Aarburg
When, precisely, the fortress of Aarburg was constructed on the rocky
outcropping is unknown. The first time it was documented was in 1123 when it is
mentioned as Areburc. At the time it was the property of the Grafen von
Frohburg family. From this castle the Bailiwick of Aarburg was governed, what is
today the western part of the county of Zofingen, though not the city of Zofigen
itself. In 1299 the Frohburgs sold the castle and the Bailiwick of Aarburg to
the Habsburg family. The settlement at the foot of the castle was clearly
identified as a town in the year 1330. Archeological evidence has shown that the
city was probably founded around the year 1312.
