Birrwil

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Coordinates: 47°18′N, 8°12′E

Birrwil
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Birrwil
Canton Aargau
District Kulm
47°18′N, 8°12′E
Population 932  (December 2006)
  - Density 169 /km² (437 /sq.mi.)
Area 5.53 km² (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation 560 m (1,837 ft)
Postal code 4132
Surrounded by Beinwil am See, Boniswil, Leutwil, Meisterschwanden, Reinach, Seengen, Zetzwil
Website www.birrwil.ch
Birrwil (Switzerland)
Birrwil
Birrwil

Birrwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

It is located on the western shore of Lake Hallwil.

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[edit] Geography

The town is located on four thin terraces on the steep east slopes of Mounts Eichhalde Güggeliberg, between 70 and 150 meters above the lake surface. The shore of the lake is unusually undeveloped. The area of the municipality is 553 hectares, of which 96 are forested and 46 are developed. Elevations in the municipality range between 449 and 771 meters. Neighboring municipalities are Leutwil in the north-west, Boniswil in the north, Meisterschwanden in the east, Beinwil am See in the south, Reinach in the south-west, and Zetzwil in the west.

[edit] History

Isolated finds of artifacts indicate settlement during the Neolithic and Roman Eras. The beginnings of the modern town go back to an Alamanni named Bero (meaning Bear), who founded the village Beriwilare (meaning Bero's village) in the area. The first written mention of the town was in 1185.

[edit] Population

Population Growth
Year Population
1653 195
1870 1005
1900 850
1930 808
1950 845
1960 880
1970 888
1980 927
1990 923
2000 960

In December 2005 924 people lived in Birrwil, of whom 10.7% were foreigners. As of the 2000 census, 58% are Protestant, 22.6% are Catholic, 4.1% are Muslim, 1.3% are Orthodox Christians, and 1.1% belong to other faiths. 93.6% speak German, 1.1% speak Albanian, .8% speak French and .8% speak Italian.

[edit] Resources

This article was translated from the German Wikipedia article of the same name.

[edit] External links