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Brugg, SWITZERLAND - Black Tower - 1910: Brugg (sometimes written as Brugg AG in order to distinguish it from other Bruggs) is a Swiss municipality and a town in the canton of Aargau and is the seat of the district of the same name. The town is located at the confluence of the Aare, Reuss, and Limmat, with the Aare flowing through its medieval part. It is located approximately 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the cantonal capital of Aarau; 28 kilometers (17 mi) from Zürich; and about 45 kilometers (28 mi) from Basel. Brugg is the Swiss German term for bridge (German: Brücke). This is an allusion to the purpose of the medieval town's establishment under the Habsburgs, as the town is located at the narrowest point on the Aare in the Swiss midlands. The Habsburgs’ oldest known residence is located in the neighborhood of Altenburg, which had previously been an independent community. Prior to their relocation to Austria, Brugg was the center of the Habsburgs' territory. Between 1415 and Napoleon’s invasion in 1798, Brugg was a subject territory of Bern. Since then it has belonged to the canton of Aargau. The Black Tower is a tower castle in the Swiss city of Brugg . It is the oldest building and symbol of the city. It is located on the northern edge of the old town, right next to the bridge that leads over a narrow part of the Aare and gave the city its name. The tower was built in the last quarter of the 12th century and was probably built by Count Albrecht III. Arranged by Habsburg . The ancestral seat of the Habsburgs , the Habsburgs , is only a few kilometers away and the city, which emerged a little later, served for a time as the residence of the Habsburg counts. The Black Tower was first mentioned in a document in 1238. This Divided Back Era postcard, hand dated Sept. 1910, is in good condition. H. Guggenheim & Co. Zurich. No. 6601. No. 146427.