Brugg (district)
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Brugg District is a district in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, it is located south of the Aare and the Aargauer Jura
Jura mountains
The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of the watershed of each...

 covers the district. The capital of the district is the town of Brugg
Brugg, Switzerland
Brugg is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau and is the seat of the district of the same name. The city is located at the confluence of the Reuss, Aare, and Limmat Rivers, with the Aare flowing through the city’s old town...

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Geography

Brugg District has an area, , of 149.29 km² (57.6 sq mi). Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (14.1%) is settled.

Demographics

Brugg District has a population of 46,471.

, there were 1,635 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 8,736 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 6,792 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.41 individuals. there were 7,550 single family homes (or 36.4% of the total) out of a total of 20,725 homes and apartments. There were a total of 194 empty apartments for a 0.9% vacancy rate.

Of the school age population , there are 3,374 students attending primary school, there are 1,246 students attending secondary school, there are 780 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the district.

Economy

there were 22,875 residents who worked in the district, while 17,446 residents worked outside the Brugg district and 14,574 people commuted into the district for work.

Religion

From the , 13,426 or 30.4% were Roman Catholic, while 20,463 or 46.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
Swiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...

. Of the rest of the population, there were 72 individuals (or about 0.16% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...

 faith.

Municipalities

Coat of arms Municipality Population
(30 June 2009)
Area (km²)
Auenstein
Auenstein, Switzerland
Auenstein is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.It is located about north west of Lenzburg.-Geography:...

 
5.68
Birr
Birr, Switzerland
Birr is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau and the capital of both the canton and Brugg . The village lies halfway between Lenzburg and Brugg. Birr has grown with its neighbour Lupfig into a conurbation....

 
3,840 5.05
Birrhard
Birrhard
Birrhard is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.It is located about south east of the town of Brugg.-History:...

 
643 3.00
Bözen
Bözen
Bözen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest evidence of people in Bözen are a neolithic stone ax, a Roman Estate and Alamanni graves. Bözen is first mentioned in 1284 as Boze. During the Middle Ages it was owned by Elfingen...

 
668 3.96
Brugg
Brugg, Switzerland
Brugg is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau and is the seat of the district of the same name. The city is located at the confluence of the Reuss, Aare, and Limmat Rivers, with the Aare flowing through the city’s old town...

 
10,246 6.38
Effingen
Effingen
Effingen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Effingen is first mentioned in 1284 as Efingen though the area was settled earlier. The earliest evidence of a settlement is a High Middle Ages chapel with associated Alamanni graves.Effingen belonged...

 
624 6.85
Elfingen
Elfingen
Elfingen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:While Alamanni graves have been discovered in the municipality and it was the seat of a fief holder from Murbach Abbey in the 7th Century, Elfingen is first mentioned in 1245 as Eolfingen. When the...

 
249 4.21
Gallenkirch
Gallenkirch
Gallenkirch is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Gallenkirch is first mentioned in 1338 as Gallenkilch. During the Middle Ages, Gallenkirch was part of the district of Hornussen under the city of Bad Säckingen. Religiously, until the Reformation...

 
132 1.37
Habsburg
Habsburg, Switzerland
Habsburg 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...

 
390 2.23
Hausen bei Brugg
Hausen bei Brugg
Hausen bei Brugg is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Iron Age graves near Hausen indicate that the area has a long history. The current village is built over a Roman era town, of which the remains of buildings, roads and water lines are still...

 
2,735 3.21
Linn
Linn, Switzerland
Linn is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Linn is first mentioned around 1303-08 as ze Linne. In 1307 it was mentioned as ze Lind. The name is probably connected with the 500-800-year-old, legendary Linden tree which is east of Linn. In the...

 
146 2.54
Lupfig
Lupfig
Lupfig is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Near the modern village of Lupfig was the source of a Roman aqueduct leading to the camp of Vindonissa. Additionally, Alamanni graves have been discovered near the village...

 
1,964 5.15
Mandach
Mandach
Mandach is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:In 1072 the Lords of Wessenberg donated a chapel in near the modern village. However, Mandach is first mentioned in 1218 as Mandacho. The major landowners were Säckingen Abbey which possessed...

 
319 5.54
Mönthal
Mönthal
Mönthal is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Originally it was a fortified late Bronze Age hilltop settlement. Additionally, a Roman bronze figure was discovered in the village. During the High Middle Ages there were a number of small settlements...

