Facts in brief:
Documented in 1242 as possession of counts of Kyburg; purchased by Rudolf IV of Hapsburg
in 1273; joined league of Swabian cities against
Hapsburgs in 1386; most inhabitants are Roman Catholic; main language is German.
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