page_title: Oberflachs
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Oberflachs / Geography
context_page_description: Oberflachs is a former municipality in the district of Brugg in Canton Aargau in Switzerland. It is located about 6 km south west of the town of Brugg. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Oberflachs and Schinznach-Dorf merged into the new municipality of Schinznach.
context_section_description: Before the merger, Oberflachs had a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi).  Of this area, 1.84 square kilometers (0.71 sq mi) or 54.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.27 square kilometers (0.49 sq mi) or 37.6% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, 0.3 square kilometers (0.12 sq mi) or 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads).
  Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%.  34.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.  Of the agricultural land, 18.0% is used for growing crops and 25.7% is pastures, while 10.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
  The former municipality is located in the Brugg district, at the foot of the Schenkenbergertal.  It consists of the linear village of Oberflachs and Kasteln Castle.  The highest point has an elevation of 770 meters (2,530 ft), and the lowest point, 395 m (1,296 ft).
caption: Kasteln castle
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