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Lenzburg Castle

The castle above the town of Lenzburg Lenzburg in the Swiss canton of Aargau is one of the oldest and most important hilltop castles in Switzerland.The facility is located on the 504 meter high mountain castle a nearly circular tertiary sandstone, which rises about a hundred feet above the level but only has a diameter of about 250 meters.The oldest parts date from the 11th Century when the Counts of Lenzburg could build its headquarters.After that the castle was owned by the Staufer, Kyburg and Habsburg served for over 350 years as the seat of the Bernese bailiffs and then passed into private ownership.1956 sold the widow of the polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth, the castle in the canton of Aargau.Since 1987, the castle houses the Historical Museum of the Canton of Aargau (since 2007 Museum of Aargau).

Museum Burghalde

Founded in 1928, Association for the Natural and Cultural Heritage of Lenzburg and environment was a subset of the Lake Valley Historical Association.She took the museum project at hand.There followed a petition to the City Council.Motivation was not a petty local patriotic ambition but the profound conviction that today more in the time of the fragmentation of spiritual values and the uprooting of native forces a gathering place for traditional folk and country material than ever need doing.The new castle was built 1793/94 stockpile as "Production".The villa in classical style is linked by a pergola with a heap of the old castle. Johann Jakob Baer was the builder of the new Burghalde.There followed the era to the era of Ringier and Ziegler.The most famous resident was probably Burghalde the National Jurist and Johann Rudolf Ringier fishermen.Today, the assembly, which includes the coach house and the Hirzel House owned by the local civic community Lenzburg.The Bel Etage is used for ceremonial occasions the ground floor is available to the public and can be rented.

Roman theater in Lenzburg

The discovery of the Roman theater in the Lindenfeld 1964 was considered a minor sensation.The vicus (Roman settlement) which extended further south along the present railway line had already been known.At craft is demonstrated in the Roman Lenzburg, iron works, millstone production, pottery, wood and leather processing.You may also be a military post was in the vicus.The foundation of the vicus was the second First quarter of Century after Christ.Initially there were only wooden houses which end of the first Century fell victim to a fire.The reconstruction was done on new plots in stone or timber on a brick plinth.During its heyday in the late 1st and 2 Century might have counted the settlement 400-600 inhabitants, around 200 AD began the decline and the vicus appears in the second half of the 3rd Century to have been abandoned.

Gaukler festival

is a festival of jugglers, street performers and other artists in the old town of Lenzburg in Switzerland since 1992 which takes place every August.2007, it was for the 14th Time this year. The festivals take part in more than 10,000 visitors.The artist previously known to occur at different times on stage in Old Town.These registered artists will be judged by a jury and to a ranking, which is endowed with cash prizes awarded.2007 was the first time for the two evening programs requires an entry. The remaining performances are free - if the hat money aside which you throw out the artist in her hat.

August - December

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