Fisibach

Fisibach is a village and municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

While some scattered items from the Bronze Age were discovered in Fisibach, the first evidence of a settlement is a Roman era watchtower along the Rhine River.

This castle, after 1363, was in the possession of the Bishop of Constance, and from 1589 to 1831 in the hands of the Tschudi family of Glarus.

Of the rest of the land, 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.13 km2 (32 acres) or 2.2% is either rivers or lakes.

[4] The village is located in the Zurzach district, at the end of the Fisibach valley.

The place prior to modern times was Visibachs and differed from Obervisibachs (now Bachs in the Canton of Zurich).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Fisibach is; 39 children or 10.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 38 teenagers or 10.5% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 45.1% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[14] The historical population is given in the following table:[3][9] The Bleiche, a part of the Roman Rhine fortifications, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 165 or 45.7% were Roman Catholic, while 140 or 38.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The children of the hamlet of Waldhausen attend school in Bachs in the Canton of Zürich.

Fisibach from the air
Gasthaus (Restaurant and hotel) near Fisibach
Fisibach church