Berikon
Berikon is a municipality in the district of
Bremgarten in the Canton of Aargau in
Switzerland. The lengthy village lies on a hill over
Reussvalley, beside
Mutschellen-Passhöhe. 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.
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.
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1850: 549
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1900: 701
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1950: 900
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1970: 1,593
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2000: 4,358
*2003: 4,438
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.
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).
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.
