Laufenburg, Aargau
Laufenburg | |
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The old town viewed from the German side | |
Location of Laufenburg | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°4′E / 47.567°N 8.067°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Laufenburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 3,632 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 5080 |
| SFOS number | 4170 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Surrounded by | Kaisten, Laufenburg (DE-BW), Sulz |
| Website | laufenburg SFSO statistics |
Laufenburg (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊfn̩ˌbʊrk] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is the seat of the district of the same name. On 1 January 2010 the municipality Sulz merged into Laufenburg.
It has approximately 2000 inhabitants. On the other side of the Rhine River lies Laufenburg (Baden), Germany. The same name is not by accident, as the two used to be the same city. In the early 19th century Napoleon divided the city. Two bridges now link both cities.
In 1985, Laufenburg received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.