Wettingen – the garden city
| continent | Europe |
| country | Switzerland (CH) |
| canton | Aargau (map) |
| district | Baden |
| neighbour municipalities and canton | Baden, Ennetbaden, Neuenhof, Oberehrendingen, Unterehrendingen, Würenlos; Canton Zurich |
| latitude/longitude | N 47°27'49.3" / E 008°19'49.4" SUI 667236 / 257371 |
| altitude | 408 m above sea level |
| highest elevation | Burghorn 859 m (part of Lägeren) |
| lowest point | River Limmat 350 m |
| area | 1059 ha (agricultural area 228 ha, forest area 417 ha, living and infrastructure area 398 ha) |
| population (2003-12-31) | 18'439 inhabitants (51% females, 24.8% foreigners, 99 nationalities) |
| demographic distribution | 0-19 years: 18.8%, 20-65: 63.8%, older than 65: 17.4% |
| working people | Total 44.7%; sector 1: 0.3%, sector 2: 15.4%, sector 3: 37.9% |
| religion | Roman Catholic 48.3%, Protestant 23.4%, others 13.6%, without religion 14.7% |
| official language | German |
| time zone | GMT +1 |
| summer time | European: Last Sunday in March – last Sunday in October |
| phone country code | +41 |
| currency unit | 1 Swiss Franc = 100 Centimes |
| currency ISO code | CHF |
Wettingen has the most inhabitants of canton Aargau and is one of the 40 biggest cities in Switzerland.
Wettingen in Limmat valley (view to SE)
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