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Mellingen
Mellingen is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The town is located on the Reuss. History Mellingen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Mellingen'' though this comes from a 16th-century copy of the original. Around 1217–39 it was mentioned as ''Menelingen''. Geography Mellingen has an area, , of . Of this area, 36.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Baden district. The compact, walled medieval city center straddles the river Reuss. The old city is surrounded by a number of newer settlements. It has grown into a center of the small ''Unteres Reusstal'' region. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''"Or a Lion rampant Gules and in chief of the last a Bar uletArgent."'' Demographics Mellingen has a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mellingen Stadtkirche Rueckseite
Mellingen is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The town is located on the Reuss. History Mellingen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Mellingen'' though this comes from a 16th-century copy of the original. Around 1217–39 it was mentioned as ''Menelingen''. Geography Mellingen has an area, , of . Of this area, 36.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Baden district. The compact, walled medieval city center straddles the river Reuss. The old city is surrounded by a number of newer settlements. It has grown into a center of the small ''Unteres Reusstal'' region. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''"Or a Lion rampant Gules and in chief of the last a Bar uletArgent."'' Demographics Mellingen has a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mellingen Urbopordo 225
Mellingen is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The town is located on the Reuss. History Mellingen is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Mellingen'' though this comes from a 16th-century copy of the original. Around 1217–39 it was mentioned as ''Menelingen''. Geography Mellingen has an area, , of . Of this area, 36.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Baden district. The compact, walled medieval city center straddles the river Reuss. The old city is surrounded by a number of newer settlements. It has grown into a center of the small ''Unteres Reusstal'' region. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''"Or a Lion rampant Gules and in chief of the last a Bar uletArgent."'' Demographics Mellingen has a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wohlenschwil
Wohlenschwil is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History On June 3, 1653 Wohlenschwil was the site of the Battle of Wohlenschwil, which ended the Swiss peasant war of 1653. Despite a peace treaty which had been signed between the peasants and the city of Bern, on May 30, 1653, Zürich assembled an army under the command of Conrad Werdmüller with the task to break any armed resistance once and for all times. Some 8,000 men with 800 horses and 18 cannonsStüssi-Lauterburg, J.; Luginbühl, H.; Gasser, A.; Greminger, A. (2003): ''Verachtet Herrenpossen! Verschüchet fremde Gäst!'', Verlag Merker im Effingerhof, Lenzburg; 2003. ;p. 57.Wahlen, H.; Jaggi, E. (1952): ''Der schweizerische Bauernkrieg 1653 und die seitherige Entwicklung des Bauernstandes'', Buchverlag Verbandsdruckerei, Bern, 1952. Published on the occasion of the tricentennial of the peasant war. No ISBN. In German ;p. 69. marched towards the Aargau. Already t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuss (river)
The Reuss (Swiss German: ''Rüüss'') is a river in Switzerland. With a length of and a drainage basin of , it is the fourth largest river in Switzerland (after the Rhine, Aare and Rhône). The upper Reuss forms the main valley of the canton of Uri. The course of the lower Reuss runs from Lake Lucerne to the confluence with the Aare at Brugg and Windisch. The Reuss is one of the four major rivers taking their source in the Gotthard region, along with the Rhine, Ticino and Rhône. Geography Course The Gotthardreuss rises in the Gotthard massif, emerging from Lago di Lucendro (reservoir built in 1947; elevation 2,131 m) in the canton of Ticino and passing into the canton of Uri below the ''Brigghubel'' (1,898 m). The Furkareuss rises east of Furka Pass (2,429 m), early joined by the ''Blaubergbach'' (sourced by two mountain lakes on 2,649 m) and several other creeks sourced by still existing glaciers, such as ''Sidelengletscher'' (3,170 m) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden (district, Aargau)
Baden District is a district in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The district capital is the town of Baden and the largest municipality is Wettingen, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). The district has a total of 26 municipalities, an area of , and a population () of about 138,000. Geography Baden District has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.5% is forested. The rest of the land, (22.4%) is settled. History The district is descended from the historic County of Baden, which was dissolved in 1798 upon the creation of the short-lived Canton of Baden (1798–1803). The first district of Baden existed during the existence of that canton, covering part of the former county, and upon its merging into the canton of Aargau, the contemporary district was formed. Upon the merging of the canton of Baden into Aargau in 1803, the district gained the municipalities of Würenlingen, Bellikon, Künten, Remetschwil, Stetten, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tägerig
