Brugg, Switzerland

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Coordinates: 47°29′N 8°12′E

Brugg
Canton	Aargau
District	Brugg
Coordinates	47°29′N 8°12′E
Population	9,085   (2005)
Area	5.58 km²
Elevation	352 m
Postal code	5200
Mayor	Rolf Alder (2004)
Website	www.stadt-brugg.ch
Twin towns	Rottweil (Germany)
Brugg

For the town named "Brügg", see Brügg, Berne.

Brugg is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is the capital of the district of Brugg. There is a river flowing through the city: the Aare. The city takes its name from a bridge (brücke) over the Aare river built in Roman times.

The municipality has grown to border Windisch and Umiken.

[edit] Twin towns

Twin town is:

• Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

[edit] Population growth

• 1803: 604
• 1840: 1000
• 1850: 1142
• 1880: 1422
• 1900: 2339
• 1930: 4502
• 1950: 5508
• 1960: 6683
• 1970: 8635
• 1990: 9482
• 2000: 9143

[edit] External links

• Brugg in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.