th Centuries. was built. Originally both Herznach and Ueken were ruled by the Homberger family. In the early 14th Century, the Habsburgs had the right to judge and punish theft and other felonies in Herznach. Between the Imperial Reform (1495) of Maximilian I until the fall of the Ancien Régime (1797) it belonged to the Austrian District of Rheinfelden. The rights to Zwing und Bann (administration of the Commons as well as low justice) were probably in the hands of the village cooperative.