Unterendingen
village and former municipality in Endigen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Unterendingen is a former municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Unterendingen merged into the municipality of Endingen.
Geography
Before the merger, Unterendingen had a total area of 3.5 km2 (1.4 mi2). Of this area, 1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi) or 53.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 37.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 8.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 36.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 45.1% is used for growing crops and 6.9% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Azure a Fleur-de-lis mediated Argent and Gules.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Unterendingen” is village and former municipality in Endigen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Unterendingen, village and former, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q65897. VIAF identifies the subject as 156622048. Authority coordinates are 47.548, 8.292. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2014.
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