Kulm 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 west of Lake Hallwil

Lake Hallwil

Lake Hallwil is a lake in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, located at . It lies mostly in the districts of Lenzburg and Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The southern tip of the lake reaches into the canton of Luzern....

 and covers parts of the Wyna

Wynental

The Wynental is the Wyna River valley mostly in Canton Aargau, but also Canton Lucerne, Switzerland. Municipalities found in the Wynental include Beinwil am See, Beromünster, Burg, Gontenschwil, Leimbach, Menziken, Neudorf, Oberkulm, Pfeffikon, Reinach, Teufenthal, Unterkulm, and Zetzwil.The...

 and Suhre

Suhre

The river Suhre is a 34 kilometer long tributary of the river Aare in the Swiss cantons of Lucerne and Aargau. The river sources in Lake Sempach at an altitude of 504 meters above sea level, and joins the Aare east of the town Aarau at an altitude of 362 meters...

 valleys. The principal town is Unterkulm

Unterkulm

Unterkulm is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Both Roman ruins near the church and late-Roman coins at Sonnenhof indicate that the area near Unterkulm was settled during the Roman era. However, Unterkulm is first mentioned in 1045 as Chulenbare...

; the largest municipality is Reinach

Reinach, Aargau

Reinach is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Scattered neolithic items indicated that the area around Reinach has been occupied since at least that time. Several Hallstatt era tumuli , Roman era buildings and Alamanni graves confirm the early...

. The district contains 17 municipalities, is 101.35 km² in area and has a population of (as of ).

Geography

Kulm district has an area, , of 101.37 square kilometres (39.1 sq mi). Of this area, 50.46 km² (19.5 sq mi) or 49.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.21 km² (12.4 sq mi) or 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.4 km² (5.6 sq mi) or 14.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

Demographics

The Kulm district has a population of . , 22.6% of the population are foreign nationals.

Economy

there were 18,062 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 12,740 or about 70.5% of the residents worked outside the district while 7,159 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 12,481 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.

Religion

From the , 8,159 or 22.7% were Roman Catholic, while 19,512 or 54.3% 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 30 individuals (or about 0.08% 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.

Education

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. Of the school age population , there are 2,711 students attending primary school, there are 1,174 students attending secondary school, there are 755 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 12 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.

Municipalities

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| align="center" | | Beinwil am See

Beinwil am See

Beinwil am See is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:There are traces of neolithic, Hallstatt, Roman and Alamanni settlements in or near Beinwil. However, Beinwil am See is first mentioned in 1036 as Beinwile. In 1045 it was mentioned as...

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| align="center" | | Birrwil

Birrwil

Birrwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Isolated finds of artifacts indicate settlement during the Neolithic, Roman and Alamanni eras. The beginnings of the modern town go back to an Alamanni named Bero , who founded the village Beriwilare ...

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| align="center" | | Burg

Burg, Aargau

Burg is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Unter-Rinach Castle, which the village name references, was probably built in the 12th Century. It was the family seat of the lords of Rinach, who were vassals of the Habsburgs...

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| align="center" | | Dürrenäsch

Dürrenäsch

Dürrenäsch is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:While Dürrenäsch is first mentioned in 924 as Aske inferior, there are traces of earlier, nearby settlements. Several, individual Hallstatt era items were found on the castle hill...

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| align="center" | | Gontenschwil

Gontenschwil

Gontenschwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Gontenschwil is first mentioned in 1173 as Gundoltswilre in a grant to the monastery at Beromünster. In 1236, ownership of part of village went to Engelberg Abbey, in 1266 it transferred to the...

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| align="center" | | Holziken

Holziken

Holziken is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Holziken is first mentioned in 1306 as Helzinkon. The major land holders in the village included the Abbey of St. Gall and knights that were vassals of the Habsburgs. Between 1415 and 1798 the...

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| align="center" | | Leimbach

Leimbach, Aargau

Leimbach is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Leimbach is first mentioned in 1300 as Leimbach. During the Middle Ages the rights to collect tithes was divided between the Lords of Reinach, Hallwyl, Heidegg, Rupperswil, Büttikon, Falkenstein,...

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| align="center" | | Leutwil

Leutwil

Leutwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Leutwil is first mentioned in 1273 as Lutwile. The rights to high justice in the village in the late 13th and 14th Century was held by the Habsburgs. The rights to low justice was held by the lords...

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| align="center" | | Menziken

Menziken

Menziken is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Menziken is first mentioned in 1045 as Manzinchouen though that comes from a 14th Century copy of the original document. In 1295 it was mentioned as Menzchon. However, the current site of Menziken...

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| align="center" | | Oberkulm

Oberkulm

Oberkulm is a municipality in the district of Kulm, in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Oberkulm is first mentioned in 1045 as Chulenbare, though this is for both Oberkulm and Unterkulm. In 1295 Oberkulm, individually, was mentioned as Obern Chulnbe. The earliest evidence of a...

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| align="center" | | Reinach

Reinach, Aargau

Reinach is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Scattered neolithic items indicated that the area around Reinach has been occupied since at least that time. Several Hallstatt era tumuli , Roman era buildings and Alamanni graves confirm the early...

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| align="center" | | Schlossrued

Schlossrued

Schlossrued is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Schlossrued has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 31.3% is forested...

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| align="center" | | Schmiedrued

Schmiedrued

Schmiedrued is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Schmiedrued has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 27.4% is forested...

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| align="center" | | Schöftland

Schöftland

Schöftland is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Schöftland has an area, , of . Of this area, or 35.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.5% is forested...

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| align="center" | | Teufenthal

Teufenthal

Teufenthal is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:The street lies in the lower part of a tight, three-kilometer long side of Wyna, in an easterly direction to the plateau of Dürrenäsch. It is bounded to the north by the foothills of the Surberg...

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| align="center" | | Unterkulm

Unterkulm

Unterkulm is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Both Roman ruins near the church and late-Roman coins at Sonnenhof indicate that the area near Unterkulm was settled during the Roman era. However, Unterkulm is first mentioned in 1045 as Chulenbare...

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| align="center" | | Zetzwil

Zetzwil

Zetzwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Zetzwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.6% is forested...

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