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Bremgarten is a city in the Canton of Aargau in central Switzerland. It serves as the capital of both the canton and of the Bremgarten (district).

1 History

In 1230, a settlement was founded near the present location of Bremgarten. In 1258, it was granted city right by Rudolf I of Habsburg. Bremgarten's population grew rapidly, and it became an important market town with an outstanding Latin school .

In 1379, a courthouse was built in Bremgarten. This courthouse served as center of a new legal district, including the following villages:

In 1415, Aargau was conquered by Switzerland. Bremgarten remained relatively independent and was allowed to keep its own legal district. When Bremgarten refused the offer to join the Swiss Confederation freely, it became involved in the 1443 Old Zurich War: it was besieged and captured.

Bremgarten has played an important role in the reformation. An important Swiss reformer called Heinrich BullingerHeinrich Bullinger ( July 18, 1504 September 17, 1575) was a Swiss religious reformer. The son of Dean Heinrich Bullinger by his wife Anna (Wiederkehr), he was born at Bremgarten, Aargau. He studied at Emmerich and Cologne, where the teaching of Peter Lom was born there. As early as 1529Events April 22 Treaty of Saragossa divides the western hemisphere between Spain and Portugal that the dividing line should lay 297. 5 leagues west of the Moluccas. Spain gets monetary compensation in return for giving Portugal more territory that was in, the official religion of the city changed. However, catholicismThis article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. See Catholicism (disambiguation) for alternative meanings Catholicism has two main ecclesiastical meanings, described in Webster's Dictionary as: a) "the whole orthodox Christian chu was reintroduced by force in 1531Events January 26 Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake thousands die October 1 Battle of Kappel The forces of Zurich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. Huldreich Zwingli, the Swiss religious reformer, is killed. Our Lady of Guadeloupe: The Virgin M after the Battle of Kappel . Bullinger was forced into exile and moved to Zurich, where he became the succossor of Ulrich Zwingli, after Zwingli had passed away in battle.

Catholicism lost its influence after the second Villmerger War of 1712Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. Introduced Protestant faith in Switzerland. Thomas Newcomen builds the first piston-operated steam engine at Tipton, Staffordshire, UK. Ongoing events Great Northern War ( 1700- 1721) War of. Bremgarten became part of the area of Zurich, Bern and Glarus. During the French Revolution, it became for a short time host to Louis-Philippe, who sought refuge from the revolutionairies. Marshal André Masséna moved into Bremgarten, along with his headquarters, before the his troops defeated those of Russia and Austria near Zurich. During the time of the Helvetic Republic, Bremgarten became part of the short-lived Canton of Baden. In 1803 finally, it joined the canton of Aargau, in which it still resides today.

The city flourished during the Industrial Revolution. Because of the growth, the city wall was taken down, and it was connected to the Swiss railway system in 1876. Only since 1912 has the city been connected with Dietikon and Wohlen by rail.

Like everywhere in Europe, the era after World War II marked a vast increase in motorised traffic. Bremgarten is located at the main road connecting Lenzburg to Zurich. Before the highway was opened, it was one of the busiest roads in Switzerland. This was a big problem, because all the traffic needed to pass a small wooden bridge in the middle of the old part of the town. The opening of the highway did not solve this problem. Only in 1994, when a bypass was constructed, the old part of the town has finally been quiet again. It is now closed for motorised traffic.