Aarau is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aare, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains, and is west of Zürich, 58 kilometres (36 mi) south of Basel and 65 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Bern. The municipality borders directly on the canton of Solothurn to the west. It is the largest town in Aargau. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a district of Aarau.
Each of the 26 modern cantons of Switzerland has an official flag and a coat of arms. The history of development of these designs spans the 13th to the 20th centuries.
The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland. The PCS is not a church in a theological understanding, because every member is independent with their own theological and formal organisation. It serves as a legal umbrella before the federal government and represents the church in international relations. Except for the Evangelical-Methodist Church, which covers all of Switzerland, the member churches are restricted to a certain territory.
Wohlen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
The cantonal banks are 24 Swiss government-owned commercial banks. Most of them were founded between 1834 and 1916, although the Banque cantonale du Jura was founded in 1979, as the canton of Jura was not formed until 1978, by its separation from the Canton of Berne. 21 are provided by the canton in which they are based, with a guarantee for the assets held there.
The Oberaargau is the region that encompasses the upper watershed of the Aar River in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On the north, lie the Jura Mountains, and on the south the hills leading to the Emmental.
Luzerner Kantonalbank is the cantonal bank and the dominant retail banking group in the Swiss canton of Lucerne, with a market share of 50-60%. It is main focus on financing small businesses and personal mortgages in the local economy, the bank has avoided some of the issues facing its larger peers in Switzerland and non-performing loans remain at negligible levels.
The Graubündner Kantonalbank is a Swiss cantonal bank which is part of the 24 cantonal banks serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. The headquarters are located in Chur, and there are 45 branches around Graubünden.
The Swiss Central Railway was one of the five major private railway companies of Switzerland. The SCB with a track length of 332 kilometres was integrated into the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in 1902.
The Swiss Northeastern Railway was an early railway company in Switzerland. It also operated shipping on Lake Constance (Bodensee) and Lake Zürich. Until the merger of the Western Swiss Railways into the Jura–Simplon Railway (JS) in 1890/91, it was the largest Swiss railway company.
The Aargau S-Bahn is an S-Bahn-style regional rail network serving the canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
Zuger Kantonalbank is a cantonal bank based in Switzerland. Its head office is situated in Zug, Switzerland. Founded in 1892, Zuger Kantonalbank is a universal bank, providing retail and corporate banking products mainly to the canton residents. The bank has full state guarantee of its liabilities.
Appenzeller Kantonalbank is the cantonal bank of the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. Its head office is situated at Appenzell.
The Cantonal Bank of Valais is the cantonal bank of the Swiss canton of Valais. It is part of the 24 cantonal banks serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. Founded in 1916, in 2014 the bank had 57 branches across Switzerland with 445 employees; total assets of the bank were 13 178.04 mln CHF. It has full state guarantee of its liabilities.
Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank is a Swiss cantonal bank which is part of the 24 cantonal banks serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. Founded in 1864, Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank in 2014 had 23 branches across Switzerland with 636 employees; total assets of the bank were 21 759.16 mln CHF. Headquartered in Liestal (Basel-Landschaft), Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank has full state guarantee of its liabilities.
Basler Kantonalbank is a Swiss cantonal bank that is one of the 24 cantonal banks serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. Founded in 1899, in 2019 Basler Kantonalbank had 15 branches with 842 employees; the total assets of the bank were CHF 27.305 billion. Basler Kantonalbank has a full state guarantee of its liabilities.
The Berner Kantonalbank AG (BEKB), French Banque Cantonale Bernoise SA (BCBE), operating under the brand name "BEKB | BCBE" and based in the Swiss canton of Bern, is a public limited company under private law founded in 1834 as one of the first cantonal banks of its kind, serving Switzerland's 26 cantons. At the end of 2020, the total financial assets of BEKB were valued at 36.4 billion Swiss francs with their staff comprising approximately 1,230 employees.
The Urner Kantonalbank is the cantonal bank of the Canton of Uri, having its seat in Altdorf. It was founded in 1915 and is organized as a public-law institution. The bank is the market leader in the Canton of Uri operating ten offices, other than its headquarters. Urner Kantonalbank had 103 employees and total assets of 3.05 billion Swiss francs at the end of 2016.
Schwyzer Kantonalbank is a cantonal bank serving and wholly owned by the Swiss Canton of Schwyz. The head office is based in Schwyz.
