Aarau
Sign in to saveAarau (, ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aare, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains, and is west of Zurich, south of Basel and northeast of Bern. The municipality borders directly on the canton of Solothurn to the west. It is the largest town in Aargau. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a district of Aarau.
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Aarau is the capital city of Switzerland's Aargau canton, located on the Aare River in the Swiss plateau between the Jura Mountains and major cities like Zurich and Bern. As the largest town in its canton, Aarau serves as an important regional administrative and cultural center in German-speaking Switzerland.
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- Geography and geology
- Climate
- History
- Prehistory
- Middle Ages
- 1798: Capital of the Helvetic Republic
- Aarau as canton capital
- Origin of the name
- Old town
- Economy
- Markets and fairs
- Transport
- Routes
- Population
- Sport
- Sites
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Tourist sites
- Annual events
- Religion
- Government
- Legislative
- Executive
- National elections
- Coat of arms
- Notable people
- Born in Aarau
- Lived in Aarau
- International relations
- Twin towns �� sister cities
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
- Sister projects
Aarau (, ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aare, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains, and is west of Zurich, south of Basel and northeast of Bern. The municipality borders directly on the canton of Solothurn to the west. It is the largest town in Aargau. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a district of Aarau.
The official language of Aarau is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.