The Wynental is the Wyna River valley mostly in Canton Aargau, but also Canton Lucerne

Canton of Lucerne

Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne.-History:...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. Municipalities found in the Wynental include Beinwil am See

Beinwil am See

Beinwil am See is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:There are traces of neolithic, Hallstatt, Roman and Alamanni settlements in or near Beinwil. However, Beinwil am See is first mentioned in 1036 as Beinwile. In 1045 it was mentioned as...

, Beromünster

Beromünster

Beromünster is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 Gunzwil became part of Beromünster.-History:...

, Burg

Burg, Aargau

Burg is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Unter-Rinach Castle, which the village name references, was probably built in the 12th Century. It was the family seat of the lords of Rinach, who were vassals of the Habsburgs...

, Gontenschwil

Gontenschwil

Gontenschwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Gontenschwil is first mentioned in 1173 as Gundoltswilre in a grant to the monastery at Beromünster. In 1236, ownership of part of village went to Engelberg Abbey, in 1266 it transferred to the...

, Leimbach

Leimbach, Aargau

Leimbach is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Leimbach is first mentioned in 1300 as Leimbach. During the Middle Ages the rights to collect tithes was divided between the Lords of Reinach, Hallwyl, Heidegg, Rupperswil, Büttikon, Falkenstein,...

, Menziken

Menziken

Menziken is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Menziken is first mentioned in 1045 as Manzinchouen though that comes from a 14th Century copy of the original document. In 1295 it was mentioned as Menzchon. However, the current site of Menziken...

, Neudorf

Neudorf, Lucerne

Neudorf is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-Geography:Neudorf has an area of . Of this area, 60.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.4% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

, Oberkulm

Oberkulm

Oberkulm is a municipality in the district of Kulm, in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Oberkulm is first mentioned in 1045 as Chulenbare, though this is for both Oberkulm and Unterkulm. In 1295 Oberkulm, individually, was mentioned as Obern Chulnbe. The earliest evidence of a...

, Pfeffikon

Pfeffikon

Pfeffikon is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-History:Pfeffikon is first mentioned in 1045 as Faffinchouen though this comes from a 14th Century copy of the original document. In 1173 it was mentioned as Phafinchon.-Geography:Pfeffikon has an area of...

, Reinach

Reinach, Aargau

Reinach is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Scattered neolithic items indicated that the area around Reinach has been occupied since at least that time. Several Hallstatt era tumuli , Roman era buildings and Alamanni graves confirm the early...

, Teufenthal

Teufenthal

Teufenthal is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:The street lies in the lower part of a tight, three-kilometer long side of Wyna, in an easterly direction to the plateau of Dürrenäsch. It is bounded to the north by the foothills of the Surberg...

, Unterkulm

Unterkulm

Unterkulm is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Both Roman ruins near the church and late-Roman coins at Sonnenhof indicate that the area near Unterkulm was settled during the Roman era. However, Unterkulm is first mentioned in 1045 as Chulenbare...

, and Zetzwil

Zetzwil

Zetzwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Zetzwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.6% is forested...

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The Wyna River is 32 km long. It begins north of Neudorf (LU) and runs due north between Beromünster (LU) and Menziken before connecting with the Suhre

Suhre

The river Suhre is a 34 kilometer long tributary of the river Aare in the Swiss cantons of Lucerne and Aargau. The river sources in Lake Sempach at an altitude of 504 meters above sea level, and joins the Aare east of the town Aarau at an altitude of 362 meters...

 River just north of Suhr

Suhr, Aargau

Suhr is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Suhr has an area, , of . Of this area, 29.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested...

. The valley is fairly narrow, with an average width of about 500 meters. Steep hills rise on both sides, carved by tributary valleys.

The WSB (Wynental und Suhrental Bahn), a narrow gauge railroad, serves the Wynental. The Wynental branch runs from Aarau

Aarau

Aarau is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aar, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura...

to Menziken.

Points & Events of Interest

• Auffahrtsumritt in Beromünster (Ascension Day procession)
• Collegiate church of St. Michael, Beromünster
• Castle (Schloss) Liebegg
• Castle (Schloss) Trostburg, near Teufenthal

External links

• Historische Vereinigung Wynental (Wynental Historical Society)
• Google Earth map