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| Canton | Aargau | |
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| Residents | 10.569 (2018) | |
| height | 407 m, 413 m | |
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Lenzburg is a Swiss City in the canton Aargau.
background
Lenzburg is the capital of the district of the same name Lenzburg.
The area has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age, and a cemetery that is over 5000 years old dates from this time. The Romans also settled here. In its heyday, its settlement comprised around 500 residents and had a theater with 4,000 seats. The decline of the settlement took place in the 3rd century when the Alemanni invaded the area. After that there is a gap of around 200 years, because an Alemannic settlement can only be proven from the 5th and 6th centuries. The "Lencis" settlement is mentioned in 893 in an interest sled from the Fraumünster in Zurich. The castle was first mentioned in Mentioned in 1036 and was the ancestral seat of the Counts of Lenzburg. This family died out with Ulrich IV. In 1173, who bequeathed the castle to Emperor Barbarossa. This gave it as a fief to the Kyburger, who later bought the castle. A fortified market settlement was built at the foot of the Schlossberg around 1230. In 1264 the Kyburger family also died out, and the settlement and the castle came under the rule of the Habsburgs. Lenzburg received city rights from Duke Friedrich I of Austria on August 20, 1306. Towards the end of 1375, the city was razed by the Giglers and then rebuilt.
In April 1415, the western part of Aargau was conquered by the Bernese, and Lenzburg became a subject town in the so-called Bernese Aargau, but was largely allowed to retain its previous freedoms. The canton of Bern bought the castle in 1433, and from 1444 to 1798 he resided here Landvogt of the Oberamt Lenzburg. In the city fire of 1491 only 15 houses remained intact, but the city was immediately rebuilt with the help of the Bernese. In 1528 the Reformation was introduced in Lenzburg. In 1744, the city's customs rights were ceded to Bern, but the obligation to settle within the city walls was lifted. This favored the growth of the city and the industry, especially the cotton industry. The first factory was built in 1732. With the invasion of the French in 1798, the power of Bern was broken, and the city has belonged to the canton of Aargau since it was founded and immediately became the district capital.
getting there
In the street
The A1 motorway passes Lenzburg in the immediate vicinity and the city has its own exit.
By train
Lenzburg station has long been a railway junction. Although most intercity trains do not stop here, there are still good travel options to Zurich and Aarau (change to Bern) - Basel. The regional trains run to Aarau-Olten, Dietikon-Zurich (S 3), Suhr-Zoffingen, Wohlen-Muri, Brugg, and through the Seetal to Lucerne.
mobility
There is an urban bus network.
Tourist Attractions
- Lenzburg Castle
. Open: April 1 to October 31, every Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., as well as Good Friday and Easter Monday. Closed on Mondays and on the 2nd Friday in July (youth festivals) and November to March.
- The Old town with the City Church and
- The Esterliturm is located on the highest point of the city. The view from the 48 meter high concrete tower from 1974 on a clear day is almost impossible to describe.
- The Houses of the Burghalde, are very worth seeing.
- Museum of Lenzburg Castle (Museum Aargau). Tel.: 41 (0)848 871 200. The museum is located in the palace complex.Open: April 1 to October 31, every Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., as well as Good Friday and Easter Monday. Closed on Mondays and on the 2nd Friday in July (youth festivals) and November to March.Price: Admission: Adults CHF 9.- Schoolchildren, students CHF 7.- Children from 4 years CHF 4.-.
- Burghalde Museum. Tel.: 41 (0)62 891 66 70. Open: Tue - Sat 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., as well as on Easter Monday and Whit Monday 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., closed Sun Mon, December 24th and 25th and January 1st.Price: Admission: Adults CHF 5.- Children CHF 2.- Families (2 adults, 2 children) CHF 10.-.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Lenzburg, Avorstadt 24. Tel.: 41 (0)62 888 87 87, Fax: 41 (0)62 888 87 70.
- 2 Hotel Krone, Kronenplatz 20. Tel.: 41 (0)62 886 65, Fax: 41 (0)62 886 65 00.
- 3 Hotel Pizzeria Oberstadt, Brättligäu 5. Tel.: 41 (0)62 892 00 20, Fax: 41 (0)62 891 63 31.
- 4 Hotel and restaurant ox, Burghaldenstrasse 33. Tel.: 41 (0)62 886 40 80, Fax: 41 (0)62 886 40 70.
trips
- To the Seetal
Practical advice
- Tourism Lenzburg, Kronenplatz 24, 5600 Lenzburg. Tel.: 41 (0)62 886 45 46, Fax: 41 (0)62 886 45 35. Information by telephone is also possible during these times.Open: Mon 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m., 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Tue - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
