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Bremgarten is a
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in the
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canton of Aargau Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), 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, by th ...
. It serves as seat of the district of Bremgarten. The medieval old town is listed as a heritage site of national significance. In 2013, Bremgarten was the first municipality in Europe to introduce laws forbidding asylum seekers from visiting certain public places such as libraries, swimming pools, schools and churches. On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Hermetschwil-Staffeln merged into the municipality of Bremgarten.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
accessed 13 December 2014


History

The area was known before 1140 as ''Bremgarten'', though the city wasn't founded until almost a century later. In 1230, a settlement was founded near the present location of Bremgarten. Then, in 1238/39 it was mentioned as ''Bremegarten''. In 1258, it was granted city right by Rudolf I of Habsburg. Bremgarten's population grew rapidly, and it became an important market town with an outstanding
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. Because it was part of the Habsburg lands, the residents of Bremgarten fought at the Battles of Morgarten (1315) and
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on the Habsburg side. In 1379, a courthouse was built in Bremgarten, serving as center of a new legal district. Berikon joined Bremgarten in 1374. Later, in 1410,
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, Oberlunkhofen, Jonen and Arni joined. Oberwil-Lieli joined in 1429, Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg in 1430, and finally Huserhof in 1482. Two districts were created: a "high" one for Ober- and Unterlunkhofen, Arni, Islisberg, Jonen, Werd and Huserhof and a "lower" one for the remaining village. In 1415, Aargau was conquered by the
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. While
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kept the southwest portion which consisted of
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, Aarburg,
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,
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, and
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. Bremgarten became part of the ''Freie Ämter'' or ''free bailiwicks''. They remained relatively independent and were allowed to keep their own legal districts. Bremgarten, together with the rest of the ''Freie Ämter'' ( Mellingen, Muri,
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, and the countship of Baden), were governed as "subject lands" by all or some of the Confederates. When Bremgarten refused the offer to join the Confederation freely, it became involved in the 1443 Old Zürich War, in which it was besieged and captured. Bremgarten played an important role in the
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. An important Swiss reformer called
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was born there in 1504. As early as 1529, the official religion of the city changed from Catholicism. However,
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was reintroduced by force in 1531 after the
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. Bullinger was forced into exile and moved to
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, where he became the successor of
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as the leader of the city after Zwingli had died in battle. Catholicism lost its influence after the second Villmerger War of 1712. Bremgarten became part of the area of Zürich, Bern and
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, who sought refuge from the revolutionaries. Marshal
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moved into Bremgarten, along with his headquarters, before his troops defeated those of
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and
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near Zürich. During the time of the
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, Bremgarten became part of the short-lived Canton of Baden. In 1803 it joined the canton of Aargau. The city flourished during the
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. Because of the growth, the
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was taken down, and it was connected to the Swiss railway system in 1876. Only since 1912 has the city been connected with
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and Wohlen by rail. Like everywhere in Europe, the era after
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marked a vast increase in motorised traffic. Bremgarten is located at the main road connecting Lenzburg to Zürich. Before the highway was opened, it was one of the busiest roads in Switzerland. This was a big problem, because all the traffic needed to pass a small wooden bridge in the middle of the old part of the town. The opening of the highway did not solve this problem. Only in 1994, when a bypass was constructed, the old part of the town has finally been quiet again. It is now closed to motorised traffic.


Geography

Bremgarten has an area, , of . Of this area, 10.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 25.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is the capital of the Bremgarten district. The upper city is located on the heights above the
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river. While the lower city is located along the banks of the river.


Coat of arms

The
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of the municipal
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is ''Argent a Lion rampant Gules.''


Demographics

Bremgarten has a population (as of ) of . , 21.9% 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 grown at a rate of 17%. Most of the population () speaks German (86.2%), with Albanian being second most common (3.0%) and Italian being third (1.9%).
accessed 17-February-2010
The age distribution, , in Bremgarten is; 651 children or 10.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 692 teenagers or 11.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 852 people or 13.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 909 people or 14.6% are between 30 and 39, 1,069 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 834 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 648 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 383 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 180 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 29 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)
accessed 20 January 2010
, there were 358 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 1,283 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 623 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.12 individuals. there were 549 single family homes (or 18.2% of the total) out of a total of 3,015 homes and apartments.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau
accessed 20 January 2010
There were a total of 115 empty apartments for a 3.8% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.8 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (21.1%), the CVP (16.3%) and the FDP (12.7%). In Bremgarten about 69.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
''). Of the school age population (), there are 475 students attending
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, there are 186 students attending secondary school, there are 492 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality.


Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width: auto height:500 barincrement:45 PlotArea = top:20 left:35 bottom:90 right:35 Legend = columns:3 left:20 top:70 columnwidth:160 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:6500 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 Colors= id:HE value:yellowgreen legend:Hermetschwil-Staffeln id:BR value:green legend:Bremgarten PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:346 text:"346" color:HE bar:1860 from: 0 till:348 text:"348" color:HE bar:1870 from: 0 till:355 text:"355" color:HE bar:1880 from: 0 till:368 text:"368" color:HE bar:1890 from: 0 till:413 text:"413" color:HE bar:1900 from: 0 till:389 text:"389" color:HE bar:1910 from: 0 till:382 text:"382" color:HE bar:1920 from: 0 till:388 text:"388" color:HE bar:1930 from: 0 till:383 text:"383" color:HE bar:1940 from: 0 till:407 text:"407" color:HE bar:1950 from: 0 till:379 text:"379" color:HE bar:1960 from: 0 till:412 text:"412" color:HE bar:1970 from: 0 till:473 text:"473" color:HE bar:1980 from: 0 till:498 text:"498" color:HE bar:1990 from: 0 till:592 text:"592" color:HE bar:2000 from: 0 till:1087 text:"1,087" color:HE bar:1850 from: 346 till:1653 text:"1,307" color:BR bar:1860 from: 348 till:1899 text:"1,551" color:BR bar:1870 from: 355 till:1980 text:"1,625" color:BR bar:1880 from: 368 till:2026 text:"1,658" color:BR bar:1890 from: 413 till:2302 text:"1,889" color:BR bar:1900 from: 389 till:2598 text:"2,209" color:BR bar:1910 from: 382 till:2930 text:"2,548" color:BR bar:1920 from: 388 till:3076 text:"2,688" color:BR bar:1930 from: 383 till:3440 text:"3,057" color:BR bar:1940 from: 407 till:3597 text:"3,190" color:BR bar:1950 from: 379 till:3848 text:"3,469" color:BR bar:1960 from: 412 till:4567 text:"4,155" color:BR bar:1970 from: 473 till:5346 text:"4,873" color:BR bar:1980 from: 498 till:5313 text:"4,815" color:BR bar:1990 from: 592 till:5872 text:"5,280" color:BR bar:2000 from: 1087 till:6425 text:"5,338" color:BR


Heritage sites of national significance

There are nine sites in Bremgarten that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. Before the 2014 merger with Hermetschwil-Staffeln, seven were in Bremgarten while two came from Hermetschwil-Staffeln.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 17-Feb-2010
There are two government or administration buildings, the former ''Muri-Amthof'' at Antonigasse 2 as well as the addition to the ''Muri-Amthof'' at Antonigasse 4. Two churches are on the list, the Roman Catholic City Church with St. Klara Chapel, and the St. Anna Chapel together with the Mother of God Chapel () on Pfarrgasse / Kirchgasse. Two fortifications are part of the inventory, the ''Schlössli'' at Schlossgässli 2 and the city walls. The final building on the list is the ''Weissenbach'' house at Antonigasse 24. The two from Hermetschwil-Staffeln were the
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of St. Martin, and the former ''Gasthaus'' (hotel-restaurant) at Dorfstrasse 9. The entire village of Bremgarten is designated as part of the
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. File:Bremgarten Muri-Amthof.jpg, ''Muri-Amthof'' File:Bremgarten Schloessli Mauer.jpg, The ''Schlössli'' or little castle File:Stadtkirche Bremgarten Gesamtansicht.jpg, City Church File:Bremgarten Klarakapelle.jpg, St. Klara Chapel File:Bremgarten Muttergotteskape.jpg, Mother of God Chapel () File:Bremgarten Kapellen.jpg, Mother of God Chapel, Organist house and St.Anna Chapel File:Bremgarten Bollhaus 02.jpg, Bollhaus, part of city wall


