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Topic: Canton of Aargau


  
  Aargau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The canton of Lucerne lies south of the canton of Aargau, Zürich and Zug to the east.
The canton of Aargau is one of the least mountainous Swiss cantons, forming part of a great table-land, to the north of the Alps and the east of the Jura, above which rise low hills.
In 1798 the Bernese portion became the canton of Aargau of the Helvetic Republic, the remainder forming the canton of Baden.
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 AARGAU - LoveToKnow Article on AARGAU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Aargau is an industrious and prosperous canton, straw-plaiting, tobacco-growing, silk-ribbon weaving, and salmon-fishing in the Rhine being among the chief industries.
The cantonal constitution dates mainly from 1885, but since 1904 the election of the executive council of five members is made by a direct vote of the people.
In 1798 the Bernese bit became the canton of Aargau of the Helvetic Republic, the remainder forming the canton of Baden.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AA/AARGAU.htm   (597 words)

  
 Aargau -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The canton of (Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop) Lucerne lies south of the canton of Aargau, (additional info and facts about Zürich) Zürich and (additional info and facts about Zug) Zug to the east.
In 1798 the Bernese portion became the canton of Aargau of the (additional info and facts about Helvetic Republic) Helvetic Republic, the remainder forming the canton of Baden.
The Frick glen, ceded in 1802 by (A mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century) Austria to the Helvetic Republic, was also part of the canton Aargau.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/aa/aargau.htm   (755 words)

  
 Aargau canton (Switzerland)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Until the 15th century the region of Aargau was under Austrian control.
In 1712 the catholic cantons lost their control and the region was divided between Zurich and Bern.
In 1798 Aargau was created as a Canton of the Helvetic Republic, and in 1803 it became one of the six new Cantons of the restored Confederation.
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 Swiss Genealogy : Canton Aargau
The Aargau is a canton comprising 1405 square kilometers in north-central Switzerland, bordered on the north by Germany
Bern, on the south by the canton of Lucerne and on the east by the cantons of Zürich and Zug.
It was in 1805 that the Aargau became a sovereign canton of the Swiss Confederation.
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 Baden, Switzerland : Baden (Switzerland)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Baden, a town in the Swiss canton of Aargau, on the left bank of the river Limmat, 25 km N. Baden, a town in the Swiss canton of Aargau, on the left bank of the river Limmat, 25 km N.W. of Zurich.
In 1415 Baden (with the Aargau) was conquered by the Eight Swiss Confederates, whose bailiff inhabited the other castle, on the right bank of the Limmat, which defends the ancient bridge across the river.
As the conquest of the Aargau was the first made by the Confederates, their delegates (or the federal diet) naturally met at Baden, from 1426 to about 1712, to settle matters relating to these subject lands, so that during that period Baden was really the capital of Switzerland.
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 Aargau - Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia's article on 'Aargau' Canton of Aargau Flag of the canton Capital:Aarau Abbr.:AG ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It borders Germany to the north and is bounded by the demicanton of Basel-Laandschaft and by the cantons of Solothurn and Bern to the west, Luzern to the south, and Zug and Zanduuml;rich to the east.
The Aargau is a canton comprising 1405 square kilometers in north-central Switzerland, bordered on the.
Die Fachhochschule Aargau Nordwestschweiz ist eine Mehrsparten-Hochschule mit den fünf Departementen: FHA Gestaltung und Kunst in Aarau, FHA Soziale Arbeit in Brugg, FHA Technik in Brugg-Windisch, FHA Wirtschaft in Brugg-Windisch und der.
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 Aargau
In 1803, Aargau was admitted as a canton to the Swiss Confederation.
Windisch - Windisch, town, Aargau canton, N Switzerland, on the Reuss River near its confluence with the...
Rheinfelden - Rheinfelden, town, Aargau canton, N Switzerland, on the Rhine River, opposite the German town of...
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 Aargau --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It borders Germany to the north and is bounded by the demicanton of Basel-Laandschaft and by the cantons of Solothurn and Bern to the west, Luzern to the south, and Zug and Zürich to the east.
The town, founded by the Habsburgs in 1291, was conquered in 1415 (with Aargau) by the Swiss Confederation.
The first line of counts of Kyburg, with their seat in the castle of Kyburg just southeast of Winterthur (in the modern canton of Zürich), were influential in German politics from the 1020s; but their male line became extinct in 1078, and their possessions passed to a branch of the Swabian counts of Dillingen.
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 ABRAHAM EMANUEL FROHLICH - LoveToKnow Article on ABRAHAM EMANUEL FROHLICH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
(1796-1865), Swiss poet, was born on the 1st of February 1796 at Brugg in the canton of Aargau, where his father was a teacher.
He was then appointed professor of the German language and literature in the cantonal school at Aarau, which post he lost, however, in the political quarrels of 1830.
He afterwards obtained the post of teacher and rector of the cantonal college, and was also appointed assistant minister at the parish church.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FROHLICH_ABRAHAM_EMANUEL.htm   (192 words)

