Etzgen
Former municipality in Aargau, Switzerland
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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]
Etzgen | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Etzgen | |
  Etzgen  Etzgen | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°7′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Laufenburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (December 2006) | |
• Total | 438 |
| • Density | 134/km2 (346/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5275 |
| SFOS number | 4162 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Surrounded by | Albbruck (DE-BW), Laufenburg (DE-BW), Mettau, Oberhofen, Schwaderloch, Sulz |
| Website | www.etzgen.ch |
Economy
In 2000 (before the merger)[update], 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]
