Rekingen

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

In 1956 an excavation discovered the remains of a Roman era estate (made with bricks from the 11th and 21st Legion in Vindonissa).

Another excavation discovered Alamanni graves to the north of the train station.

The low court right lay with the Bishop of Constance and was exercised by Zurzach Abbey.

In 1876, Rekingen received a mainline railway station on the Koblenz-Winterthur line.

Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 25.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.12 km2 (30 acres) or 3.9% is either rivers or lakes.

[4] The municipality is located in the Zurzach district, along the Rhine river near the Böbikon valley.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a letter R sable and Azure a base-semi Mill Wheel of the first.

[7] The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Rekingen is; 93 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 167 teenagers or 16.9% are between 10 and 19.

[8] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.63% of the vote.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 411 or 41.2% were Roman Catholic, while 337 or 33.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[10] Rekingen AG railway station is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S36, which links Bülach and Waldshut.

Rekingen
Aerial view of the Rhine with Rekingen in the foreground, south of the Rhine
Municipal administration building in Rekingen