Birmenstorf

History

The first written mention of Birmenstorf dates to 1146. In 1415, the Eidgenossenschaft conquered the Aargau, and Birmenstorf as part of the Habsburg 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.

Geography

Birmenstorf has an area, , of . 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 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.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  17,525
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  14,860
• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  13,196
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  11,309
• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  7,274
• Small Heath

  Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  6,424
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  6,274
• bow-winged grasshopper

  Chorthippus biguttulus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  5,826

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
  1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland