Baldingen, Switzerland

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Baldingen

Canton	Aargau
District	Zurzach
Coordinates	47°33′N 8°19′E
Population	266 (2005)
Area	2.82 km²
Elevation	548 m
Postal code	5333
Website	www.baldingen.ch
Baldingen

Baldingen is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in Canton Aargau in Switzerland. It is located only 2 km south of the border with Germany.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Sights
4 Population
5 References
6 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] History

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

[edit] Sights

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.

[edit] Population

Population Growth
Year	Population
1799	236
1850	336
1900	183
1930	193
1950	182
1960	185
1970	175
1980	144
1990	212
2000	249

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.