Basic information Aarau

Aarau is a city of culture, festivals, and museums. It lies between two wooded hills, amid the dreamy landscape of the Aare river with the picturesque Jura mountains close by. It is just a few minutes' walk to the Aare, the river that gives both the city and the canton their names. The city boasts lots of greenery in the shape of public parks and gardens right at its heart and around its suburbs. More than 22,000 people work in Aarau. The diversity of some 1500 small and medium-sized companies makes it a multi-faceted and competitive business location: from the commercial or industrial company to the service provider, from the large shopping mall to the small specialist store. Aarau also knows how to throw a great party and has a knack for upholding traditions and customs. It can be both loud and peaceful, local and international, at the height of fashion and carving out its own niche.