Bettwil

Geschichte

Bettwil is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.HistoryThe first traces of human settlement are some scattered, Roman era artifacts. The modern municipality of Bettwil is first mentioned in 924 as Petiwilare. The tithes of the village were split between Einsiedeln Abbey and the hospital in Bremgarten. From 1200 until 1412, when it was used to pay a ransom, it was in the possession of the Lords of Heidegg. The current municipal borders were set in 1415 when it came under Swiss Confederation control. The village of law of 1547 confirmed the right of free choice of deputy vogt and all the village officials. Since 1770 there is a village school.Until 1799 it was part of the Sarmenstorf church parish, then it became an independent parish. The Chapel of St. Othmar, was inaugurated in 1496 and demolished in 1789. It was replaced by the Church of St. Joseph.Agriculture remains important (in 1990, 35% of the local workers were employed in agriculture). The opening up of land in 1981 led to an increase in the population. In 1988, a regional bus connection was established, and by 1990, 61% of the working population commuted outside the municipality.GeographyBettwil has an area, of 4.25km2. Of this area, 2.93km2 or 68.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.91km2 or 21.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.41km2 or 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01km2 or 0.2% is unproductive land.