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Etzgen

Etzgen was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen AG and Wil AG merged into the municipality of Mettauertal.

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Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°7′E / 47.567°N 8.117°E / 47.567; 8.117
CountrySwitzerland
CantonAargau
DistrictLaufenburg
Area
 • Total
3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)
Population
 (December 2006)
 • Total
438
 • Density134/km2 (346/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
5275
SFOS number4162
ISO 3166 codeCH-AG
Surrounded byAlbbruck (DE-BW), Laufenburg (DE-BW), Mettau, Oberhofen, Schwaderloch, Sulz
Websitewww.etzgen.ch

Etzgen was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen AG and Wil AG merged into the municipality of Mettauertal.1

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Economy

In 2000 (before the merger), there were 163 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 119 or about 73.0% of the residents worked outside Etzgen while 112 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 156 jobs (of at least six hours per week) in the municipality.2

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