An Outline History of the Straw Industry in Canton
of Aargau


The Canton of Aargau is in the centre of Switzerland to the west of Zurich. The major centre of the Swiss Straw industry was in and around the town of Wohlen, which is situated in the Freiamt area of the canton Aargau. For an outline history go to Swiss overview.

The Freiämter Strohmuseum
Bankweg 3, CH-5610 Wohlen
Curator: Dieter Kuhn
Telephone: (0) 56 622 6026
strohmuseum@wohlen.ch

Books
Strohzeiten, Geschichte und Geschichten der Aargauischen Strohindustrie
(Straw Times - History and Stories of the Aargau Straw Industry)
ISBN: 3-85502-428-6
Available from the museum

Zauberhaftes Stroh, Herstelltechniken aus dem Freiamt
ISBN: 0-9541795-1-X
Available from this Foundation and from the Freiämter Strohmuseum

Published in English as
Swiss Straw Work - Techniques of a Fashion Industry
ISBN: 0-9541795-0-1

Strohmuseum Brochure available from the museum


page 2 Horsehair in the Straw Industry