Laufenburg, Switzerland

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Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°4′E

Laufenburg
Coat of Arms of Laufenburg
Canton Aargau
District Laufenburg
Coordinates  47°34′N 8°4′E
Population 2050   (December 2005)
Area 2.28 km²
Elevation 315 m
Postal code 5080
SFOS number 4170
Website www.laufenburg.ch
Location on map of Switzerland
Laufenburg

Laufenburg is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is the seat of the district of the same name.

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.

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