SwitzerlandKanton Aargau 12 · Canton of Aargau: History
What happened in 1415 in the area of today's canton of Aargau?
In the exam (German)
Was geschah im Jahr 1415 im Gebiet des heutigen Aargaus?
- aThe Reformation was introduced in all places there.Die Reformation wurde dort in allen Orten eingeführt.
- bNapoleon created a new canton of its own there.Napoleon schuf dort einen neuen, eigenen Kanton.
- cThe Confederates conquered it from the Habsburgs.Die Eidgenossen eroberten es von den Habsburgern.Correct answer
- dIt joined the new federal state as a canton.Es trat als Kanton dem neuen Bundesstaat bei.
Why?
In 1415 the Confederates (Eidgenossen) conquered the Aargau. With it, the Habsburgs also lost their ancestral castle.
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Which member state of the Old Swiss Confederacy (eidgenössischer Ort) ruled over the western part of Aargau from 1415 to 1798?Correct answer:Bern
Welcher eidgenössische Ort herrschte von 1415 bis 1798 über den westlichen Teil des Aargaus? — Bern
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Why was the town of Baden important in the Old Swiss Confederacy?Correct answer:The envoys of the member states often met there for the Federal Diet.
Warum war die Stadt Baden in der Alten Eidgenossenschaft wichtig? — Dort trafen sich die Gesandten der Orte oft zur Tagsatzung.
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Aus welchem Anlass wurde 1309 das Kloster Königsfelden in Windisch gegründet? — Zur Erinnerung an den ermordeten König Albrecht I.
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What was located in Vindonissa, today's Windisch, in Roman times?Correct answer:A camp of the Roman legions
Was befand sich in römischer Zeit in Vindonissa, dem heutigen Windisch? — Ein Lager der römischen Legionen
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