Economy

, Bremgarten had an unemployment rate of 3.32%. , there were 49 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 876 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 75 businesses in this sector. 2,345 people are employed in the
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, with 316 businesses in this sector. there was a total of 2,921 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,978 or about 67.7% of the residents worked outside Bremgarten while 1,915 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 2,858 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 17.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 45% used a private car. Bremgarten has a large variety of small and medium-sized businesses. Two well known, international industrial companies are Georg Utz AG (Plastic technology) and Elro AG (Industrial kitchens). As everywhere else industry is slowly but surely being replaced by the
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. The best known company located here is probably the online grocer LeShop.ch, which has a large
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here.


Transportation

Bremgarten is located on the Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn railway, a
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railway that links
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and Wohlen. There are five stations within the town, and listed in order from the Dietikon end of the line these are Bibenlos-Sonnenhof, Bremgarten, Bremgarten Obertor, Bremgarten Isenlauf and Bremgarten West. Bremgarten station also hosts the administration and the depot of the company. The line is served by route S17 of the
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, with a typical frequency of four trains per hour between Dietikon and Bremgarten West, of which two trains per hour continue to and from Wohlen. All trains stop at all stations, except in the morning, where two express trains only serve the most important stations.


Religion

From the , 2,720 or 51.0% were
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, while 1,146 or 21.5% belonged to the
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. Of the rest of the population, there were 12 individuals (or about 0.22% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009
accessed 20 January 2010


Culture


Markets

Bremgarten is famous for its four large markets, which attract tens of thousands of visitors and are important for
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. The Easter Market on Easter Monday (including an agricultural machinery market) and the Whitsun Market on Whit Monday have a tradition of more than 750 years. The Old Town Market is held over two days at the end of October and focuses on arts and crafts. Since 1995, the ''Christchindlimärt'' has been held over four days in early December. With over 100,000 visitors and more than 300 stalls, it is now the largest
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in Switzerland and has gained international renown. There are also weekly markets every Wednesday and Saturday from March to November.


Alternative culture

In June 1990, young people occupied a textile factory that had been abandoned for 16 years. The following year, the ''Verein KulturZentrum Bremgarten KuZeB'' was founded with the aim of creating a small version of the Wohlgroth in Zurich. Since 1992 the association has held a tenancy agreement with the owner of the factory building. KuZeB's cultural programme ranges from concerts of alternative and subculture of international format to readings and political lectures. In parts of the population, the appearance of the building has led to rejection.


Notable people

* Werner Schodoler (1490-1541) a Swiss chronicler, author of ''Swiss History'', the earliest of the
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*
Johannes Aal Johannes Aal (c. 1500 – 28 May 1553) was a Swiss Roman Catholic theology, theologian, composer and dramaturg. Aal was born in Bremgarten, Switzerland, and was pastor there until 1529. Then, he became ''Leutpriester'' in Baden Germany, Baden ...
(ca.1500–1553) a Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, composer and
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*
Heinrich Bullinger Heinrich Bullinger (18 July 1504 – 17 September 1575) was a Swiss Reformer and theologian, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Church of Zürich and a pastor at the Grossmünster. One of the most important leaders of the Swiss Re ...
(1504–1575) a Swiss reformer, an influential theologian of the Protestant Reformation * Johann Melchior Gletle (1626–1683) a Swiss organist, Kapellmeister and composer * J.M. Brunswick (1819-1886) a Swiss Jewish immigrant to the U.S. who founded the J.M. Brunswick Manufacturing Company * Hans Hutmacher (1921–1956) a Swiss racing cyclist, he rode in the
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* Cesar Lüthi (1930–2002) a Swiss international sports marketing businessman * Stephan Joho (born 1963) a Swiss former professional cyclist, competed at the
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References


External links


Verkehrsverein Bremgarten
the Tourist association in Bremgarten * {{Authority control Municipalities of Aargau Cities in Switzerland Free imperial cities Cultural property of national significance in Aargau