Bremgarten

Also known as Bremgarten AG

town and municipality in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Key facts

Country: Switzerland
Canton: Aargau
District: Bremgarten
Executive: Stadtrat , with 5 members
Mayor: Stadtammann (list) , Raymond Tellenbach, (as of March 2014)
Total: 8.02 km (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation: 386 m (1,266 ft)
Highest elevation spannh lzli: 475 m (1,558 ft)
Lowest elevation hegnau flussschlaufe: 358 m (1,175 ft)
Density: 1,050/km (2,720/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

Article

Bremgarten is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It serves as seat of the district of Bremgarten. The medieval old town is listed as a heritage site of national significance. In 2013, Bremgarten was the first municipality in Europe to introduce laws forbidding asylum seekers from visiting certain public places such as libraries, swimming pools, schools and churches.

On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Hermetschwil-Staffeln merged into the municipality of Bremgarten.