Baden, Switzerland
Baden, Aargau | |
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Location of Baden, Aargau | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′N 8°18′E / 47.467°N 8.300°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Baden |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtammann (list) Markus Schneider CVP/PDC (as of February 2018) |
| • Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 50 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 19,340 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Badener |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 5400 |
| SFOS number | 4021 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Surrounded by | Birmenstorf, Ennetbaden, Fislisbach, Gebenstorf, Mellingen, Neuenhof, Obersiggenthal, Turgi, Wettingen |
| Twin towns | Sighişoara (Romania) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Baden (German for "baths"), sometimes unofficially, to distinguish it from other Badens, called Baden bei Zürich ("Baden near Zürich") or Baden im Aargau ("Baden in the Aargau"), is a town and a municipality in Switzerland. It is the main town or seat of the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau. Located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Zürich in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal) mainly on the western side of the river 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. As of 2018 the town had a population of over 19,000.