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Lenzburg is a town in the central regions of the Swiss Canton of Aargau and is the capital of the district of the same name. The town, founded in the Middle Ages , lies in the Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare Delta . Lenzburg and the neighbouring municipalities of Niederlenz and Staufen have grown together in an agglomeration. Lenzburg lies 30 km west of Zurich . There is a fast public transport connection through Lenzburg from Zurich to Basel . Many people commute to Zurich or its airport at Kloten each day. HISTORY The oldest excavations originate from Neolithic times, some over 5,000 years old. A Roman Theatre was uncovered when the motorway was built in 1964 . It was part of a small settlement with 500 inhabitants that existed for approximately 200 years. The settlement was abandoned in the 3rd Century . In the 5th and 6th Centuries , an Allemani settlement existed. The oldest registered usage of the name ''Lencis'' (from which Lenzburg derives) is from 893 AD . In 1036 , Schloss Lenzburg was used for the first time as seat for the count of Lenzburg. Those were important Fiefs at the time. The house died out in 1173 , and the castle was then transferred to emperor Barbarossa . In the following period, it was mainly used by the Kyburger house. The Habsburg s took over the castle in 1273 . City rights were granted in 1306 . Lenzburg was conquered by was carried out simultanuously with the rest of the region in 1528 , and the economy started to transfrom slowly from Agricultural to a more laborious one in the 16th Century . A textile Factory was founded in 1732 . At the end of the 18th Century , in 1798 , the Helvetian Republic was proclaimed and the lords from Bern were driven away. The canton of Aargau was founded and Lenzburg became the capital of the district in 1803 . The canton gained the castle in 1804 . Lenzburg transformed into the economic centre of the region in the was too much. The recovery followed relatively quickly in the following Decade . The castle switched owners a few times in the 19th and 20th century. In 1860 , it was bought by Frank Wedekind , a Poet from Germany . In 1893 , it was owned by Americans and renovated. Finally, in 1956 , it was bought by the canton and has been a Historical museum since. SITES OF INTEREST The undisputed landmark of the city is the Lenzburg Castle , built in the 11th Century and several times enlarged since then. Lenzburg ranks among the oldest and most important high-castles in Switzerland. The castle is located on a hill and towers about 100 meters above the city level. The old part of the town at the foot of the hill is U-shaped and in very good condition. It consists of a main lane with two parallel running alleys and another lane. Only parts of the city wall have been preserved; the remainders were placed however under monumental protection. In the old part of the town some remarkable buildings are located:
ECONOMICS Lenzburg is an important economic situation. It gives over 800 enterprises, about which 80% are active in the service sector. The main business is the KMU enterprises. But also international companies established in Lenzburg. In addition, the technology company ABB , the meat processing plant Traitafina and Hero. Altogether there are about 6,000 jobs in Lenzburg. TRANSPORTATION Lenzburg is an important traffic junction, approximately 25 km from Zurich . Since the express trains of Jurasüdfuss-Line and the Zürich-Aarau-Basel in Lenzburg, are centers of dense development as well as the Zurich International Airport with public means of transport attainable. Further lines lead Brugg , Lucerne , Zofingen and Zug . Lenzburg receives a connection to Zürcher S-Bahn . The local transit ''Regionalbus Lenzburg'' lead after Brunegg , Dintikon , Möriken-Wildegg , Schafisheim and Seengen . Within Lenzburg, a bus route operates. Lenzburg has access to the N1 , the most important east-west road connection of Switzerland. A partial underground road named "Kerntangente" is under construction which will decrease transit traffic away from the city centre. EVENTS
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