  
 Aargau Services
The canton of Aargau: a location in the center of Europe with outstanding transportation junctions.
Investors and young entrepreneurs have been won over by Aargau's low taxes, first class means of transport, well-educated work force and exceptionally high quality of life.
Aargau Services ist the official location-marketing department of the canton of Aargau.
www.aargauservices.com   (63 words)

  
 International Civic Heraldry - Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen/Armorial de Suisse - KANTON AARGAU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The area known as the Aargau was conquered by Bern in 1415 and thus became a part of the Canton of Bern.
The Canton Aargau was established by Napoleon in 1803.
It was later explained as the river Aare and the three territories which were combined to the new canton; the Berner areas, the county Baden and the Fricktal valley.
www.ngw.nl /int/zwi/kanton/aargau.htm   (253 words)

  
 AARGAU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Wettingen, Muri), founded by that family, but suppressed in 1841, this act of violence being one of the main causes of the civil war called the ``Sonderbund War,'' in 1847 in Switzerland.
The ``obligatory referendum'' exists in the case of all laws, while 5000 citizens have the right of ``initiative'' in proposing bills or alterations in the cantonal constitution.
The canton sends 10 members to the federal Nationalrat, being one for every 20,000, while the two Standerate are (since 1904) elected by a direct vote of the people.
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 Aargau Homepage - Switzerland Tourism
The canton known for its art and culture, for being attractive to natural scientists, art and culture lovers, families and those who simply enjoy life.
Aargau is a canton that prescribes itself to water, what with its many rivers criss-crossing it.
Aargau is an ideal gateway to various Swiss cities, such as Basel, Berne, Solothurn, Luzern, Zug, Zürich, and even the Southern part of Germany.
www.misuiza.com /en/destinations-Destinations-Schweizer%20Mittelland-11045.html   (461 words)

  
 Aargau Services-Infrastructure
With two energy power plants and numerous water power plants a third of Switzerland's energy is produced in the canton of Aargau.
Aargau's own advanced technical college is pleased of its excellent reputation.
Aargau's nearly 70 museums exhibit art works, antiquities and various collections.
www.ag.ch /aargauservices/en/pub/location/infrastructure.htm   (210 words)

  
 Family of Hans Rudolph Hunziker
Gontenschwil, Reinach, and Menziken are all in the Wynental (the Wyne River valley) or Canton Aargau, Switzerland.
Maria Hunziker was born 12 Mar 1843 in Leimbach, Aargau, Switzerland.
Maria Anna Hunziker was born 25 Jun 1844 in Leimbach, Aargau, Switzerland.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~milesgen/Hunziker   (751 words)

  
 Canton of Zug - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Coat of arms of the Canton of Zug
Guide to Lucerne, the lake and its environs: With illustrations, plan of the town, map of the lakes of Lucerne and Zug, road maps, &c
History of the descendants of Ulrich Zug: Who immigrated to America from the Canton Zug, Switzerland in the Ship James Goodwill and landed at Philadelphia on the 27th day of September, 1727
www.unipedia.info /Zg.html   (970 words)

  
 Fachhochschule Aargau Nordwestschweiz (CH) - University of Applied Sciences - English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
We are pleased that you are interested in the various programmes of study offered at the University of Applied Sciences Aargau, one of the leading institutes in Switzerland in the fields of Science & Technology, Economics, Business, Art & Design, Social Works and Education.
The University is located in one of the most highly industrialised and developed areas of the country, Canton Aargau.
The University of Applied Sciences Aargau with its approximately 1,000 students offers highly individualised study programmes, allowing students to put together their own curriculum by choosing mixed classes from the faculties of Science & Technology, Business, Art & Design, Social Works and Education.
www.fh-aargau.ch /main/Show%24Id%3D1751.html   (204 words)

