Burg, Aargau
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| Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°11′E / 47.233°N 8.183°ECoordinates: 47°14′N 8°11′E / 47.233°N 8.183°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Kulm | |
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| • Total | 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 979 | |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 5736 | |
| SFOS number | 4133 | |
| Surrounded by | Menziken, Rickenbach (LU) | |
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Burg is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Unter-Rinach Castle, which the village name references, was probably built in the 12th Century. It was the family seat of the lords of Rinach, who were vassals of the Habsburgs. The castle was destroyed in the Battle of Sempach by the Swiss and never rebuilt.
The first reference to Burg was in 1412 when two farms that were "by the castle (German: Burg)" were mentioned. As early as 1400, the Zwing und Bann or manor rights were divided evenly between the Teutonic Order and the family of the Schultheiss of Lenzburg. From 1415 until 1798 the village was under the authority of the city of Bern. It was part of the Oberamt or district of Lenzburg, and the court of Reinach.
Burg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 0.94 square kilometers (0.36 sq mi). Of this area, 0.4 square kilometers (0.15 sq mi) or 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.21 square kilometers (0.081 sq mi) or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.31 square kilometers (0.12 sq mi) or 33.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
The built up area can be sub-divided into industrial buildings that made up 2.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 26.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. 19.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 19.1% is used for growing crops and 22.3% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.
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