Swiss Towns / Episode 87
Widen
17 October 2026 · Aargau
What happened in this episode?
In episode 87, Widen was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 2'024 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 2'023 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Widen lies in the canton of Aargau. It has 3'909 permanent residents and covers 2.61 km², which corresponds to around 1'498 residents per km².
- Canton: Aargau
- 3'909 permanent residents
- Area: 2.61 km²
Widen corrected its own origin story.
Widen's history page rejects the often repeated claim that the village was named in 1140. Its first genuine reference appears later in the 12th century as the field name ‘in Wida’.