Werd

Werd is a hamlet in Rottenschwil, Muri District, Canton of Aargau. Werd is situated nearby to the hamlet Gizlen, as well as near the locality Aufeld.

Type: Hamlet
Description: locality in Aargau, Switzerland
Also known as: “Werd AG” and “Werd, Aargau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lourdes grotto and Lunkhofen castle ruin.

Lourdes grotto

Church

Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.

A Lourdes grotto is a replica of the grotto where the Lourdes apparitions occurred in 1858, in the town of Lourdes in France, now part of the sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. Lourdes grotto is situated 2½ km northwest of Werd.

Lunkhofen castle ruin

Castle

Photo: Cmdr Zod, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Wendelin parish church

Church

Photo: Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberlunkhofen and Unterlunkhofen.

Oberlunkhofen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oberlunkhofen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten, in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Unterlunkhofen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unterlunkhofen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Besenbüren

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Besenbüren is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Werd

Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
Location: Rottenschwil, Muri District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.30564° or 47° 18′ 20″ north

Longitude

8.36966° or 8° 22′ 11″ east

Open location code

8FVC8949+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6398115458

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

Wikidata ID

Q15854010

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Werd” goes by many names.

French: “Werd AG”
German: “Werd AG”
Irish: “Werd”
Italian: “Werd”
Latin: “Verdae”
Latin: “Werd”
Turkish: “Werd”

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Localities in the Area

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