Wohlen AG

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Wohlen AG

Total population

17,481

Coordinates47.35°, 8.28°

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

Overview

Wohlen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Alexander Äschbach

Swiss cyclist

Augustin Keller

Swiss politician (1805-1883)

Hans von Hallwyl

Swiss military officer (1433/34-1504)

Eduard Herzog

Swiss bishop (1841-1924)

G

Gustav Fischer

Swiss equestrian (1915–1990)

B

Bruno Baur

Swiss biologist

C

Caspar Melliger

Swiss lawyer (1868-1924)

E

Ernst Rodel

Swiss journalist and politician (1901-1993)

H

Hans Balmer

Swiss musician (1903-1996)

H

Hans Fischer

Swiss politician (1905-1942)

J

Johann Ludwig Nüscheler

Swiss theologian

J

Johann Ribi von Lenzburg

(1310-1374)

C

Caspar Koch

(1742-1805)

R

Rudolf Urech

Swiss politician and physician (1815-1872)

L

Ludwig Samuel Stürler

Swiss architect

Margot S. Baumann

Swiss writer

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

Nearby places in Aargau

• Anglikon
  1.2 mi away
• Waltenschwil
  1.6 mi away · pop. 2,029
• Fischbach-Göslikon
  2 mi away · pop. 1,254
• Kallern
  2.4 mi away · pop. 264
• Dintikon
  2.5 mi away · pop. 1,307
• Nesselnbach
  2.7 mi away
• Eggenwil
  3.2 mi away · pop. 669
• Hermetschwil-Staffeln
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,087
• Seengen
  3.7 mi away · pop. 3,955
• Ammerswil
  3.7 mi away · pop. 673
• Tägerig
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,193
• Boswil
  3.8 mi away · pop. 2,500

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.

Recently spotted species

Wayfaring-tree

Viburnum lantana

Seen 2026-10-16

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Seen 2026-10-16

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-10-16

Melinopterus consputus

Melinopterus consputus

Seen 2026-10-16

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-10-16

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-10-16

Yellow-legged Hornet

Vespa velutina

Seen 2026-10-16

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-10-15

greater plantain

Plantago major

Seen 2026-10-15

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