Birmenstorf, Aargau
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| Population | 2,404 (December 2006) | |||||||||
| - Density | 308 /km² (798 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 7.80 km² (3 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 5413 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 4024 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Baden, Birrhard, Fislisbach, Gebenstorf, Mellingen, Mülligen, Windisch, Wohlenschwil | |||||||||
| Website | www.birmenstorf.ch | |||||||||
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Birmenstorf is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Birmenstorf lies in the valley of the Reuss River near its confluence with the Aare river and 4 kilometers west-south-west from Baden.
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[edit] Census
According to a census taken on 31 December 2003, the population of Birmenstorf was 2370.[citation needed] As of the most recent census, 15.3% were foreign-born persons.[citation needed] 47.9% of the population followed the Roman Catholic religion, 33.1% the Reformed Christian religion, and about 5.7% believed in other religions.[citation needed] Approximately 90% of the population speaks German as a main or primary language.[citation needed]
[edit] Archeology
Archeological findings indicate that the area was inhabited as early as the Stone Age.[citation needed] The village proper was most likely founded by Alamanni settlers probably in the 6th century.[citation needed]
[edit] History
The first written mention of Birmenstorf dates to 1146, when a stay of Bernard of Clairvaux was recorded. In 1415, the Eidgenossenschaft conquered the Aargau, and Birmenstorf as part of the Habsburgian County of Baden came under their sovereignty. During the Reformation, about a third of the population converted to Protestantism. The choir of the old church with frescos dating to 1440 still exists today.
For over 600 years, vineyards have been cultivated in Birmenstorf.
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