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Birr, Aargau
Municipality in Aargau, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Birr (disambiguation).
Birr is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau and the capital of Brugg (district). The village lies halfway between Lenzburg and Brugg. Birr has grown with its neighbour Lupfig into a conurbation.
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Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°12′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Aargau |
District | Brugg |
Government | |
• Mayor | René Grütter |
Area | |
• Total | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 4,354 |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 5242 |
SFOS number | 4092 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
Surrounded by | Birrhard, Brunegg, Lupfig, Möriken-Wildegg |
Website | birr SFSO statistics |
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Birr is known as one of the places where the Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi established new standards in education. His gravesite in Birr is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
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