Laufenburg (other)
Laufenburg may refer to: Places * Laufenburg, Germany * Laufenburg, Aargau, a commune of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland * Laufenburg District, a district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland Family name * Habsburg-Laufenburg See also * Laufenberg Laufenberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Babe Laufenberg, American football player *Gene Laufenberg, American television writer and producer *Heinrich Laufenberg, German communist *Nolan Laufenberg (born 1999), American fo ...

Laufenburg, Germany
Laufenburg () is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, part of the Waldshut district. It has approximately 4300 inhabitants (including 6 outskirts 8300 inhabitants). Laufenburg is separated from a Swiss city with the same name by the river Rhine. Cities in the near vicinity *Near surrounding (15 km): Lörrach, Basel, Brugg, Aarau, Zürich, Schaffhausen, St. Blasien, Todtmoos, Freiburg City administration The city of Laufenburg encompasses also Binzgen, Grunholz, Hauenstein, Hochsal, Luttingen, Rhina, Rotzel, Stadenhausen. Brief history The city was first noted in 1207. In November 1638 one side of the city was taken by Imperialist forces. The bridge across the Rhine was burned afterwards. Laufenburg was one city until about 1800 when Napoleon divided the city, ordering that the Rhine should become the border. Ever since the two cities have been separated by nationality. The city was well placed on major rapids of the Rhine, which allowed the town to collect taxes as ...
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Laufenburg, Aargau
Laufenburg () is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is the seat of the district of the same name. On 1 January 2010 the municipality Sulz merged into Laufenburg. It has approximately 2000 inhabitants. On the other side of the Rhine River lies Laufenburg (Baden), Germany. The same name is not by accident, as the two used to be the same city. In the early 19th century Napoleon divided the city. Two bridges now link both cities. In 1985, Laufenburg received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. History A high point along the Rhine river with a rapids section about from Säckingen Abbey was chosen as a place for a strategic bridge over the river. The '' Kastvogtei'' (a feudal land holder appointed by the Abbey) transferred his loyalty to the Habsburgs in 1173. Laufenburg is first mentioned in 1207 as ''Loufenberc''. In this 1207 document, the rights of the Abbey to parts of the village were secured while the cas ...
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Laufenburg District
Laufenburg District is a district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, essentially consisting of the upper Fricktal valley in the Aargau Jura south of the Rhine. Its capital is the town of Laufenburg. It has a population of (as of ). Geography The Laufenburg district has an area, , of . Of this area, or 49.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.4% is settled (buildings or roads). Demographics The Laufenburg district has a population () of . , 15.6% of the population are foreign nationals.Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung
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Economy

there were 13,183 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 9,714 or about 73.7% of the residents worked outside the district whi ...
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Habsburg-Laufenburg
This is a family tree of the Habsburg family. This family tree only includes male scions of the House of Habsburg from 1096 to 1564. Otto II was the first to take the Habsburg Castle name as his own, adding "von Habsburg" to his title and creating the House of Habsburg. Ancestors of the Habsburgs Fragmentary references (see below) cite the Habsburgs as descendants of the early Germanic Etichonider, probably of Frankish, Burgundian or Visigothic origin, who ruled the Duchy of Alsace in the Early Middle Ages (7th–10th centuries). The dynasty is named for Eticho (also known as Aldarich) who ruled from 662 to 690. Early Habsburgs Family tree of the ancestors of the Habsburg The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout Europe d ... family, largely before beco ...
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