Windisch | ||
Canton | Aargau | |
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Residents | 7.654 (2017) | |
height | 361 m | |
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Windisch is a municipality in the district Brugg in the canton Aargau in the Switzerland.
getting there
By plane
By train
The Brugg train station is located on the municipal boundary between Brugg and Windisch. Express trains to Aarau-Olten-Bern, Basel and Zurich stop here, the S12 of the Zurich S-Bahn ends here.
By bus
In the street
The A3 runs close to the community; the Birrfeld exit is around 3 km south.
mobility
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Map of Windisch AG
The community is well developed with bus routes. There are also bike and footpaths so that you don't have to have your own car.
Tourist Attractions
- Vindonissa. The former Roman legion camp. The amphitheater and the reconstructions based on the excavations are worth a visit.
- In the former monastery Koenigsfelden is now a psychiatric clinic. A visit to the monastery church is worthwhile; The preserved facilities of the monastery also invite you to linger.
Museums
- 1 Vindonissa Museum, Museumsstrasse 1, 5200 Brugg. Tel.: 41 (0)56 441 21 84. Objects from the Roman period are displayed here and the history of the Vindonissa excavations is documented.Open: Tue - Sat 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: Admission: Adults CHF 8.00, children CHF 3.00.
- Schürhof Museum, Dorfstrasse 14, 5200 Brugg. Tel.: 41 (0)56 442 29 33. Private museum of agriculture, trade and household.Open: April to October by appointment.
activities
In summer, the Heumatten outdoor pool is responsible for cooling off and fitness.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
There is no hotel in Windisch itself, but 3 hotels and 1 youth hostel in Brugg
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.windisch.ch - Official website of Windisch