Dättwil

Dättwil is a village in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located on a lateral moraine between the Reuss Valley and the western slope of the Heiterberg. From 1804 onwards, Dättwil formed an independent municipality with the three exclaves of Münzlishausen, Rütihof, and Segelhof. Since 1962, Dättwil has been part of the town of Baden. In 2017, the village had a population of just under 3,500 and hosted numerous industrial and commercial enterprises. Recent decades have seen significant construction activity in Dättwil. The village should not be confused with the homophonous district of Dätwil in the municipality of Andelfingen in the canton of Zurich.

== History == The area around Dättwil was likely inhabited during the Bronze Age, as evidenced by an axe found during excavations in 1924. Around the 9th century, Alemannic settlers cleared the forest and established settlements. The first documented mention of Tetwiler was in 924. Comprising four farms, the village served as a court of law from the 12th century onwards. Criminal jurisdiction was held by successive rulers: initially the Counts of Lenzburg, from 1173 the Counts of Kyburg, and from 1273 the Habsburgs.