Kaisten (other)
Kaisten may refer to: * Kaisten, Aargau, Switzerland * Kaisten, Bavaria, in Wasserlosen Wasserlosen is a municipality in the Schweinfurt district, Bavaria, Germany. The villages in this municipality are: *Brebersdorf *Burghausen bei Schweinfurt Burghausen in Lower Franconia Lower Franconia (german: Unterfranken) is one of seven ...

Kaisten, Aargau
Kaisten is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Ittenthal merged into the municipality of Kaisten. History Archeological finds in Kaisten include a Bronze Age burial mound of the Hallstatt period, and a Roman watchtower and brick kiln. Kaisten is first mentioned in 1282 as ''Keiston''. Ittenthal was first mentioned in 1297 as ''Utendal'' though this comes from a 15th-century copy of the original. Ittenthal was also mentioned in 1318 as ''ze Uttendal''. Kaisten castle was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and was part of the territory of Säckingen. After the 13th century, it was part of the Austrian Habsburgs land, until 1797. After the annexation of the Fricktal by the Canton of Aargau in the 1803 Act of Mediation it became a municipality. The Church of St. Michael, founded by Säckingen, was first mentioned in 1443. Until 1804 it was a filial church of the Laufenburg church. T ...
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