Aarau
Sitting on the Aare river at the foot of the Jura Mountains, Aarau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Aargau, with a walkable old town of baroque gabled houses and late-Gothic streetscapes. Founded between 1240 and 1250 by the Counts of Kyburg and granted town rights by the Habsburgs in 1283, it served briefly as the first capital of the Helvetic Republic in 1798. The 13th-century Oberer Turm, the late-Gothic town church, and the Schlössli — now part of the city museum — are among the central sights.
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- Population21,503
- Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.8 km2.4 mi
Nearest airports
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Aarau: quick answers
Where is Aarau?
Aarau is in Switzerland.
How do you get to Aarau?
The nearest airport is Zurich (ZRH), about 46 min away by road. The nearest train station is Aarau AVA, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Aarau?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 1°C33°F. The wettest month is July, with about 175 mm6.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Aarau?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 56 restaurants, 17 cafés and 9 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.