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Boswil is a municipality in central Switzerland in the Canton of Aargau. The village lies in the Bünztal valley at the foot of the Lindenberg mountain. The hamlet Wissenbach and Sentenhof (a former estate of the Benedictine Klosters Muri) belong to the municipality. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... Muri is a district in the Swiss Canton Aargau with the adminsitrative capital of Muri. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The metre (or meter in American English), symbol: m, is the basic unit of distance or length, in the International System of Units. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly Switzerland. ...

History

During Neolithic times, between 8000 and 10000 B.C., settlements were first established at the fish-rich Bünzersee. In 1930, a Celtic cemetery dating between 350-325 BC was discovered. Ruins from Roman-era farm estates and mansions lie nearby. ,neos=new, lithos=stone, or New Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The word Celtic can refer to: the European Celtic people, ancient or modern the Celtic languages, spoken by these people and their modern descendents the Celtic (Lusitania), Celts from the Alentejo. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC - 350s BC - 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 355 BC 354 BC 353 BC 352 BC 351 BC - 350 BC - 349 BC 348 BC 347... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 330 BC 329 BC 328 BC 327 BC 326 BC - 325 BC - 324 BC 323 BC 322... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ...

Boswil was first mentioned the as Bozuuila in a document found in a Zurich cathedral. Although this document is not dated, recent research results place it between 874 and 887. General view showing Grossmünster church. ... Events March 13 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. ... Events Emperor Uda ascends to the throne of Japan Births Deaths September 18 - Pietro I Candiano, Doge of Venice (killed in battle) Emperor Koko of Japan Categories: 887 ...

The patronage went first to the Habsburgs, then in 1380 to Herren von Hallwil, and in 1483, finally to Kloster Muri. Since 1415 the eight Old Cantons of the confederation exercised power in worldly matters. In 1649, a third of the village was destroyed in a fire. Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... Events September 8 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitrii Ivanovich defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols (the Golden Horde), stopping their advance at Kulikovo. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...

After the Second War of Villmerger of 1712, the lands consisting of Zurich, Berne and Glarus the Freiamt were divided into two parts. One of the boundary lines divided the church in Oberlunkhofen to the Hochgericht in Fahrwangen. This line led exactly through Boswil. Because of its unique position, under the domain of two different jurisdictions, Boswil's development were restrained. With the formation of the Helvetic Republic in 1798, Boswil, no longer within the Canton of Baden, once again became a part of Aargau. Since 1803, Boswil has been a part of the Muri district in the canton of Aargau. // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... General view showing Grossmünster church. ... For other uses, see Bern (disambiguation). ... Glarus is the capital of the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. ... Fahrwangen is a village in the district Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. ... The Helvetic Republic was a state formation in the area of Switzerland. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Baden (disambiguation). ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly Switzerland. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Muri is a district in the Swiss Canton Aargau with the adminsitrative capital of Muri. ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. ...

Industrialization began in 1874, when Boswil became a stop on the Aargauische Südbahn line from Aarau to Muri. From 1870, peat was dug from the swampland Bünnzmoos which had resulted from the silting-up of the Bünzersees. In the 1930s and the 1940s several peat mining companies came into prominence; 6 meters deep of peat, covering an area of over 2 km&sup2 was cleared away. As more factories were built, Boswil developed to an industrial site. 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Aarau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Aargau. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetable matter. ...

Population growth

• 1765: 709
• 1850: 1,249
• 1900: 1,246
• 1950: 1,463
• 2000: 2,308

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Administration

The meeting of the voters, a municipal meeting, the Legislative exercises authorities. The term of office is four years. It leads and represents the municipality.

Economy

Beside several trade and services enterprises, Boswil also has a considerable number of industrial companies, which are active particularly in the construction and transportation sectors.

Transportation

The main road of Lenzburg-Luzern passes through the middle of the village, and serves as a public traffic route. The SBB has a station Boswil-Bünzen at the railway line commecting Aarau and Arth-Goldau. Aarau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Aargau. ... Arth-Goldau in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, exists only on Swiss Federal Railways maps, for it is merely the name of railway station of both the localities of Arth and Goldau. ...

Schools

Bosvil has a primary and secondary school, with a district school in Muri and the Cantonal school is in Wohlen.

Culture

A new church was established, through donations, in 1913. 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...