ited ▁the ▁two ▁hal ves ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 3 ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁Burg iste in ▁Herr schaft ▁again . ▁ ▁From ▁then ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁French ▁invasion ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Burg iste in ▁and ▁the ▁von ▁Bur en ▁family ▁altern ated ▁pres iding ▁over ▁the ▁court . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kirch dorf ▁parish , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁it ▁joined ▁the ▁much ▁near er ▁G urz elen ▁parish . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 - 0 2 ▁the ▁G ür bet al ▁railway ▁opened ▁up ▁stations ▁in ▁Burg iste in ▁and ▁Se ft igen ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁rural ▁far ming ▁village . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁it ▁became ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁bed room ▁community ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁develop ments ▁of ▁Z äl g , ▁Berg ▁and ▁All m end ▁opened ▁up ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁growing ▁population . ▁ ▁Today ▁agricult ure ▁still ▁provides ▁slightly ▁less ▁than ▁one - qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁jobs ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁with ▁small ▁business es ▁making ▁up ▁the ▁rest . ▁ ▁However , ▁over ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁the ▁work force ▁comm ute ▁to ▁jobs ▁in ▁nearby ▁cities ▁and ▁towns . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Se ft igen ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁or ▁ 6 6 . 6 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁purposes ,