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Frick

Aargauvillage

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Total population

5,483

Coordinates47.51°, 8.02°

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

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City facts

Overview

Frick may refer to:Frick, Aargau, a municipality in Switzerland Frick (surname) Frick of Frick and Frack, ice skating comedy duo A minced oath of fuck

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

47.5075

Longitude

8.0203

Water area

—

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

518,196

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
14,224
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
7,467
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
6,983
Annual Fleabane
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
6,839
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
5,584
European roe deer
Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
3,948
bow-winged grasshopper
Chorthippus biguttulus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
3,511
Indian Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
3,033

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

167

Largest magnitude

4.8

Largest event

2004-12-05

Most recent

M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
M 4.4 — 2023-03-22
1 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
M 4.1 — 2021-12-24
2 km WSW of Blamont, France
M 3.1 — 2018-05-04
2 km W of Schliengen, Germany

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Aargau

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.4

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,240

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

164

Avg daily Wikipedia views

5

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Frick

Eine römische Niederlassung in Frick im Canton Aargau, Celtische Münzen aus Nunningen im canton Solothurn

Wilhelm Vischer · 1867

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Rusty Dot Pearl

Rusty Dot Pearl

Udea ferrugalis

Seen 2026-10-15

The Brick

Sunira circellaris

Seen 2026-10-15

Large Yellow Underwing

Large Yellow Underwing

Seen 2026-10-15

Yellow-line Quaker

Yellow-line Quaker

Agrochola macilenta

Seen 2026-10-15

Red-green Carpet

Red-green Carpet

Chloroclysta siterata

Seen 2026-10-15

Juniper Carpet

Thera juniperata

Seen 2026-10-15

Ophion obscuratus

Ophion obscuratus

Ophion obscuratus

Seen 2026-10-15

Oak Lantern

Carcina quercana

Seen 2026-10-15

Merveille du Jour

Merveille du Jour

Griposia aprilina

Seen 2026-10-15

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 4163
Population (Wikidata): 5,563
Wikidata: Q66617

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771