Habsburg, Switzerland

Habsburg (High Alemannic: Hapschberg) is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It lies about three kilometres southwest of the town of Brugg, the capital of the district of Brugg. Habsburg is named after Habsburg Castle, built around 1020–1030 for Count Radbot of the nearby county of Klettgau in the Duchy of Swabia, which Habsburg was also a part of at the time.

Habsburg
Municipality
Habsburg village
Location of Habsburg
Habsburg
Habsburg
Coordinates: 47°28′N 8°11′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonAargau
DistrictBrugg
Area
  Total223 km2 (86 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total440
  Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
5245
SFOS number4099
ISO 3166 codeCH-AG
Surrounded byBrugg, Hausen, Scherz, Schinznach-Bad
Websitehabsburg.ch
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