SwitzerlandKanton Aargau 4 · Canton of Aargau: History
What special role did Aarau play in 1798?
In the exam (German)
Welche besondere Rolle spielte Aarau im Jahr 1798?
- aAarau was the place of the first federal Swiss wrestling festival.Aarau war der Ort des ersten eidgenössischen Schwingfests.
- bAarau was the first seat of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court.Aarau war der erste Sitz des schweizerischen Bundesgerichts.
- cFor a few months, Aarau was the capital of the Helvetic Republic.Aarau war für einige Monate die Hauptstadt der Helvetischen Republik.Correct answer
- dAarau was the only town that Napoleon had destroyed.Aarau war die einzige Stadt, die Napoleon zerstören liess.
Why?
In spring 1798 the Helvetic Republic (Helvetische Republik) was proclaimed in Aarau. Until autumn 1798, Aarau was its first capital.
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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.
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