Bremgarten, Aargau
Bremgarten is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. 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.
Bremgarten | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bremgarten | |
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| Coordinates: 47°21′N 8°20′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Bremgarten |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtammann (list) Raymond Tellenbach (as of March 2014) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Spannhölzli) | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Hegnau-Flussschlaufe) | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 7,942 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 5620 |
| SFOS number | 4063 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Surrounded by | Eggenwil, Fischbach-Göslikon, Hermetschwil-Staffeln, Waltenschwil, Wohlen, Zufikon |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Hermetschwil-Staffeln merged into the municipality of Bremgarten.
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