Aarau is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau.
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Aarau is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau.
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Old city of Aarau is situated on a rocky outcrop at a narrowing of the Aare river valley, at the southern foot of the Jura mountains.
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Aarau was founded around AD 1472 by the counts of Kyburg.
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Aarau capitulated after a short resistance, and was forced to swear allegiance to the new rulers.
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Aarau was declared the capital of the new, enlarged canton of Aargau.
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Textile industry in Aarau broke down in about 1850 because of the protectionist tariff policies of neighboring states.
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Largest employer in Aarau is the cantonal government, the offices of which are distributed across the entire city at numerous locations.
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One of the two head offices of the Aargauer Zeitung, Switzerland's fifth largest newspaper, is located in Aarau, as are the Tele M1 television channel studios, and several radio stations.
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Aarau is famous for the quality of their instruments, cutlery and their bells.
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The Aarau fair is held at the ice skating rink during the Spring.
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Aarau railway station is a terminus of the S-Bahn Zurich on the line S3.
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Aarau is home to a number of sites that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
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