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Article: Splish splash: Baden. (Swiss City).(Column)
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- Swiss News
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
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Starting this month, Swiss News will run a monthly column covering one of Switzerland's twenty-eight major urban centers. This month's Swiss City: Baden.
City Profile:
Location: Canton of Aargau
Altitude: 383m
Inhabitants: 16,500
For a small city, Baden has always managed to maintain its own individual identity and particular sense of style. Never mind the fact that "Downtown Switzerland" is just 22 km down the road--Baden is no suburb of Zurich, as any resident will tell you with their explanation of local geography, 'Zurich bei Baden." Baden is cozy and quaint, yet cool. But despite its contemporary cultural prowess, ...