Birmenstorf

Geschichte

Birmenstorf is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.HistoryThe first written mention of Birmenstorf dates to 1146. In 1415, the Eidgenossenschaft conquered the Aargau, and Birmenstorf as part of the Habsburgian County of Baden came under their sovereignty. During the Reformation, about a third of the population converted to Protestantism. The choir of the old church with frescos dating to 1440 still exists.For over 600 years, vineyards have been cultivated in Birmenstorf.ArcheologyArcheological findings indicate that the area was inhabited as early as the Stone Age. The village proper was most likely founded by Alamanni settlers probably in the 6th century.GeographyBirmenstorf has an area, of 7.7km2. Of this area, 44% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Baden district, in the valley of the Reuss near its confluence with the Aare and 4km west-south-west from Baden. It consists of the village of Birmenstorf and the hamlets of Lindmühle, Muntwil, Müslen and Oberhard as well as a new housing development.