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424:ruins and
349:Rickenbach
230:Population
1335:Unterkulm
766:Transport
544:Pfeffikon
507:Geography
442:Habsburgs
422:Roman era
363:.menziken
341:Pfeffikon
278:UTC+02:00
257:UTC+01:00
252:Time zone
222:Elevation
1305:Oberkulm
1300:Menziken
1290:Leimbach
1285:Holziken
1146:Archived
1030:Archived
906:Menziken
884:11 April
794:Religion
788:Menziken
625:(6.1%).
592:mortgage
552:Wynental
497:Wynental
481:Catholic
426:Alamanni
418:Menzchon
378:Menziken
198:District
124:Menziken
94:Menziken
23:Menziken
1340:Zetzwil
1310:Reinach
1295:Leutwil
1270:Birrwil
1248:in the
1191:5 March
923:Italian
742:Economy
690:+122.3%
605:In the
546:in the
537:Reinach
466:Oberamt
458:Bernese
450:vassals
438:Kyburgs
408:History
388:in the
356:Website
345:Reinach
337:Gunzwil
176:Country
147:47°14′N
1347:Aargau
917:French
911:German
723:+63.2%
712:+44.7%
701:+21.4%
564:blazon
495:upper
484:parish
462:German
394:Aargau
390:canton
343:(LU),
339:(LU),
331:(LU),
191:Aargau
186:Canton
150:8°12′E
1185:(PDF)
1075:(PDF)
1068:(PDF)
784:Aarau
720:5,511
717:2000
709:3,377
706:1950
698:2,333
695:1900
687:1,921
684:1850
673:1764
594:or a
380:is a
316:CH-AG
238:6,330
1193:2020
1083:2010
986:2021
920:and
908:in
886:2019
864:2019
662:Pop.
658:Year
562:The
542:and
540:Burg
402:Burg
386:Kulm
351:(LU)
333:Burg
306:4139
295:5737
209:Area
203:Kulm
676:864
623:CVP
619:FDP
611:SVP
570:is
396:in
392:of
365:.ch
361:www
271:DST
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