Aarau
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towerAarau, Aargau
Upper Tower
class B Swiss cultural property of regional significanceBuilt 1270
Typetower
Built1270
Best monthsJun · Aug–Sepweather in Aarau
47.39° N, 8.04° EUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
Standing for756 years
built 1270today 2026
When to goAarau · weather score
Best timeJun · Aug–Sep
October: high / low15° / 7°
iAbout
Upper Tower in brief
Upper Tower is a tower in Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland.
It holds the designation class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance.
The tower dates from 1270.
For a visit, the weather in Aarau is best in June, August and September; in October afternoons average 15°.
iiLocation
Where to find it
ivNearby
All monuments in SwitzerlandMore heritage close by
Restaurant Zunftstube
under 100 m NE
class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
fountain of Justice, Aarau
0.1 km NW
class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance
Around here
Aarau and around
Nature
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Suhre
River · 386 m
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Wyna
River
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Chamben
1,251 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Hornegg
1,225 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Vogelberg (Passwang)
1,204 m · Jura Mountains
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Aarau
Swiss townscape worthy of protection · 1240
Amthaus (former hospital then cantonal school)
class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance · 1787
Grand Council building, Aarau
class A Swiss cultural property of national significance · 1828
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