Canton of Baden
| Canton of Baden Kanton Baden |
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| Canton of the Helvetic Republic | |||||
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| Capital | Baden | ||||
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| • | Canton established | April 11, 1798 1798 | |||
| • | Helv. Rep. proclaimed | April 12, 1798 | |||
| • | Helvetic Republic and Canton disestablished |
February 19, 1803 1803 |
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The Canton of Baden (German: Kanton Baden) was a canton of the Helvetic Republic (a Napoleonic-era precursor of modern-day Switzerland). Its capital was the town of Baden.
The canton was created in 1798 from the merger of the County of Baden with the Freie Ämter (free bailiwicks) and Kelleramt, all of which had until then been condominiums (gemeine Herrschaften) of the Old Swiss Confederation.
The canton was divided into five districts — Baden, Bremgarten, Muri, Sarmenstorf and Zurzach. The canton, like the others of the Helvetic Republic, was administered by a governor (German: Statthalter) and an administrative chamber (German: Verwaltungskammer), a vice-governor (German: Unterstatthalter) in each district, as well as agents in the municipalities. In 1799, there were 45,982 residents, though the Jewish population was not counted in the census.
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