  
 Die Glasmalereien vor 1800 im Kanton Aargau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In connection with the forthcoming anniversary of its constitution, the Canton of Aargau has commissioned the Centre to conduct a research project on the important stained glass extant in its public buildings, dating from before 1800.
The stained glass in Canton Aargau dating from before the 19th-century revival of this art technique will be comprehesively studied and presented.
The stained glass ensembles from the medieval period which have already been or are to be published separately as part of the Corpus Vitrearum (e.g.
www.aramis-research.ch /e/7439.html   (490 words)

  
 Aargau Solothurn
Olten, a town of 20,000 in Canton Solothurn, is a major stop on the Basel-Lucerne and Zürich-Bern railway lines.
Read the German text for travel information on the canton and its towns, or use the e-mail link to order a brochure.
This English-language site is a good introduction to the city, with information on hotels, events, museums, etc. For sightseeing recommendations, see the Tips page.
europeforvisitors.com /switzaustria/planner/blp_ch_aargau_solothurn.htm   (328 words)

  
 Büren   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Büren, Aargau, part of Gansingen in the Canton of Aargau
Büren an der Aare, in the Canton of Bern
Büren zum Hof, in the Canton of Bern
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 Aargau Services-Location Aargau
Canton Aargau - Attractive Company Location at the Center of Europe
The canton of Aargau - a location at the center of Europe with outstanding transportation junctions.
Low taxes, first class means of transport, a highly qualified work force and a high standard of living make Aargau an attractive place - in particular economically - to live.
www.ag.ch /aargauservices/en/pub/location.htm   (92 words)

  
 Switzerland 5 November 2002 Commercial Court des Kantons Aargau [translation available]
The Plaintiff [seller] is a limited liability cooperation based in the Canton of Aargau.
The object of its business operation is all types advertisement, especially during sports events by using fixed balloons.
This means that the Commercial Court of the Canton of Aargau has jurisdiction.
cisgw3.law.pace.edu /cases/021105s1.html   (3517 words)

  
 Canton of Aargau: 25th Anniversary of the Shooting Festival
Canton of Aargau: 25th Anniversary of the Shooting Festival
Canton of Aargau: 25th Anniversary of the Shooting Festival, 1849
Shield of Aargau in centre, within a wreath.
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 Prostate cancer screening: Results of a prospective trial in Canton Aargau, Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Prostate cancer screening: Results of a prospective trial in Canton Aargau, Switzerland
Kwiatkowski M, Huber A, Moschopulos M, Lehmann K, Wernli M, Häfeli A, Recker F. Screening for prostate cancer: Results of a prospective trial in Canton Aargau, Switzerland.
Introduction: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Swiss men and the second leading cause of cancer related death among them (e.g.
www.smw.ch /archive200x/2004/39/smw-10533.html   (395 words)

  
 Go global! STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AARGAU/SWITZERLAND
I am pleased that you are interested in the various programmes of study offered at the University of Applied Sciences Aargau, one of the leading institutes in Switzerland in the fields of Science and Technology, Economics, Business Administration, Art and Design, Social Work as well as Education.
The University of Applied Sciences Aargau with its approx.
I look forward to welcoming you to the University of Applied Sciences Aargau as a student on either an exchange or a full study programme.
www.goglobal.ch /incoming/pages/welcome.html   (211 words)

  
 All Recipes | Cake | Aargau Carrot Cake
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"Canton Aargau is composed of Switzerland's most fertile farmlands, celebrated for fruit, vegetables and the famous Carrot Cake.
Moist, delicious and light, it contains no added fat besides what's naturally contained in the eggs." Original recipe yield: 1 - 9 inch round cake pan.
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 Switzerland 19 December 1997 Commercial Court Aargau [translation available]
The legal recourse of [buyer 1] concerning the enforcement proceeding No. 9291 shall be held null and void, with costs and reimbursement entered against the [buyers].
The Court costs are to be reduced according to section 13(1) VKD, as the proceeding before the Commercial Court did not have to be conducted in full.
The parties' costs are to be determined according to the attorneys' tariff of the Canton Aargau.
cisgw3.law.pace.edu /cases/971219s1.html   (3392 words)

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