 
410 3.94
Mülligen
Mülligen
Mülligen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The earliest known settlement was in the Early Middle Ages, though the only traces of the settlement are two groups of graves. Mülligen is first mentioned in the 12th Century as Mülinon...

 
887 3.16
Oberbözberg
Oberbözberg
Oberbözberg is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Oberbözberg is first mentioned in 1189 as Bozeberch. Until 1873, the municipality was part of Bözberg, which split into Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg....

 
509 5.45
Oberflachs
Oberflachs
Oberflachs is a municipality in the district of Brugg in Canton Aargau in Switzerland. It is located about 6 km south west of the town of Brugg.-History:...

 
475 3.38
Remigen
Remigen
Remigen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Already in Roman times the road between Augusta Raurica and Vindonissa led over the Bözberg, although it was further north than the present-day route, from Effingen via Remigen to Stilli...

 
1,018 7.87
Riniken
Riniken
Riniken is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:While Iberg Castle was built in the 11th Century and abandoned in 1200, the village of Riniken is first mentioned in 1253 as Rinikon. The rights to high justice were held by the Habsburgs until 1460,...

 
1,364 4.76
Rüfenach
Rüfenach
Rüfenach is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:The municipality lies at the foot of the Bruggerberg and the Reinerberg, the southeast foothills of the Jura Mountains....

 
804 4.17
Scherz
Scherz
Scherz is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Scherz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.3% is forested...

 
577 3.30
Schinznach-Bad
Schinznach-Bad
Schinznach-Bad is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Schinznach-Bad has an area, , of . Of this area, or 5.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.9% is forested...

 
1,250 1.90
Schinznach-Dorf
Schinznach-Dorf
Schinznach-Dorf is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Schinznach-Dorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 46.0% is forested...

 
1660 8.91
Thalheim
Thalheim, Aargau
Thalheim is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Thalheim has an area, , of . Of this area, or 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.5% is forested...

 
757 9.92
Unterbözberg
Unterbözberg
Unterbözberg is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Unterbözberg is first mentioned in 1189 as Bozeberch. Until 1873, the municipality was part of Bözberg, which split into Oberbözberg and Unterbözberg.-Geography:Unterbözberg has an area, , of...

 
703 6.11
Veltheim
Veltheim, Aargau
Veltheim is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Veltheim has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.3% is forested...

 
1,366 5.24
Villigen
Villigen
Villigen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. In January 2006, Villigen incorporated the former municipality of Stilli....

 
1,883 11.21
Villnachern
Villnachern
Villnachern is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Villnachern has an area, , of . Of this area, or 29.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 49.7% is forested...

 
1,410 5.75
Windisch
Windisch
Windisch is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Windisch is situated at the site of the Roman legion camp Vindonissa. In 1064 the current municipality was mentioned as Vinse, and in 1175 as Vindisse. Until the 19th Century the official name was...

 
6,672 4.91
Population is as of June 2009, and includes population and area of Umiken
Umiken
Umiken was a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Umiken merged into Brugg.-Economy:...

 which merged into Brugg
Brugg
Brugg or Brügg may refer to the following places:* In Switzerland:** Brugg, Aargau, in the Canton of Aargau*** FC Brugg, a Swiss football club, from the town of Brugg in Canton Aargau...

 on 1 January 2010.


Localities of
  • Altenburg bei Brugg
  • Lauffohr

Mergers

  • On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Umiken
    Umiken
    Umiken was a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Umiken merged into Brugg.-Economy:...

     merged into the municipality of Brugg. On the same date the municipalities of Hottwil
    Hottwil
    Hottwil was a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil merged into the municipality of Mettauertal....

     in the Brugg district and Etzgen
    Etzgen
    Etzgen was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen AG and Wil AG merged into the municipality of Mettauertal.-Economy:...

    , Mettau
    Mettau, Switzerland
    Mettau was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil merged into the municipality of Mettauertal....

    , Oberhofen and Wil in the Laufenburg district
    Laufenburg (district)
    Laufenburg District is a district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, essentially consisting of the upper Fricktal valley in the Aargau Jura south of the Rhine. Its capital is the town of Laufenburg. It has a population of .-Geography:...

     merged into the municipality of Mettauertal
    Mettauertal
    Mettauertal is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil merged into the municipality of Mettauertal....

    .
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