City Church of Bremgarten

The City Church of Bremgarten (German: Stadtkirche Bremgarten) is a listed heritage building in the city of Bremgarten, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It is an important landmark of Bremgarten. The Grade II listed church of St Nicholas is an important landmark of the city Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland . It is located in the heart of the lower town and is surrounded by important buildings of the Catholic parish. It is at the district church on a former cemetery space, overlooks the adjacent building and is visible from afar. The 64 meter high tower is already on Mutschellen visible pass towards Bremgarten.

The history of the church can be traced to the 11th century. It was the scene of the Reformation by the reformer Heinrich Bullinger and his father in the 16th century. Bremgarten was but shortly thereafter returned to the Catholic faith. The church has been in its history, four victims of a fire, three times during the late Middle Ages, and once due to improper renovation work on 28 March 1984.

The church was before the Reformation, Mary Magdalene and a dedicated aisle Nicholas of Myra . As a sign of returning to the Catholic faith after the Reformation, was chosen as the principal patron of Nicholas of Myra. The aisle was later the catacomb dedicated to Synesius, whose bones the church accepted in the 17th century.

The present building is mostly during the Gothic emerged. The style of the reconstructed after the fire inside is the later epochs Baroque and Renaissance have been modeled. Only the movable property of the church are still from the original time, because they had been removed from the church before the renovations. Coordinates: 47°21′07″N 8°20′24″E / 47.3518333333°N 8.340125°E / 47.3518333333; 8.340125