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# Aarau

Aarau (ä′rou) is a town in Switzerland, capital of the canton of Aargau, on the right bank of the Aar. Has manufactures of scientific instruments, silk, cotton, leather, and bells, a library, and historic, scientific, and ethnographic museums.

Here, in December 1797, the ancient Swiss confederacy held its last session; from April to September 1798, it was capital of the Helvetic republic.

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• Some or all of the text on this page was taken from Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921) - this work is out of copyright.

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