Baden, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 8°18′E / 47.467°N 8.300°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 8°18′E / 47.467°N 8.300°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Baden | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Stadtrat with 7 members |
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| • Mayor |
Stadtammann (list) Geri Müller GPS/PES (as of February 2014) |
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| • Parliament |
Einwohnerrat with 50 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 19,012 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Badener | |
| Postal code | 5400 | |
| SFOS number | 4021 | |
| Surrounded by | Birmenstorf, Ennetbaden, Fislisbach, Gebenstorf, Mellingen, Neuenhof, Obersiggenthal, Turgi, Wettingen | |
| Twin towns | Sighisoara (Romania) | |
| Website |
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Baden (German for ""), sometimes unofficially, to distinguish it from , called Baden bei Zürich ("Baden near Zürich") or Baden im Aargau ("Baden in Aargau"), is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau. Located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Zürich in the Limmat Valley (Limmattal) mainly on the western side of the Limmat, its mineral hot springs have been famed since at least the Roman era. Its official language is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local Alemannic Swiss German dialect. Its population in 2010 was over 18,000.
Downtown Baden is located on the left bank of the river Limmat in its eponymous valley. Its area is divided into the Kappelerhof, Allmend, Meierhof, and Chrüzliberg. In 1962, Baden also absorbed the adjacent village of Dättwil. On the right bank of the river is the village of Ennetbaden, formerly "Little Baden" (Kleine Bäder). These communities, as of 2006[update], had an area of 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi). Of that, 9.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.9% is forested and 31.6% is used for buildings or roads. The remainder (1.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The hot sulfur springs, which given Baden its name, lie north of downtown and number about 20. They vary in temperature from 98 to 126 °F (37 to 52 °C).
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