Brugg

Brugg
Brugg
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Brugg
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	Coordinates: 47°29′11″N 8°12′24″E / 47.48639°N 8.20667°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Brugg
Government
• Mayor	Frau Stadtammann; Barbara Horlacher GPS/PES; (as of 2018)
• Parliament	Einwohnerrat ; with 50 members
Area
• Total	6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Elevation (Alte Aarebrücke)	340 m (1,120 ft)
Highest elevation (Bruggerberg)	516 m (1,693 ft)
Lowest elevation (Aare)	328 m (1,076 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	11,177
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Demonym	German: Brugger(in)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	5200 Brugg, 5116 Schinznach Bad, 5222 Umiken (5235 Rüfenacht)very small part only
SFOS number	4095
ISO 3166 code	CH-AG
Localities	Brugg, Schinznach Bad, Umiken, Altenburg, Lauffohr
Surrounded by	Gebenstorf, Habsburg, Hausen, Holderbank, Lupfig, Riniken, Rüfenach, Schinznach, Untersiggenthal, Villigen, Villnachern, Veltheim, Windisch
Twin towns	Rottweil (Germany)
Website	www.stadt-brugg.ch ; SFSO statistics

Brugg (sometimes written as Brugg AG in order to distinguish it from other Bruggs) is a Swiss municipality and a town in the canton of Aargau and is the seat of the district of the same name. The town is located at the confluence of the Aare, Reuss, and Limmat, with the Aare flowing through its medieval part. It is located approximately 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the cantonal capital of Aarau; 28 kilometers (17 mi) from Zürich; and about 45 kilometers (28 mi) from Basel.

Brugg is the Swiss German term for bridge (German: Brücke). This is an allusion to the purpose of the medieval town's establishment under the Habsburgs, as the town is located at the narrowest point on the Aare in the Swiss midlands. The Habsburgs’ oldest known residence is located in the neighborhood of Altenburg, which had previously been an independent community. Prior to their relocation to Austria, Brugg was the center of the Habsburgs' territory. Between 1415 and Napoleon’s invasion in 1798, Brugg was a subject territory of Bern. Since then it has belonged to the canton of Aargau.

The town is the home of the Swiss Farmers’ Union and is the location of a campus of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland.^[3] Brugg's Vindonissa museum is listed as a heritage site of national significance.^[4] An engineer training unit of the Swiss army is also based in the town.

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance, p. 37.

[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v13-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v13-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[3] University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

[4] Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance, p. 37.

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