Etzgen

Etzgen
Former municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Etzgen
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Coordinates: 47°34′N8°7′E / 47.567°N 8.117°E / 47.567; 8.117
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Laufenburg
Area
• Total	3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Elevation	336 m (1,102 ft)
Population  (December 2006)
• Total	438
• Density	134/km2 (346/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	5275
SFOS number	4162
ISO 3166 code	CH-AG
Surrounded by	Albbruck (DE-BW), Laufenburg (DE-BW), Mettau, Oberhofen, Schwaderloch, Sulz
Website	www.etzgen.ch

Etzgen was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen AG and Wil AG merged into the municipality of Mettauertal. ^[1]

Aerial view (1953)

Economy

In 2000 (before the merger) ^[update] , there were 163 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 119 or about 73.0% of the residents worked outside Etzgen while 112 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 156 jobs (of at least six hours per week) in the municipality. ^[2]

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 3170. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
2. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 January 2010

External links

• "Etzgen" in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .