Birrwil
Also known as Birrwil AG
Birrwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. thumb|Aerial view (1964)
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Birrwil
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Birrwil preghejo kaj stacidomo 223.jpg
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Birrwil COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Birrwil Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Aargau
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-AG
- Swiss town.district
- Kulm
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 5708
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 4132
- Swiss town.area
- 3.42
- Swiss town.elevation
- 560
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- Demographics
- Economy
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Birrwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. thumb|Aerial view (1964)
==History== Isolated finds of artifacts indicate settlement during the Neolithic, Roman and Alamanni eras. The beginnings of the modern town go back to an Alamanni named Bero (meaning Bear), who founded the village Beriwilare (meaning Bero's village) in the area. Birrwil is first mentioned in 1185 as Beriuuillare.
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On the map
2 mapped locations