Gebenstorf
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| Coordinates: 47°29′N 8°14′E / 47.483°N 8.233°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 8°14′E / 47.483°N 8.233°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Baden | |
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| • Total | 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) | |
| Highest elevation (Chörnlisberg) | 561 m (1,841 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation (Confluence of Aar and Limmat) | 330 m (1,080 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,975 | |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 5412 | |
| SFOS number | 4029 | |
| Localities | Vogelsang | |
| Surrounded by | Baden, Birmenstorf, Brugg, Turgi, Untersiggenthal, Windisch | |
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Gebenstorf is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Gebenstorf is first mentioned in 1247 as Gobistorf. From 1415 until 1798 it was a township in the county of Baden. The historical borders have been retained in the modern municipality.
Gebenstorf has an area, as of 2006[update], of 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 29% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 24.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The municipality is located in the Baden district, at the confluence of the Reuss and Limmat rivers into the Aare river. It consists of the villages of Gebenstorf and Vogelsang and the hamlets of Reuss, Petersberg and Schwabenberg. In 1884, the village of Wil and the factory center of Turgi separated from Gebenstorf to form an independent municipality.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules a Sickle Argent and Argent a Ploughshare Gules.
Gebenstorf has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 4,975. As of 2008[update], 26.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (83.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.8%) and Albanian being third ( 2.3%).
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