Zurzach
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| Coordinates: 47°36′N 8°18′E / 47.600°N 8.300°ECoordinates: 47°36′N 8°18′E / 47.600°N 8.300°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Zurzach | |
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| • Total | 6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,164 | |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 5330 | |
| SFOS number | 4323 | |
| Surrounded by | Döttingen, Klingnau, Küssaberg (DE-BW), Rekingen, Rietheim, Tegerfelden | |
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Bad Zurzach is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district.
Bad Zurzach was previously known as Zurzach; the population voting for the official name change in a referendum of 21 May 2006. Located on the Rhine, Bad Zurzach has a thermal water bath and an outdoor bathing facility. The old market town, the St. Verena convent church with its treasure, the Roman Catholic Church and the late Roman castle Tenedo on the Kirchlibuck hill are listed as heritage sites of national significance.
Bad Zurzach has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.52 square kilometers (2.52 sq mi). Of this area, 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) or 25.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi) or 42.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) or 27.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 4.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 12.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 40.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.3% is used for growing crops and 8.7% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
Across the Rhein River is the town of Rheinheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Letter Z Sable.
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