Ennetbaden

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{{Infobox Swiss town

| subject_name = Ennetbaden

| image_photo = Baden Stein Ennetbaden 3746.jpg

| municipality_type = municipality

| imagepath_coa = Coat of arms of Ennetbaden.svg

| imagepath_flag = CHE Ennetbaden Flag.svg

| canton = Aargau

| iso-code-region = CH-AG

| district = Baden

|coordinates = {{coord|47|29|N|8|19|E|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code = 5408

| municipality_code = 4026

| area = 2.11

| elevation = 360|elevation_description=

| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-AG|4026}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-AG}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-AG}}

| website = ennetbaden.ch

| mayor = Basil Müller|mayor_asof=2008|mayor_party=FDP

| mayor_title = Gemeindeammann|list_of_mayors =

| places =

| demonym =

| neighboring_municipalities= Baden, Freienwil, Oberehrendingen, Obersiggenthal, Wettingen

| twintowns =

|}}

Ennetbaden is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).

File:ETH-BIB-Ennetbaden-LBS H1-027070.tif

History

Ennetbaden is first mentioned about 1261-64 as Alio Badin.

Geography

File:Ennetbaden1.jpg

Ennetbaden has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|2.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 20.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 33.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Baden district on the right bank of the Limmat river. It consists of the village of Ennetbaden which is a suburb of Baden.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Pale and Chief Sable.[http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-ag018.html Flags of the World.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604212402/http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-ag018.html |date=4 June 2011 }} accessed 8 February 2010

Demographics

Ennetbaden has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-AG}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-AG|4026}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-AG}} {{as of|2008}}, 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (83.8%), with French being second most common ( 2.4%) and Italian being third ( 2.2%).[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=5 January 2016 }} accessed 8 February 2010

The age distribution, {{as of|2008|lc=on}}, in Ennetbaden is; 272 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 208 teenagers or 6.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 415 people or 13.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 489 people or 16.3% are between 30 and 39, 511 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 427 people or 14.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 354 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 178 people or 5.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 120 people or 4.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 28 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010

{{as of|2000}}, there were 243 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 645 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 476 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.08 individuals. {{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} there were 518 single family homes (or 31.6% of the total) out of a total of 1,639 homes and apartments.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 26.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.7%), the SVP (18.9%) and the Green Party (13.7%).

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ennetbaden about 85.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population ({{as of|2009|alt=in the 2008/2009 school year}}), there are 158 students attending primary school in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|1637|Ennetbaden}}

{{Historical populations

|align=left

| 1850

| 451

| 1900

| 997

| 1910

| 1387

| 1930

| 2223

| 1950

| 2566

| 1975

| 2712

| 1980

| 2534

| 1990

| 2915

| 2000

| 3019

}}

Economy

{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Ennetbaden had an unemployment rate of 1.97%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 39 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 23 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 537 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 89 businesses in this sector.

{{as of|2000}} there were 1,709 total workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,504 or about 88.0% of the residents worked outside Ennetbaden while 371 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 576 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 January 2010

Religion

From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 1,230 or 40.7% are Roman Catholic, while 980 or 32.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there is 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic faith.[http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau – Aargauer Zahlen 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/ |date=22 February 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 20 January 2010

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