Lenzburg

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Lenzburg is a town in the centre of the Swiss Canton of Aargau and the capital of the district of the same name. Originating from the Middle Ages the town lies in the Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the delta of the river Aare, and is overlooked by Schloss Lenzburg from its hilltop location. Lenzburg has grown together with its neighbour municipalities Niederlenz and Staufen into a agglomoration.

Zurich lies 30 km East from Lenzburg. Because it is connected by the fast Jurafuss-Line and Zurich-Aarau-Basel train lines Lenzburg is within commuting distance of urban centres as well as to Zurich International Airport.

History

The earliest excavations originate from Neolithic times, among these a burial ground over 5,000 years old. The building of the freeway in 1964 uncovered a Roman theatre. It was part of a small Roman settlement (vicus), that existed for approximately 200 years, numbered about 500 inhabitants, and was abandoned in the 3rd century. In the 5th and centuries an Alammani settlement developed. Lencis was recorded historically for the first time in 893.

For the first time Schloss Lenzburg as master seat of the Grafen von Lenzburg one mentioned, who at that time meaning Lehensherren in the Swiss mainland. The 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.

Sites of Interest

At Schloss Lenzburg, the undisputed landmark of the city is the Lenzburg castle, built in the 11th century and since that time, several times enlarged. Lenzburg ranks among the oldest and most important high-castles in Switzerland. Molassehuegel, on which the Schloss stands, is about 100 meters above the level. The hufeisenfoermige old part of town at the foot of the hill is kept very good. It consists of a main lane with two parallel running Nebengasse and another lane. The stadtmauer remained only partially preserved; the remainders were placed however under monument protection. In the old part of town some remarkable buildings are located:

Economics

Lenzburg 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.

Transportation

Lenzburg 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.

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