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River in Switzerland
The
Aabach
is a small river that runs through the
Swiss
cantons of
Lucerne
and
Aargau
, in the
Aare
catchment area. It flows from south to north through the valley called
Seetal
(lit.:
Lake Valley
) and ends in the Aare.
Course
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The northern (downstream) course of the Aabach from Lake Hallwill to the Aar.
The Aabach has its origin in
Lake Baldegg
, which is fed by the
Ron
and a number of smaller streams. In the village of
Mosen
it empties into
Lake Hallwil (the Hallwilersee)
. The Aabach leaves the lake between the villages of
Boniswil
and
Seengen
.
Hallwyl Castle
, one of the most important water-controlling
castles
in Switzerland, sits in the middle of the river on two artificial islands, about 700 metres (2,300 ft) north of the northern end of the lake.
On the southern outskirts of
Lenzburg
a tunnel takes much of the flow of the Aabach under the town to rejoin the river in
Niederlenz
township. It was built as a relief tunnel to mitigate flooding in the town, which had been occasionally severe during the spring runoff. Further on, in the village of
Wildegg
, the Aabach finally joins the
Aare
, right after it was joined from the right by its major tributary, the
Bunz
, just about 230 metres (750 ft) upstream.
Economy
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Beginning in the second half of the 18th century, the Aabach provided
water-power
that ran
mills
that led to the creation of industry in the valley.
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these included the cotton-mill in
Seon
, the copper wire works in Wildegg, the
Hammerli
arms factory in Lenzburg, and the Wisa-Gloria works in Lenzburg.
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