Aarau
Proper noun
Meaning
Aarau
A municipality and town, the capital of Aargau canton, in northern Switzerland; capital of the Helvetic Republic between 1798 and 1803.
Examples
Aarau capitulated after a short resistance, and was forced to swear allegiance to the new rulers.
Aarau is famous for the quality of their instruments, cutlery and their bells.
A Carillon was installed in the tower in the middle of the 20th century, the bells for which were provided by the centuries-old bell manufacturers of Aarau.
Aarau and the nearby neighboring municipalities have grown together and now form an interconnected agglomeration.
Geography and geology Aarau and the Jura Mountains The old city of Aarau is situated on a rocky outcrop at a narrowing of the Aare river valley, at the southern foot of the Jura mountains.
Kern & Co., founded in 1819, was an internationally known geodetic instrument manufacturer based in Aarau.