Birr, Aargau
Birr | |
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Location of Birr | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°12′E / 47.433°N 8.200°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Brugg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | René Grütter |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 4,354 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 5242 |
| SFOS number | 4092 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Surrounded by | Birrhard, Brunegg, Lupfig, Möriken-Wildegg |
| Website | birr SFSO statistics |
Birr is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau and the capital of Brugg (district). The village lies halfway between Lenzburg and Brugg. Birr has grown with its neighbour Lupfig into a conurbation.
Birr is known as one of the places where the Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi established new standards in education. His gravesite in Birr is listed as a heritage site of national significance.