Möhlin
municipality in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland
Möhlin (German pronunciation: [ˈmøːlin]) is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
The area around Möhlin was prehistorically settled. A Neolithic settlement has been discovered at Chleizelgli, while scattered Bronze Age items were discovered around the municipality. There was a Roman era estate as well as three watchtowers along the Rhine river. During the Early to High Middle Ages it was the site of fortified refuge.
The modern village of Möhlin is first mentioned in 794 as Melina. In the 13th century a knight in the service of the House of Zähringen and a 15th-century Rheinfeld Schultheiss (mayor) both had the name von Meli, which is derived from Möhlin.
The municipality of Möhlin came into being when eight hamlets merged over the course of the 15th century. Jurors (a group of men of good character that were used to investigate crimes and/or judge the accused) from Möhlin are first mentioned in 1473. From 1135 until 1797, the village was under Habsburg-Austrian rule.
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