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| Lenzburg | |||||||||
| Canton: | Canton of Aargau | ||||||||
| District: | Burgdorf | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 47.4 (47'23) N and 8..2 (8'11') E | ||||||||
| Postal Code: | 5600 | ||||||||
| Population: | 7,555 (2003) | ||||||||
| Size (km²) : | 11.33 km² | ||||||||
| Altitude : | 405 m | ||||||||
| Mayor: | Switzerland of the Canton of Aargau and the capital of Lenzburg. From the Middle Ages the small towns were in the area of Seetal, about 3 km south of the delta named Aabachs in Aare, and by on a hill named Schloss Lenzburg. Spring castle is with its neighbour municipalities Niederlenz and Staufen. Zurich is 30 km E from Lenzburg. There are trains connecteb by the Jurafuss-Line and the Zurich-Aarau-Basel line. Spring castle are center of housinge development as well as Zurich International Airport also with public transport.
[Top] HistoryThe city of Schloss Lenzburg, has a museum named Historische Museum des Kantons Aargau (lit. Canton of Aargau Historical Museum). Lenzburg has one of the oldest castles of Switzerland. It was mentioned for the first time in 1036. In the 12th century, it became the Habsburg beerbt. It lasted until 1273 up to the conquest of the Aargaus by the oath comrades in the year 1415 by Habsburg, Austria. In 1804, Lenzburg became a part of the Canton Aargau. Many Heimarbeiter in the entire canton worked for the Lenzburger Baumwollherren. In 1874, it became connected with a railway named Aargauischen Südbahn. The bankruptcy of 1875 opened a SNB line which brought Lenzburg to the edge of the economic ruin. Lenzburh recovered rapidly and in 1883, brought the English society "Lake Valley Railway" a railway from Seethal to Lucerne (the today's Seetalbahn) and numerous industrial companies settled. After the Schloss has been rented by the canton, in 1860, it was sold. The Schloss was owned firstly a German poet named Frank Wedekind. It was later owned by the damligen in 1893 and later, renovated by the Americans. In 1956, the Schloss became fully-owned by the canton and became a historical museum. [Top] Sites of Interest
[Top] EconomicsLenzburg is an important economic situation. It gives over 800 enterprises, about which 80 % are active in the service sector. The main business is the KMU enterprises. But also international companies established in Lenzburg. In addition , thetechnology company ABB, the meat processing plant Traitafina and Hero. Altogether there are about 6,000 jobs in Lenzburg. [Top] TransportationLenzburg is an important traffic junction, approximately 25 km from Zurich. Since the express trains of Jurasüdfuss-Line and the Zürich-Aarau-Basel in Lenzburg, are centers of dense development as well as the Zurich International Airport with public means of transport attainable. Further lines lead Brugg, Lucerne, Zofingen and Zug. Lenzburg receives a connection to Zürcher S-Bahn. The local transit Regionalbus Lenzburg lead after Brunegg, Dintikon, Möriken-Wildegg, Schafisheim and Seengen. Within Lenzburg, a bus route operates. Lenzburg has access to the N1, the most important east-west road connection of Switzerland. A partial underground road named "Kerntangente" is under construction which will decrease transit traffic away from the city centre. [Top] Events
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