Biene Huus Schinznach-Bad/Brugg (CH)

Schinznach-Bad

Name origin: originally "Birrenlauf" (1064 AD "Biralophon", from Old High German "(ze) bircholoufeon" = at the birch waterfalls); in 1654 sulphurous springs were discovered in the neighbouring village of Schinznach, which subsequently led to the founding of numerous spa establishments in Birrenlauf. In 1938 the village of Birrenlauf was renamed Schinznach-Bad in order to put an end to the frequent mix-ups with the neighbouring village. The old Schinznach-Dorf, on the other hand, today forms the neighbouring municipality of Schinznach together with the village of Oberflachs.

First documented mention: 1938 AD

Population: 1,300

Area: 1.90 km²

Canton: Aargau

District: Brugg

Vehicle registration: AG

River: Aare

Club Biene Huus is located in Schinznach-Bad.

Brugg:

Brugg is a small town in the Swiss canton of Aargau and the district capital of Brugg. It lies at 352 m above sea level, about 16 km northeast of Aarau, and is easily accessible via the A3 motorway and Brugg railway station.

The area in the catchment of Brugg, Windisch, Gebenstorf, Turgi, Stilli and Untersiggenthal on the southern edge of the Jura is known as the "Wasserschloss" (water castle) of Switzerland, because here the three rivers coming from the Alps – Aare, Reuss and Limmat – merge near the Vogelsang district of Gebenstorf.

Around 58 BC, the Helvetii founded the settlement of Vindonissa near Brugg on the hill spur between the Aare and the Reuss, on the territory of what is today the neighbouring municipality of Windisch. Around 15 BC the Romans established a military station there, which they expanded from 14 AD into a legionary camp. In the late 10th century a noble family, possibly descended from the Alsatian Etichonen, settled in Altenburg. Count Lanzelin had the Roman fort converted into the small castle of Altenburg, which today stands 1 km west of Brugg's town centre. Around 1020, the Habsburg castle was built on the Wülpelsberg, 3 km to the southwest. The Habsburgs, named after this castle, lived here for only around two hundred years. The increasingly powerful comital family left the castle around 1220/30, as it seemed too small and not representative enough. It was subsequently granted to various ministeriales. With the conquest of the Aargau in 1415 by the Confederates, the Habsburgs — who by then had built up a far more important seat of power in Vienna — finally lost their ancestral castle for good. Since 1804 the Habsburg castle has belonged to the canton of Aargau. The castle and fort site of the Altenburg, on the other hand, was purchased in 1938 by the Pro Vindonissa society and the Aargau Historical Society; today it houses the town's youth hostel. The Altenburg is the earliest documented residence of the Habsburgs.

In 1284 Brugg was granted town rights. Even after the Habsburgs moved away, the town remained firmly in their hands until the Bernese Confederates marched in on 29 April 1415. Brugg retained its town rights, and after decades of disputes over Brugg, Bern finally took control in 1460. As French troops advanced ever further at the beginning of 1798 and the end of Bernese rule became foreseeable, a revolutionary committee took power in Brugg. After the French troops led by General Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune marched into Bern on 5 March, delegates of the major cantons established the Helvetic Republic in Aarau on 12 April. At the beginning of the 19th century, Brugg turned into a stronghold of liberalism. However, in the age of industrialisation, the political will for settling industry was initially lacking. In 1858 Brugg was connected to the railway, and as a result the region became a centre of the livestock trade. From 1920 onwards, industry accounted for about half of all jobs. Today, around 700 small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly from the service sector, are based in Brugg. Brugg is the seat of the Swiss Farmers' Union and the centre of the Swiss Genie Corps (engineer troops).

In Brugg's old town and its surroundings, many testimonies of the town's eventful history can still be found, such as the Schwarzer Turm, the Reformed town church, the Rotes Haus, the Latin school, the Palais Fröhlich and the Zeughaus. The industrial heritage trail Limmat–Wasserschloss, which passes 44 historic industrial monuments, ends in Brugg.

The neighbouring municipalities of Schinznach-Bad and Brugg were merged as of 01.01.2020.