Laufenburg District is a district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, essentially consisting of the upper Fricktal valley in the Aargau Jura south of...

against a noble army under the leadership of Count Johann I (Habsburg-Laufenburg). The result was a Zurich victory. The place of the battle, the castle...

Most cantons are divided into Bezirke (German for districts, singular Bezirk). They are also termed Ämter (Lucerne, singular Amt), Amtsbezirke (Bern...

excommunicated for supporting Frederick II against their ruler, Rudolf of Habsburg-Laufenburg. In 1257, the Habsburgs had to grant their landlord rights in Obwalden...

in the Laufenburg district merged to form the new municipality of Mettauertal. This resulted in Hottwil transferring from Brugg to Laufenburg. On 1 January...

by various overlords. The former was part of the Austrian district of Laufenburg, while the latter was part of the Swiss Confederation's district of Leuggern...

the Habsburg-Laufenburg collateral line split off. However, the Laufenburgs only owned relatively insignificant territories around Laufenburg and in Obwalden...

the town is said to have been plundered by supporters of the Habsburg's Laufenburg Line. Rudolf I, who spent a great deal of time in Brugg before his election...

documented in 1311, when the castle was taken by force by Rudolf von Laufenburg-Rapperswil probably from the Toggenburg family. It's again mentioned on...