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Burg () is a former
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in the district of Kulm in the
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of
Aargau Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau. Aargau is one of the most nort ...
in
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. On 1 January 2023 the former municipality of Burg merged to form the municipality of
Menziken Menziken is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Kulm (district), Kulm in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipality of Burg, Aargau, Burg merged to form the m ...
.


History

Unter-Rinach Castle, which the village name references, was probably built in the 12th century. It was the family seat of the lords of Rinach, who were
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s of the
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. The castle was destroyed in the
Battle of Sempach The Battle of Sempach was fought on 9 July 1386, between Leopold III, Duke of Austria and the Old Swiss Confederacy. The battle was a decisive Swiss victory in which Duke Leopold and numerous Austrian nobles died. The victory helped turn the lo ...
by the
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and was never rebuilt. The first reference to Burg was in 1412 when two farms that were "by the castle" () were mentioned. As early as 1400, the '' Zwing und Bann'' or manor rights were divided evenly between the
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and the family of the Schultheiss of
Lenzburg Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal, Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. L ...
. From 1415 until 1798 the village was under the authority of the city of
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. It was part of the ''Oberamt'' or district of Lenzburg, and the court of Reinach.


Geography

As of 2009, Burg has an area of . Of this area, or 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 33.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
The settled area can be sub-divided into industrial buildings (2.1%), housing and buildings (26.6%), and transportation infrastructure (4.3%). 19.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 19.1% is used for growing crops and 22.3% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality is located in the Kulm district, in the upper
Wynental The Wyna (or Wyne) is a river located mostly in canton of Aargau, but also in canton of Lucerne, Switzerland and runs through the ''Wynetal'' (the Wyne Valley). It is a tributary of the Suhre. The Wyna is 32 km long (main outflow in Reinach, ...
on the eastern slopes of the ''Stierenberg''. It is nearly completely surrounded by the municipality of
Menziken Menziken is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Kulm (district), Kulm in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipality of Burg, Aargau, Burg merged to form the m ...
.


Coat of arms

The
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of the municipal
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is ''Argent on a Base Vert a Castle Sable towered in dexter and a Pine tree Vert.'' The castle () on the flag of Burg is an example of
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.


Demographics

As of December 2018, Burg has a population of , 30.9% of the population are foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung
accessed 20 January 2010
Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has shrunk by 8.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (81.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.8%) and Turkish being third ( 4.2%).
accessed 26-April-2010
The age distribution as of 2008 is as follows. 85 children or 8.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 129 teenagers or 12.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 169 people or 17.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 116 people or 11.6% are between 30 and 39, 177 people or 17.8% are between 40 and 49, and 147 people or 14.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 86 people or 8.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 59 people or 5.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 24 people or 2.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 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
, the average number of residents per living room was 0.57, which is equal to the cantonal average. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 53.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a
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or a
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agreement).Urban Audit Glossary pg 17 , there were 37 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 212 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 141 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.45 individuals. , there were 401 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. there were 206 single family homes (or 43.6% of the total) out of a total of 473 homes and apartments.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau
accessed 20 January 2010
There were a total of 14 empty apartments for a 3.0% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 38.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (20.6%), the FDP (14.3%) and the
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(8.1%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Burg about 57.5% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory
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or additional higher education (either university or a ''
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''). Of the school age population (), there are 67 students attending
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in the municipality. The historical population is given in the following table:


Economy

, Burg had an unemployment rate of 2.53%. , there were 2 businesses and 10 people employed in the primary economic sector. 8 businesses employed a total of 135 people n the
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. 11 businesses employed a total of 37 people in the
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. there were 486 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 413 or about 85.0% of the residents worked outside Burg while 137 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 210 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen
accessed 21 January 2010
Of the working population, 8.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 56.8% used a private car.


Religion

From the , 276 or 27.9% were
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, while 425 or 42.9% belonged to the
Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland. The P ...
.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009
accessed 20 January 2010


References


External links

* {{Authority control Former municipalities of Aargau