Seengen
Sign in to saveSeengen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It belongs to the district of Lenzburg and is located in the Seetal valley at the northern end of Lake Hallwil.
Key facts
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Seengen Flag.svg
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Seengen
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Seengen.jpg
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Seengen COA.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Aargau
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-AG
- Swiss town.district
- Lenzburg
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 5707
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 4208
- Swiss town.area
- 9.69
- Swiss town.elevation
- 471
- Swiss town.population
- 4494
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2024
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2024
- Swiss town.website
- www.seengen.ch
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Birrwil, Boniswil, Dintikon, Egliswil, Hallwil, Hilfikon, Meisterschwanden, Sarmenstorf, Seon, Villmergen
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- History
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- Personalities linked to the town
- References
Seengen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It belongs to the district of Lenzburg and is located in the Seetal valley at the northern end of Lake Hallwil.
==Toponymy== The name Seengen is of Alemannic origin and was formerly known as See-ingen: "Among the settlers by the lake (shore)”. The oldest document mentioning the village is a Fraumünsterrodel of Zürich from 893 (Fraumünster is the famous abbey/church in Zürich and rodel is medieval German for a register, roll, or list). These writings refer to a farmer named Ernus who ran a farm in Seynga together with several partners and had to pay an annual tax to the Fraumünster.