Baden, Ontario
Suburban Community in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baden (/ˈbeɪdɛn/ BAY-den)[3] is a suburban community and unincorporated place in Township of Wilmot, Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][4][5][6] It was named after Baden-Baden, Germany; the approximate population as of 2015, as per township statistics, is 4,940.[7]
Baden | |
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Suburban Community | |
Coordinates: 43°24′09″N 80°40′07″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Regional municipality | Waterloo |
Municipality | Wilmot |
Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Postal code FSA | N3A |
Area codes | 519, 226, 548 |
CGNDB key | FEGDI |
The area is the site of the Baden Tower, a huge television, radio, and communications tower located on top of one of the Baden Hills, which is the transmitter for CKCO-DT, the CTV affiliate for Kitchener, as well as CFCA-FM and CHYM-FM, which have studios in Kitchener.
Much of the area consists of farmlands and pine forests are in the area. The local high school, Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School, is located just outside the town and the statue park Prime Ministers Path is located on the grounds adjacent to Castle Kilbride.