Stiftung Bahnpark Region Brugg - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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The Foundation BahnPark Region Brugg or BahnPark Brugg in the Aargau Brugg maintains the locomotive station in the former depot. The Heritage Foundation SBB, the club Mikado 1244, and other private owners have stationed their locomotives here. This created the largest collection of operational standard-gauge steam locomotives in Switzerland.

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Amphitheater of Vindonissa

Amphitheater of Vindonissa

0.79km from Stiftung Bahnpark Region Brugg

The amphitheatre of Vindonissa is the oldest in Switzerland. It was erected by the 13th legion, initially being made of wood. After a fire, the 21st legion replaced it with the stone structure that survives today. The seating area had a capacity of some 11,000 spectators while the oval arena in the centre measured 64x52 metres - the largest of the seven known amphitheatres on Swiss territory.

Vindonissa-Museum

Vindonissa-Museum

0.98km from Stiftung Bahnpark Region Brugg

The Vindonissa Museum in Brugg shows the most important finds from Vindonissa, the only Roman legionary camp on the territory of present-day Switzerland. The permanent and special exhibitions show the most important finds and findings from more than a hundred years of excavations in Vindonissa.

Windisch

Windisch

1.03km from Stiftung Bahnpark Region Brugg

The Vindonissa Roman camp with the Vindonissa Legionnaires' Trail in Windisch and the Vindonissa Museum in Brugg offers tours, exhibitions and guided tours in the area of ​​the former Vindonissa legionary camp.

Königsfelden Monastery

Königsfelden Monastery

1.2km from Stiftung Bahnpark Region Brugg

Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a community of Poor Clare nuns and one of the Franciscan friars, living in separate wings, in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was founded in 1308 by the Habsburgs. In the course of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland in 1528, it was secularized, and the complex was then the residence of the bailiffs of Bern.

Habsburg Castle

Habsburg Castle

2.23km from Stiftung Bahnpark Region Brugg

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe. It was the originating seat of the House of Habsburg, one of the most influential royal houses in Europe during the Middle Ages. The castle was originally built around 1020 and extended to a double castle in the later 11th century.

Bruggerberg

Bruggerberg

2.28km from Stiftung Bahnpark Region Brugg

The Bruggerberg is a Jura mountain in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It takes its name from the town of Brugg, which lies south of the mountain on the Aare. The Bruggerberg extends from the Umiken district of Bruges in the south-west to the Rein district of Rüfenach in the north-east. The easternmost section is called Reinerberg. The mountain is forested and has rugged rock walls on the southeast side, where caves can also be found.

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Aargau

Aargau

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The canton of Aargau is one of the most densely populated regions of Switzerland. The canton offers an amazing hiking or biking tours in the Jura mountains, refreshing bathing in Lake Hallwil, boat trips on the Aare and Reuss rivers.

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