Aarburg

Aarburg
Municipality
Aarburg old town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Aarburg
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Coordinates: 47°19′N 7°54′E / 47.317°N 7.900°E / 47.317; 7.900
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Zofingen
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 5 members
• Mayor	Gemeindeammann Hans-Ulrich Schär unrelated (as of 2014)
• Parliament	none (Gemeindeversammlung)
Area [1]
• Total	4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Elevation (Städtchen)	397 m (1,302 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	8,185
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Aarburger(in)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	4663
SFOS number	4271
ISO 3166 code	CH-AG
Surrounded by	Oftringen, Olten (SO), Rothrist, Starrkirch-Wil (SO)
Website	www.aarburg.ch SFSO statistics

Aarburg is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

The small town lies in the southwest Aargau, in a narrow section of the Aare valley, at the confluence with the Wigger. It lies in the intersection of the most important traffic routes of Switzerland. The dominant landmark is the Aarburg Castle, one of Switzerland's largest castles and a heritage site of national significance. The visual character of Aarburg is shaped by the fortification and the church on a rock spur.

The official language of Aarburg is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.