Tägerig is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History A number of shaped flints have been found north of the modern village, indicating that the area was inhabited before written records. The first mention of the modern village is in the 12th Century when it was mentioned as ''Tegrank''. In 1189 it was mentioned as ''Tegeranc''. The ''Twingherrschaft'' region (which included Tägerig) was a Habsburg fief in the 14th Century, and was granted to the Knights of Rüssegg. In 1350 it went to the Freiherren of Wohlen, then in 1409 to Segesser of Brunegg and in 1543 to the City of Mellingen. Tägerig initially belonged to the parish church of Niederwil. In 1669 a branch chapel was dedicated. After the devastating fire of 1838, a new church was built in 1846 and was made in 1864 into a separate parish. Besides agriculture, in the 18th Century the straw plaiting industry was of major importance in the village. As this indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fislisbach
Fislisbach is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Fislisbach is first mentioned in 1184 as ''Vicelisbach''. Geography , Fislisbach has an area of . Of this area, 47.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.6% is forested. The rest of the land, (22%) is settled. The municipality is located in the Baden district at the foot of the Heitersberg. It consists of the linear village of Fislisbach and scattered single and multi-family housing developments. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure a Cross Lorraine pattee fitchy patonce Argent'' accessed 8 February 2010 Demographics Fislisbach has a population (as of ) of . , 22.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aargau
Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau. Aargau is one of the most northerly cantons of Switzerland. It is situated by the lower course of the Aare River, which is why the canton is called ''Aar- gau'' (meaning "Aare province"). It is one of the most densely populated regions of Switzerland. History Early history The area of Aargau and the surrounding areas were controlled by the Helvetians, a member of the Celts, as far back as 200 BC. It was eventually occupied by the Romans and then by the 6th century, the Franks. The Romans built a major settlement called Vindonissa, near the present location of Brugg. Medieval Aargau The reconstructed Old High German name of Aargau is ''Argowe'', first unambiguously attested (in the spelling ''Argue'') in 795. The term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stetten, Aargau
Stetten is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Stetten has an area, , of . Of this area, 50.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules a Cross Lorraine pattee fitchy patonce Argent and in chief two Mullets of Five of the same.'' Demographics Stetten has a population (as of ) of . , 18.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung accessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.6%. Most of the population () speaks German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden, Switzerland
Baden (German for "baths"), sometimes unofficially, to distinguish it from other Badens, called Baden bei Zürich ("Baden near Zürich") or Baden im Aargau ("Baden in the Aargau"), is a town and a municipality in Switzerland. It is the main town or seat of the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau. Located northwest of Zürich in the Limmat Valley (german: Limmattal) mainly on the western side of the river Limmat, its mineral hot springs have been famed since at least the Roman era. Its official language is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local Alemannic Swiss-German dialect. the town had a population of over 19,000. Geography Downtown Baden is located on the left bank of the river Limmat in its eponymous valley. Its area is divided into the Kappelerhof, Allmend, Meierhof, and Chrüzliberg. In 1962, Baden also absorbed the adjacent village of Dättwil. On the right bank of the river is the village of Ennetbaden, former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmenstorf, Aargau
Birmenstorf is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Baden (district, Aargau), Baden in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History The first written mention of Birmenstorf dates to 1146. In 1415, the ''Old Swiss Confederacy, Eidgenossenschaft'' conquered the Aargau, and Birmenstorf as part of the Habsburg County of Baden came under their sovereignty. During the Reformation, about a third of the population converted to Protestantism. The Choir (architecture), choir of the old church with frescos dating to 1440 still exists . For over 600 years, vineyards have been cultivated in Birmenstorf. Archeology Archeology, Archeological findings indicate that the area was inhabited as early as the Stone Age. The village proper was most likely founded by Alamanni settlers probably in the 6th century. Geography Birmenstorf has an area, , of . Of this area, 44% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.8% is forested. Of the rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberrohrdorf
Oberrohrdorf is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Oberrohrdorf is first mentioned in 1179 as ''Rordorf''. Around 1303-08 it was mentioned as ''ze Oberen-Rordorf''. The hamlet of Staretschwil was first mentioned in 1124 as ''Starchoswilare''. In 1854 the municipality of Rohrdorf split into Niederrohrdorf, Oberrohrdorf and Remetschwil.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 Geography 
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