Brugg
| Brugg | |
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| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Brugg |
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| Population | 9,085 (2005) |
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| Elevation | m ( ft) |
| Postal code | 5200 |
| Mayor | Rolf Alder (2004) |
| Surrounded by |
Gebenstorf, Habsburg, Hausen, Riniken, Rüfenach, Schinznach-Bad, Umiken, Untersiggenthal, Villigen, Villnachern, Windisch |
| Twin towns | Rottweil (Germany) |
| Website | www.stadt-brugg.ch |
![Brugg [zoom] (Switzerland)](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Karte%20Schweiz.png) ![Brugg [zoom]](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Red%20pog2.svg) |
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Brugg is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is the capital of the district of Brugg. There is a river flowing through the city: the Aare. The city takes its name from a bridge (brücke) over the Aare river built in Roman times.
The municipality has grown to border Windisch and Umiken.
Twin towns
Twin town is:
Population growth
- 1803: 604
- 1840: 1000
- 1850: 1142
- 1880: 1422
- 1900: 2339
- 1930: 4502
- 1950: 5508
- 1960: 6683
- 1970: 8635
- 1990: 9482
- 2000: 9143
External links
- Brugg in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
| Municipalities in the district of Brugg, Switzerland | |
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Auenstein | Birr | Birrhard | Brugg | Bözen | Effingen | Elfingen | Gallenkirch | Habsburg | Hausen | Hottwil | Linn | Lupfig | Mandach | Mönthal | Mülligen | Oberbözberg | Oberflachs | Remigen | Riniken | Rüfenach | Scherz | Schinznach-Bad | Schinznach-Dorf | Thalheim | Umiken | Unterbözberg | Veltheim | Villigen | Villnachern | Windisch Canton of Aargau | Districts of the Canton of Aargau | Municipalities of the canton of Aargau |
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