Baden, Switzerland

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.

Baden
Municipality
Location of Baden
Baden
Baden
Coordinates: 47°28′N 8°18′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonAargau
DistrictBaden
Government
  ExecutiveStadtrat
with 7 members
  MayorStadtammann (list)
Markus Schneider CVP/PDC
(as of February 2018)
  ParliamentEinwohnerrat
with 50 members
Area
  Total13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Elevation
381 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total19,340
  Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
DemonymBadener
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
5400
SFOS number4021
ISO 3166 codeCH-AG
Surrounded byBirmenstorf, Ennetbaden, Fislisbach, Gebenstorf, Mellingen, Neuenhof, Obersiggenthal, Turgi, Wettingen
Twin townsSighişoara (Romania)
Websitewww.baden.ch
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