Baldingen, Switzerland

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Baldingen
municipality_name = Baldingen
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = German
canton = Aargau
iso-code-region = CH-AG
district = Zurzach
lat_d=47|lat_m=33|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=19|long_EW=E
postal_code = 5333
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area = 2.82
elevation = 548|elevation_description=
population = 266|populationof=2005
website = www.baldingen.ch
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neighboring_municipalities= Böbikon, Endingen, Lengnau, Rekingen, Tegerfelden, Unterendingen
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Baldingen is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located only 2 km south of the border with Germany.

Geography

The municipality is formed from two communities: Oberbaldingen (elev. 559m) is located on the crest of Mount Spornegg, a semicicular hill. Unterbaldingen (elev. 460m) lies lower, on the east slope of the hill. The development of the two towns has only recently connected them.The area of the municipality is 282 hectares, of which 92 are forested and 28 are developed. The highest point is 583m, and the lowest point is 400m.Neighboring municipalities are Rekingen to the north, Böbikon to the east, Lengnau to the south-east, Unterendingen to the south, and Tegerfelden to the west.

History

The first written mention of the town was in 1317, although the area had already been settled by the Alamanni for centuries.

ights

The catholic parish church of St. Agatha in Unterbaldingen was erected in 1898. It was built in the New Gothic and Art Nouveau styles, and was designed by architect Karl Moser, who also designed the Paulus church in Basel.

Population

In December 2005 266 people lived in Baldingen, of whom 4.9% were foreigners. At the time of the 2000 census, 48.6% were Catholic, and 30.1% were Protestant. 98% listed German as their main language.

References

This article was translated from the German Wikipedia article of the same name.

External links

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* [http://www.baldingen.ch| Official Website of Baldingen]