Baden

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Baden

Total population

19,168

Coordinates47.47°, 8.31°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Baden, sometimes unofficially, to distinguish it from other Badens, called Baden bei Zürich or Baden im 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 25km northwest of Zürich in the Limmat Valley 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 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

P

Paul Meierhans

Swiss journalist and politician (1895-1976)

Albert III, Count of Habsburg

Swiss nobleman

Rudolph II, Count of Habsburg

German nobleman

H

Hartmann von Habsburg

Graf von Habsburg, als Sohn von Rudolf I. Prinz des Heiligen Römischen Reiches

L

Liv Sprenger

Austrian politician

M

Max Rohr

Swiss politician (1890-1980)

Adolf Socin

(1859-1904)

Josef Fischer

Swiss politician and veterinarian (1924-2012)

A

Andreas Hüsser

Swiss sidecross rider

C

Christoph Hüsser

Swiss sidecross rider

M

Max Bösiger

Swiss boxer

Thomas Strässle

Swiss musician and germanist

K

Karl Ludwig Baldinger

Swiss politician (1800-1881)

H

Hans Riniker

Swiss politician (1841-1892)

Emil Anner

Swiss painter (1870-1925)

I

Isabel Peterhans

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Aargau

• Ennetbaden
  0.5 mi away · pop. 3,511
• Hertenstein
  0.9 mi away
• Wettingen
  1 mi away · pop. 21,000
• Ehrendingen
  2.1 mi away · pop. 4,847
• Kirchdorf
  2.2 mi away
• Birmenstorf
  2.9 mi away · pop. 2,969
• Niederrohrdorf
  3.3 mi away · pop. 4,035
• Mülligen
  3.4 mi away · pop. 1,108
• Killwangen
  3.5 mi away · pop. 2,075
• Oberrohrdorf
  3.6 mi away · pop. 4,124
• Schneisingen
  4 mi away · pop. 1,396
• Oberschneisingen
  4.1 mi away

Browse all places in Aargau →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Baden

Mundartwörterbuch der Landschaft Baden im Aargau

Meng, Heinrich Dr. phil. · 1986

Der Kanton Aargau und die Badener Artikel

Martin Matter · 1977

Beiträge zur Stadtgeographie von Baden (Kt. Aargau)

Hans Bührer · 1951

Die Gründung der Stadt Baden im Aargau

Fritz Wernli · 1955

Ueber Die Warmen Quellen Zu Baden Im Aargau

Johann Carl Kottmann · 2023

Die Urkunden des Stadtarchivs zu Baden, im Aargau

Friedrich Emil Welti · 1896

Das öffentliche Medizinalwesen der Stadt Baden im Aargau von der Gründung des Spitals, 1349-1798

Ida Wehrli · 1927

Die Lebensmittel-Politik der Städte Baden und Brugg im Aargau

Ludwig Siebert · 1911

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-10-16

Melinopterus consputus

Melinopterus consputus

Seen 2026-10-16

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-10-16

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-10-16

Yellow-legged Hornet

Vespa velutina

Seen 2026-10-16

Grey Cross Spider

Larinioides sclopetarius

Seen 2026-10-14

Walnut Orbweaver

Nuctenea umbratica

Seen 2026-10-14

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Seen 2026-10-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers