Berikon

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Berikon

Canton	Aargau
District	Bremgarten
Coordinates	47°21′N 8°22′E
Population	4418 (December 2004)
Area	5.38 km²
Elevation	554 m
Postal code	8965
SFOS number	4062
Twin towns	Würenlingen (Switzerland)
Berikon

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

The village lies on a hill over the Reuss Valley near Mutschellen Pass. This municipality is bounded by Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg, Widen (pronunciationL: vee-din), and Zufikon. Berikon has a school and the nearest Kantonsschule (canton school), a secondary school, is in Wohlen.

1 History
2 Population
3 Administration
4 Economics
5 Transportation
6 External links

[edit] History

Berikon was mentioned for the first time in 1153 as a court place "Berchheim". The name of the place changed its name with the time, of Berchheim über Bergheim, Berchan, Berkein to Berikon.

In 1415 Berikon was divided into Niederberikon and Oberberikon. In 1798 both municipalities came to the short-lived Canton of Baden. During the establishment of the Canton of Aargau in 1803, the two municipalities were reunited and joined the district of Bremgarten.

In 1902, the Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn was opened and Berikon received a connection to the outside world. Until far in the 20th century Berikon was a rural village populated 900 inhabitants in 1950 with a boom of construction activity. Within thirty years the total population increased. Berikon grew together with the neighbour municipalities and is today part of the Agglomeration of Zurich.

[edit] Population

1850: 549
1900: 701
1950: 900
1970: 1,593
2000: 4,358
2003: 4,438

[edit] Administration

The meeting, the Legislativgewalt exercises authorities. Implementing authority is the local council. the term is for four years In addition it carries out the resolutions of the municipality meeting and the tasks, which is assigned by the canton and the Swiss federation.

[edit] Economics

The Mutschellen has 2,000 jobs in small and middle enterprises. The majority of the employees works however in the city of Zurich or conveniently close in Limmattal (Dietikon and Schlieren, (Spreitenbach).

[edit] Transportation

The Berikon Widen station connecting the Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn lies accurately on the Mutschellen pass. A Postauto line operates between Baden and Zurich at the Wiedikon station. The road named Wohlen-Bremgarten-Dietikon, which passes across the Mutschellen, is one of the most-used roads of Switzerland. The Urdorf freeway is 7 km away. The Zurich by-pass of the N4 superhighway is under construction Birmensdorf will develop a favorably-convenient freeway connection.