Location: Aarau
Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Country: Switzerland
Canton: Aargau
District: Aarau
Government• Executive: Stadtrat
with 7 members
• Mayor: Stadtpräsident (list)
Jolanda Urech SPS/PSS
(as of February 2014)
• Parliament: Einwohnerrat
with 40 members
Area• Total: 12.34 km (4.76 sq mi)
Elevation: 381 m (1,250 ft)
Highest elevation (Hungerberg): 471 m (1,545 ft)
Lowest elevation (Aar): 365 m (1,198 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)• Total: 21,036
• Density: 1,700/km (4,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s): German: Aarauer(in)
Postal code: 5000, 5004 Aarau, 5032 Rohr
SFOS number: 4001
Localities: Aarau, Rohr AG
Surrounded by: Buchs, Suhr, Unterentfelden, Eppenberg-Wöschnau, Erlinsbach
Twin towns: Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Delft (Netherlands), Reutlingen (Germany)
Website: www.aarau.ch
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Top 8 Sights & Landmarks in Aarau, Canton of Aargau
October 25, 2021 Randal Brittian
Aarau (German pronunciation: [ˈaːraʊ], locally [ˈɑːræʊ]) 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 Zürich, and 65 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Bern. The municipality borders directly on the canton of Solothurn to the west. It is the second-largest town in Aargau after Wettingen. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a suburb of Aarau.
Restaurants in Aarau
1. Obertorturm
2. Meyersche Stollen
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3. Historische Altstadt Aarau
4. Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen
Kirchgasse, Aarau 5000 Switzerland http://www.aarauinfo.ch/entdecken/gerechtigkeitsbrunnen
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5. Einkaufszentrum Telli
6. Schlossli Aarau
7. Stadtkirche Aarau
Kirchgasse 19, Aarau 5000 Switzerland +41 62 822 70 86 https://www.aarauinfo.ch/entdecken/stadkirche-aus-dem-15-jahrhundert
8. Romisch Katholische Pfarrei Peter Und Paul
Poststrasse 15, Aarau 5000 Switzerland +41 62 832 42 00 http://www.pastoralraum-aarau.ch/aarau/
