Bremgarten

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Bremgarten

Total population

7,769

Coordinates47.35°, 8.34°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

P

Paul Meierhans

Swiss journalist and politician (1895-1976)

Kastor Notter

Cyclist (1903-1950)

E

Eugen Lüthy

(1927-1990)

Johann Jodok Singisen

(1557-1644)

August Häfner

officer SS (1912-1999)

Adolf Socin

(1859-1904)

M

Martin Vogler

Swiss politician (1830-1903)

Josef Fischer

Swiss politician and veterinarian (1924-2012)

M

Martin Merki

Swiss journalist (1931-2014)

A

Andreas Hüsser

Swiss sidecross rider

C

Christoph Hüsser

Swiss sidecross rider

Martin Reimann

(1798-1878)

B

Benoni Siegfried

(1848-1905)

Ulrich Meyer

(1647-1694)

C

Carl Vogler

(1874-1951)

K

Kastor Egloff

(1820-1905)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Aargau

• Berikon
  1.3 mi away
• Rudolfstetten
  2.1 mi away · pop. 3,738
• Waltenschwil
  2.2 mi away · pop. 2,029
• Friedlisberg
  2.3 mi away
• Oberwil
  2.3 mi away
• Künten
  2.7 mi away · pop. 1,746
• Bellikon
  2.7 mi away · pop. 1,550
• Niederwil
  2.8 mi away · pop. 2,471
• Wohlen AG
  3 mi away · pop. 17,481
• Bergdietikon
  3.4 mi away · pop. 2,830
• Nesselnbach
  3.5 mi away
• Stetten
  3.7 mi away · pop. 2,216

Browse all places in Aargau →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bremgarten

Rechtsquellen Des Kantons Aargau / Stadtrechte / Die Stadtrechte Von Bremgarten Und Lenzburg

Walther Merz · 2000

Hort helfender Hände und Herzen!

Eugen J. Bischof · 1989

Rechtsgutachten in sachen der ortsbürgergemeinde Bremgarten gegen den kanton Aargau

A. Schneider · 1871

Bremgarten

Eduard M. Fallet · 1991

Die urkunden des Stadtarchivs Bremgarten bis 1500

Walther Merz · 1938

Bremgarten an der Reuss in alten Ansichten

Bruno Lehner · 1994

Geschichte der Stadt Bremgarten im Mittelalter

Eugen Bürgisser · 1937

Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Aargau

Michael Stettler · 1948

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cylindromyia brassicaria

Cylindromyia brassicaria

Seen 2026-09-24

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-09-24

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-09-24

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-23

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-23

Melanocoryphus albomaculatus

Melanocoryphus albomaculatus

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Seen 2026-09-23

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Seen 2026-09-23

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers