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Aarau (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 23 23 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.3896 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 03 08 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.0524 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Aare river at the foot of the Jura mountains; founded by counts of Kyburg, then passed to the Hapsburgs in 1264; taken by Bernese in 1415; today town manufactures electrical goods, bells, precision instruments, shoes & other goods. |
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| Aarau (preferred,C,V,German,U)
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| Aaray (C,V)
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| Araugia (H,O)
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| Aravia (H,O)
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| Arovia (H,O)
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| Arovium (H,O)
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| Arowa (H,O)
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Aarau (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded ca. 1240 |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| national capital (H) |
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of Helvetian Republic from 1798 |
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