Mägenwil

History

Mägenwil is first mentioned in 924 as Maganwilare. In 1273 it was mentioned as Echwile.

Geography

Mägenwil has an area, , of . Of this area, 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (24%) is settled. The municipality is located in the Baden district, on the southern edge of the Birrfeld region. It consists of the linear village of Mägenwil and the hamlets of Eckwil with which it was grown together. Before 1905 Eckwil was an independent municipality.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  18,531
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  15,541
• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  13,787
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  12,188
• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  7,953
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  6,880
• Small Heath

  Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  6,744
• bow-winged grasshopper

  Chorthippus biguttulus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  6,025

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, 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