Oberflachs

Also known as Oberflachs AG

Oberflachs is a former municipality in the district of Brugg in Canton Aargau in Switzerland. It is located about 6 km south west of the town of Brugg. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Oberflachs and Schinznach-Dorf merged into the new municipality of Schinznach.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Oberflachs
Swiss town.image_photo: Oberflachs 8523.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Wappen Oberflachs AG.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Oberflachs Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Aargau
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-AG
Swiss town.district: Brugg (district)
Swiss town.postal_code: 5108
Swiss town.municipality_code: 4109
Swiss town.area: 3.38
Swiss town.elevation: 401
Swiss town.population: 498
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2011
Swiss town.website: oberflachs.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Auenstein, Schinznach-Dorf, Thalheim, Veltheim
Swiss town.twintowns: Seitingen-Oberflacht (Germany)

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Wikidata facts

Area: 3.38
Elevation: 398
Official website: www.oberflachs.ch
Image: Oberflachs 8523.JPG
Dialing code: 056
Licence plate code: AG

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Commons category: Oberflachs
postal code: 5108
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Coat of arms
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==History== thumb|left|Aerial view (1953) While various Roman era bricks and coins have been discovered, the first record of Oberflachs is in 1342 as Obreflaht. From the Middle Ages until 1732, Kasteln Castle held the rights to low justice in the village. The rights to administer High Justice was held by the bailiwick of Schenkenberg and was acquired in 1460 by the city of Bern. In 1732 the village came fully under Bern's authority when Bern bought the Kasteln Castle. By 1607 the village is identified as a partly independent municipality.